NTA HQ has moved! Here’s our new contact information.
May 2, 2011 / NTA News
We Moved! (Prince William and Catherine aren’t the only ones changing addresses this weekend.) Since switching to self-management mode in January, your NTA staff has worked in temporary quarters while outfitting a new place of our own. And starting Monday, May 2, we’ll be in it! Here’s our new contact information: NTA 101 Prosperous Place […]
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Check out the opening week registration winners!
April 25, 2011 / NTA News
It’s Time to Register! NTA Convention registration is open! NTA’s Convention brings together the most diverse group of buyers and sellers in any travel industry show – including 100 buyers who tell us they only go to NTA. Visit the Convention Web site for details on: Business Appointments Education Networking off the Convention floor Sponsoring […]
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Live Updates from Egypt and Jordan
April 24, 2011 / NTA News
Get live updates from the Egypt and Jordan trip: on Flickr on Twitter (#SafeME) on Facebook or, on the DowntownTraveler blog. NTA Again Comes to the Aid of Tourism Areas in Crisis Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, NTA launched a campaign to inspire people to travel again. During a 2003 outbreak of SARS (severe acute […]
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Delegation Seeks to Restore Confidence in Travel to Egypt and Jordan
April 19, 2011 / NTA News
Leaders within the United States travel industry are undertaking a major project to support their colleagues in Jordan and Egypt, where earlier political reform has reduced the normal torrent of tourists to a trickle. A delegation of U.S. travel leaders will embark on “Restoring the Journey: Support Travel to Egypt and Jordan,” a six-day visit of the tourism infrastructure of Egypt and Jordan.
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Government Shutdown: Bad News for Travel
April 7, 2011 / NTA News
As midnight Friday approaches, so does the reality of a federal government shutdown. For the travel industry, the budget impasse means that, starting Saturday, federally managed sites will be closed: national parks, monuments, forests, etc., including the Smithsonian museums. (See this Washington Post story for details.) It also means that operators cannot make advance reservations […]
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It’s No April Fools’ Joke. Steve Hartman Is Joining Us in Las Vegas for Convention ’11.
April 1, 2011 / NTA News
Steve Hartman Has Convention ’11 on His Calendar. Do You? CBS journalist Steve Hartman served as the official emcee throughout the week of Convention ’10 and will be joining us again this year in Las Vegas! Known best for his "Everybody in the World Has a Story" reports during the "CBS Evening News with Katie […]
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Members-Only Online Interruptions This Week
March 28, 2011 / NTA News
Please Pardon Our Online Outages NTA is upgrading technology applications this week. During the upgrades some members-only features of our Web site will be unavailable, including searches, online updates, Partner2Partner, online dues renewals and the tracking program. The delay could last through Thursday, but it’s more likely all systems will be up and running by late […]
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60 million international visitors traveled to the U.S. in 2010, a 9% increase. Get details here.
March 21, 2011 / NTA News
(A release from the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries.) 2010 INTERNATIONAL VISITATION SETS NEW RECORD TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 60 million international visitors traveled to the United States in 2010, a nine percent increase over 2009. In 2010, the top inbound markets continued to be […]
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Travel Updates from Japan
March 16, 2011 / NTA News
Japan’s people continue to struggle with the aftereffect of the recent earthquake and tsunami, including damage to the nation’s transportation infrastructure. For updates, visit this page, produced by the Japan National Tourism Organization. The following is a firsthand account of the Japanese earthquake from NTA’s friend, Michio Endo, who was in Tokyo during Friday’s […]
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Concern for Our Pacific Members
March 11, 2011 / NTA News
What began as a devastating earthquake along the northern coast of Japan has turned into a tsunami threatening thousands of people for miles across the Pacific Ocean. NTA is in touch with members in Japan, Guam, Hawai’i and on the North American West Coast. If you have news of damage or travel impact, please let us […]
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