Travel Exchange ’14 Attracting More Buyers
December 13, 2013 / NTA News
More buyers are heading to Los Angeles for NTA’s annual gathering, Travel Exchange, held Feb. 16-20 in conjunction with the United Motorcoach Association’s Motorcoach EXPO. Registration for tour operator companies is pacing ahead of Travel Exchange ’13, and this year NTA is welcoming a new type of buyer to the event: For the first time, […]
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NTA Announces Departure of President
November 26, 2013 / NTA News
NTA announced today that Lisa Simon, CTP, is stepping away from her role as the association’s president. Simon, who has been with NTA for 28 years, seven in the position of president, said she reached this decision in the spirit of mutual benefit. “I have been with NTA for most of my professional career, and […]
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NTA Opens Travel Exchange to Travel Agents
November 14, 2013 / NTA News
Along with welcoming new members to Travel Exchange ’14, NTA is opening the door to another group of first-time attendees: travel agents. Agents will participate at the Los Angeles-based convention on Feb. 19 and 20, the last two days of the event. NTA has created a roundtable networking session that allows travel agents to meet with participating […]
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NTA Celebrates FLREA Extension as ‘Icing on the Cake’
October 17, 2013 / NTA News
When Congress passed legislation last night to restart government programs—including national parks and other popular attractions—they gave the National Tour Association and its members something else to celebrate: an extension of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which allows federal recreation sites to use entrance fees for programming and projects such as rehabilitating trails and […]
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NTA President Shares Shutdown Tourism Impact Before Congress
October 16, 2013 / NTA News
Tour operators, pushed into crisis-management mode during the government shutdown, were represented on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, when NTA President Lisa Simon testified at a Congressional hearing about the closure of national parks, monuments and museums. At a joint hearing of U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Oversight & Government Reform and Natural Resources, Simon […]
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Tourism’s Shared Pain of the Shutdown
October 8, 2013 / NTA News
As the U.S. government shutdown swings into a second week, people in tourism destinations and related businesses are feeling the financial pain. In a survey conducted by the National Tour Association, four out of five members report that business is affected by the shutdown. With only 10 percent of members providing a dollar figure for lost […]
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U.S. Tourism Misses Golden Opportunity with Chinese Visitors
October 3, 2013 / NTA News
For many in the tourism industry, the U.S. government’s partial shutdown could not come at a worse time. The week the United States closed its national parks, monuments and museums coincides with Golden Week, designated by the Chinese government as a time for its citizens to travel. The United States was named the top “dream […]
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NTA Connecting with Key Agencies as Leadership Evolves
August 19, 2013 / NTA News
In light of leadership changes in five U.S. Cabinet departments—all of them vital to the travel and tourism industry—NTA is intent on building positive, productive relationships within those agencies. “The decisions reached within these five departments are crucial to the continued growth of U.S. tourism, and we want to work with them every step of […]
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NTA and China Market Forum in Hawai’i
August 13, 2013 / NTA News
As Chinese travelers flow into the United States in ever-increasing numbers, NTA is hosting a definitive analysis of the burgeoning market—and helping tour operators cash in on the rising tide. At Contact, a business retreat for tour operators held Aug. 15–17 on Hawai‘i, the Big Island, NTA is offering theChina Market Forum, a four-part program […]
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NTA Remains Vigilant, Optimistic on Travel Legislation
June 7, 2013 / NTA News
The JOLT Act looks increasingly like a bill that will do what it’s meant to do—increase travel into the United States—and the National Tour Association continues to push for passage. “It’s on the front burner, and whatever bill ultimately comes out of the House and Senate, we’re optimistic that it will elevate international visitation into […]
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