Help Tourism Cares Keep Mystic Seaport Shipshape
March 10, 2011 / NTA News
One of the leading tourism destinations in the northeast, Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, is home to more than 500 historic vessels, including four National Historic Landmarks. Among them is the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaling ship in the world and the recipient of a Tourism Cares preservation grant in 2007. The museum […]
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Who are NTA leaders meeting with in D.C. and N.Y. this week?
March 3, 2011 / NTA News
Greteman, Simon, Richer Advance NTA Issues in D.C. Cathy Greteman and Lisa Simon (NTA chair and president, respectively) were in Washington, D.C., on your behalf last week: strengthening industry ties, following up on key initiatives and raising the visibility of NTA. Steve Richer, public affairs advocate for NTA, enjoyed seeing NTA’s top leadership in […]
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Registration Is Open for Contact—The Next Generation of NTA’s Tour Operator Spring Meet
March 1, 2011 / NTA News
The Tour Operator Spring Meet got a makeover—an education upgrade and a new name, Contact. And registration is now open. Keeping the best of the Tour Operator Spring Meet, Contact: is exclusive to operators.* is being held in a gorgeous North American resort setting. (Thank you, Newport, Rhode Island!) offers loads of in-depth education. […]
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NTA Taps into Chinese Outbound Market to U.S.
March 1, 2011 / NTA News
For the third year, NTA is assembling the U.S. Pavilion at the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market April 13-15 in Beijing. COTTM is the only business-to-business exhibition in China dedicated to the China outbound travel market, and the U.S. Pavilion allows NTA to host U.S. operators, suppliers, destinations and attractions interested in reaching the burgeoning Chinese outbound-to-U.S. market.
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NTA members in New Zealand React to Quake
February 24, 2011 / NTA News
Monday’s earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, killed more than 100 people, and more remain missing. As rescue teams searched collapsed buildings for survivors, two local NTA tour operator members reacted to the devastating event. "It really has been a disaster of Biblical proportion," said Martin Horgan, managing director of Southern World New Zealand. "We […]
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Discover ‘Shocking’ Travel Trends and New Business
February 22, 2011 / NTA News
Futurist Tom Faranda to Reveal Three-, Five- and 10-year Global Business Forecasts at Travel Show in Aberdeen The educational component at Montage, NTA’s trade show in Aberdeen, Scotland, April 12-14, features futurist Tom Faranda, a global business expert. Faranda has been revealing accurate forecasts for 20 years, and he has plenty to share with the […]
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Use this code for special NTA member rates at ETOA workshops.
February 21, 2011 / NTA News
If you are a UK and Ireland specialist, or if you’re looking to discover European destinations and meet suppliers for your clients, this is your chance. The European Tour Operators Association is delighted to offer NTA members a special rate for two workshops: Britain and Ireland Marketplace: March 14 in London BIM is run by […]
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NTA Members Report Strong Finish for Year, Forecast Continued Growth
February 18, 2011 / NTA News
NTA members recently completed the association’s Fourth Quarter 2010 Economic Snapshot Survey. Along with a positive outlook for 2011, the survey findings highlight a year of recovery for many members—tour operators, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and tour suppliers.
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What do Seal, Cracker Jacks, Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson and NTA have in common?
February 18, 2011 / NTA News
February 19th! Feb. 19, 1913: The first prize was put into a Cracker Jacks box. Feb. 19, 1924: Tough guy Lee Marvin entered the world. Feb. 19, 1940: Smokey Robinson’s mom welcomed her now-famous baby boy. Feb. 19, 1951: NTA WAS FOUNDED! Feb. 19, 1963: Seal, Heidi Klum’s sweet-singing husband, was born. Happy Birthday, NTA!
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The results are in from the Fourth Quarter 2010 Economic Snapshot Survey.
February 17, 2011 / NTA News
The Fourth Quarter 2010 Economic Snapshot Survey of NTA members is complete, and the findings are an exciting cap on a good year of recovery for the majority of members. NTA tour operators and DMOs again reported increases in sales volume and/or visitors in the fourth quarter 2010 over the same quarter of 2009. The […]
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