NTA Members Selected for 2012 U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
January 24, 2012 / Tuesday Newsletter
NTA Members Selected for 2012 U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board | Could Your NTA Membership Be Free? | Obama Elevates Tourism, Matches NTA Priorities | Top Travel-related Web Sites
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Travel Exchange: Less than a Year Away!
January 20, 2012 / NTA News
Travel Exchange, a travel industry event that combines NTA’s Convention and the United Motorcoach Association’s Expo, is less than a year away! Registration opens April 10, 2012. Travel Exchange puts the full spectrum of North American travel buyers and sellers on the same floor. The A-to-Z of our Industry Travel Exchange brings together the: Itinerary […]
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NTA: Tourism Reaches Peak Visibility in U.S.
January 19, 2012 / NTA News
“With President Obama’s action today, the travel and tourism industry has reached an all-time high in terms of vigor and visibility,” said Simon. “His executive order, combined with the recent creation of Brand USA and ongoing Congressional hearings on travel issues, shows the vital economic contributions of tourism.”
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NTA: Tourism Reaches Peak Visibility in U.S.
January 19, 2012 /
Association applauds Obama’s actions to promote travel and create jobs. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 19, 2012)-Citing the power of travel to fuel economic recovery and create jobs, President Barack Obama today ordered a series of initiatives targeted at increasing travel and tourism in the United States. More than ever before, the U.S. travel and tourism industry […]
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D.C. Summit Takes Industry Issues—and You—to the Hill | Contact Sightseeing and Fams Show the Best o
January 17, 2012 / Tuesday Newsletter
D.C. Summit Takes Industry Issues—and You—to the Hill | Contact Sightseeing and Fams Show the Best of San Diego | Join NTA at COTTM and Tap the U.S.’s Fastest-growing Market | New Blog Aims to Help You Do Big Things
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Webinar on U.S. Hispanic Market Set for Jan. 25
January 16, 2012 / NTA News
With a rapidly growing purchasing power, the U.S. Hispanic market is the focus of a Webinar, slated for Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. ET. The Webinar, hosted by ASTA, is free to NTA members as part of an NTA-ASTA joint task force aimed at meeting the needs (and reaping the rewards) of this growing market. […]
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Free Admission to all U.S. National Parks this Weekend
January 13, 2012 / NTA News
To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all 397 national parks across the U.S. will offer free admission this weekend, Jan. 14 through 16. Some parks have direct ties to King, including the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Georgia, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama, or the […]
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The Greening of Convention
January 11, 2012 / NTA News
For years, green blazers were worn throughout Convention week by NTA staff members. Now the blazers are gone, but the green remains. During our week at Mandalay Bay, the host hotel for Convention ’11, we recycled 6,408 pounds of cardboard, paper, wood and metals. That represents 80 percent of what we collectively threw away! (Not […]
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For your Viewing Pleasure … | The Greening of Convention
January 10, 2012 / Tuesday Newsletter
For your Viewing Pleasure … | Earn your CTP in 2012. You Can Do It! | The Greening of Convention | Membership Renewal Even Easier with Online Payment
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Tourism Cares Grant Recipients Announced
January 9, 2012 / NTA News
Tourism Cares has recently awarded a second group of 2011 grants, totaling $60,000, to six nonprofit organizations as part of its Worldwide Grant Program. All recipients will receive full matching funds from other organizations for a total of $120,000. The grants were presented to the organizations for projects in the areas of historic preservation or […]
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