China Travel Trade Barometer Guides U.S. Travel Pros to Chinese Market
July 14, 2011 / NTA News
Results from the first-ever China Travel Trade Barometer show that China’s tour operators publish itineraries at a remarkable rate, something that should catch the attention of U.S. travel suppliers eager to tap the expanding Chinese market.
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See how last week’s victory added to a string of good GR news this year (and how you can help!).
July 13, 2011 / NTA News
Last week’s news that U.S. states and Canadian provinces voted down a registration plan for charter buses was a government relations victory, said Steve Richer, NTA public affairs advocate. "NTA and the United Motorcoach Association worked together to defeat the proposal," Richer said. "We contacted government and transportation leaders to explain that if motorcoaches were […]
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UMA, NTA and MCC succeed in their campaign to speak out against the International Registration Plan.
July 7, 2011 / NTA News
NTA and UMA, along with Motor Coach Canada, succeeded in their campaign to stop the International Registration Plan proposal to eliminate the exemption granted to charter bus operators, which would have forced most of them to buy apportioned license plates. See the release here. More NTA + UMA News During a recent visit to NTA headquarters, […]
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Registration Is Open for Tourism Cares’ Valley Forge Project
June 28, 2011 / NTA News
Tourism Cares has opened registration for its annual Tourism Cares Volunteer Day on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. One of the travel and tourism industry’s most highly anticipated give-back events, the Tourism Cares Volunteer Day is held in conjunction with the 9/11 National Day […]
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NTA Embraces Faith-based Tourism Market
June 24, 2011 / NTA News
NTA is taking steps to expand its members’ opportunities for business within the $18 billion faith-based tourism and hospitality market, starting with hiring an industry expert and forming an advisory council.
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NTA Welcomes Tourism Friends at Helm of New U.S. Senate Caucus
June 24, 2011 / NTA News
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Mark Kirk (R-IL) launched the U.S. Senate Travel & Tourism Caucus. For the first time in a quarter-century, the U.S. Senate has formed a caucus focused on travel and tourism, a sector of the national economy that employs 7.4 million Americans and generates more than $700 billion in spending.
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Bipartisan Group Co-chairs New U.S. Senate Travel & Tourism Caucus
June 23, 2011 / NTA News
Klobuchar, Begich, Blunt, Kirk to Focus on Boosting Tourism to the United States On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Mark Kirk (R-IL) launched the U.S. Senate Travel & Tourism Caucus, a bipartisan caucus that will work to promote common-sense policies that reduce barriers to travel and raise […]
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Tourism Delegation on a Mission to ‘Rediscover Japan’
June 20, 2011 / NTA News
Following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s visitation in May was down 50 percent from 2010. The country is about to receive a shot of support, though, from a team of travel professionals. “Rediscovering Japan—USTOA/NTA Mission 2011” is a delegation of leaders from two associations—the U.S. Tour Operators Association and NTA—visiting the island nation June 21-26.
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U.S. Takes Top Honor at World Travel Fair
June 16, 2011 / NTA News
There’s a new plaque on the wall of the NTA Visit USA Center in Shanghai, China. The United States won first place-the Golden Award-in the "My Dream Destination" competition at the World Travel Fair. Some 3,000 attendees cast votes at the May event for the country that presented the most desirable destination. Switzerland won the […]
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Tarmac Delays are Dropping
June 13, 2011 / NTA News
Since April 2010, U.S. airlines have been prohibited from leaving domestic flights on the tarmac for more than three hours without letting passengers deplane. In a recent news release, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that long tarmac delays have largely disappeared since this rule has been in place. DOT figures showed only 20 tarmac […]
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