Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: Your home away from home
July 21, 2017 / NTA News
Whether you’re on the road with friends and family or you’re embarking on a journey all your own, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store signs can be found rising above the highways in 44 states. Our founder wanted to create a place for travelers to count on in the early days of the American Interstate, and […]
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TREXpress: July 2017
July 12, 2017 / NTA News
TREXpress is our e-newsletter meant to keep you up to date on all things Travel Exchange. You’ll receive it in your inbox monthly leading up to TREX17 in San Antonio, but you can also reference it online here. And, as always, if you have any questions feel free to reach out to NTA HQ at […]
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Alert: British Columbia wildfire update
July 11, 2017 / NTA News
NTA tour operator member Roland Neave of Kamloops, British Columbia-based Wells Gray Tours shared the following message with NTA regarding the severe wildfires burning across the province. Email roland@wellsgraytours.com if you need assistance with re-routing tours or current advice on the situation. DMO member Sandy Reid of Destination British Columbia also provided emergency resources for the […]
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NTA Enters into Strategic Partnership with Indian Association of Tour Operators
July 7, 2017 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 6, 2017) — The National Tour Association is partnering with the Indian Association of Tour Operators to collaborate on opportunities beneficial to both groups. As part of the agreement, the organizations will provide exhibit space at their respective shows, develop educational programming and offer discounted membership fees. Established in 1982, IATO has […]
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Tour operator registration spikes for NTA’s Travel Exchange
June 27, 2017 / NTA News
National Tour Association eyes higher attendance, more appointment-takers for December convention LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2017) — The National Tour Association is seeing significant growth in its tour operator base participating at Travel Exchange ’17 in San Antonio this December. Operator registration for the industry’s premier event that connects buyers and sellers of packaged travel […]
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Opportunity for You: China International Travel Mart
June 26, 2017 / NTA News
NTA is attending the China International Travel Mart (CITM), October 20–22, in Kunming, China. CITM is the largest travel trade show in Asia, comprising two B2B days and one consumer day. Given that U.S.-inbound travel from China reached over 3 million visitors in 2016, and that China was ranked No. 1 in terms of visitor […]
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NTA’s Inman Honored as Outstanding Leader
June 23, 2017 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 23, 2017) — NTA President Pam Inman was named an “Outstanding Woman in Travel Leadership” by Women in Travel and Tourism International at a June 2 luncheon in Washington, D.C. The WITTI awards program is the first of its kind, and Inman is among the first group of honorees. “It’s important to […]
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U.S. travel industry rallies behind Brand USA
June 20, 2017 / NTA News
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. travel industry is rallying around Brand USA, after President Trump’s budget proposal eliminating funding for the agency charged with marketing the U.S. around the world. In a letter delivered to key congressional committees, NTA partnered with the U.S. Travel Association—along with more than 300 travel businesses, associations and DMOs—highlighted Brand USA’s new […]
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NTA reacts to proposed changes in Cuba policy
June 18, 2017 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 16, 2017) — The National Tour Association responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision, announced today, to change the policy affecting the parameters under which U.S. citizens are able to travel to Cuba. President Trump’s signed directive will cancel the Obama administration’s move to ease sanctions on Cuba, but there will be […]
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NTA inks tourism promotion pact with Guizhou Province
June 5, 2017 / NTA News
NTA continued its efforts to boost U.S. inbound Chinese leisure travel by officially signing an agreement with China’s Guizhou Provincial Tourism Development Committee. NTA President Pam Inman and China Market Services Director Lin Wang were in New York City June 2 to put pen to paper and begin the cooperation of tourism promotion of to […]
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