NTA Board extends Prather’s contract
December 16, 2025 / NTA News
The National Tour Association Board of Directors has extended the contract of Catherine Prather, CTP, to continue serving as president for the leading association of packaged tour professionals. During a meeting on the eve of NTA’s Travel Exchange ’26 in Ottawa, the board approved a three-year extension for Prather. It was an easy decision, according […]
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Collaboration in Packaged Travel
November 10, 2025 / NTA News
NTA member survey identifies key trends, setbacks, and pathways to successBy Bob Rouse The National Tour Association recently concluded a survey of members—tour operators, destination marketing organizations, and tour suppliers—asking them about business results in 2025 and projections for 2026. The survey also explored pricing trends, challenges that group-travel specialists are facing, and insights into […]
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NTA staff completes VisitAble training
September 2, 2025 / NTA News
When the National Tour Association brought on VisitAble as a strategic partner in May, NTA urged its members to become more welcoming to travelers with disabilities by utilizing VisitAble’s resources, including webinars, training sessions, and certifications tailored for specific audiences. One audience that stepped up right away was the NTA staff. Within two months, every […]
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NTA members rush to register for TREX ’25
June 17, 2025 / NTA News
National Tour Association members are jumping at the chance to sign up for Travel Exchange ’25. When registration opened last week for the Nov. 9–12 show in Ottawa, the number of first-day registrants was up 44% over last year. “We’re so gratified to see how many members committed to attending Travel Exchange as soon as […]
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TREX ’25 gives NTA members new ways to connect
June 4, 2025 / NTA News
Registration for the National Tour Association’s Travel Exchange ’25 is now open, and the NTA community will discover new ways to learn and interact when the November show brings packaged-travel professionals together in Ottawa. “Innovation is the hallmark of NTA and Travel Exchange, and you’ll find significant enhancements at our show in November,” says Catherine […]
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Tourism is a big deal
April 29, 2025 / NTA News
By Catherine Prather, CTP You might have heard it said recently that the decline in international tourism into the United States is not a big deal. However, as 15 million Americans know, tourism is a big deal. Fifteen million is the number of U.S. jobs supported by travel—more than 10 percent of the American workforce. […]
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Joint associations survey shows decline in travel to US
April 21, 2025 / NTA News
Three leading travel associations—American Bus Association, National Tour Association, and Student & Youth Travel Association—surveyed its U.S.-based members on a topic that has drawn increasing interest and concern in recent weeks: International travel to the United States. As has been widely reported, the desire for many Canadian and overseas travelers to the U.S. has soured […]
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NTA earns high marks from members
March 3, 2025 / NTA News
The results of the 2025 NTA Member Satisfaction Survey are in, and the association’s leaders are, well … satisfied. “Ninety-six percent of the members who completed the survey said that, overall, they are satisfied with their NTA membership,” said NTA President Catherine Prather. “And more than half (52%) said they’re very satisfied. That tells me […]
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Green Book Institute honors champions of cultural tourism at Travel Exchange ’24
December 3, 2024 / NTA News
During a Nov. 18 luncheon at NTA’s Travel Exchange ’24 in Huntsville, Alabama, The Green Book Institute honored five organizations that helped pave the path to a more inclusive travel landscape. The inaugural presentation of the Cultural Tourism Awards, led by Karin Aaron and David Jackson of the Green Book Institute, opened with a video […]
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NTA members project increased visitor volume for 2025
November 11, 2024 / NTA News
Destinations marketing organizations and tour suppliers report higher visitation this year, with increased optimism for 2025. In a survey of NTA-member DMOs and tour suppliers conducted by the association in late October, 59% said they will finish 2024 with visitor numbers that are better (44%) or much better (15%) than last year. Another 30% said […]
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