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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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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