NTA Announces Changes to China Inbound Program Requirements to Support Visitor Experience
July 13, 2009 / NTA News
NTA has announced new criteria for participation in its China Inbound Program. With the China National Tourism Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce, NTA issued these changes in order to ensure Chinese group leisure travelers to the United States have a safe and quality vacation experience.
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Call for Best Practice Submissions
July 8, 2009 / NTA News
Sustainable Travel International and NTA are collecting examples of industry leaders and innovators who are actively implementing sustainable tourism strategies for a series of Member Profiles that will appear in Tuesday and possibly other NTA publications.
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NTA Presents Beta Version of Online Partnering Program at Spring Meet
July 7, 2009 / NTA News
At the 2009 NTA Tour Operator Spring Meet, NTA revealed the beta version of its new NTA Partner2Partner ProgramTM. Set to officially launch at Convention ’09 in Reno, Nov. 14-18, the NTA Partner2Partner program is an online business community designed to facilitate member connections 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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NTA Presents Beta Version of Online Partnering Program
July 6, 2009 / NTA News
At the 2009 NTA Tour Operator Spring Meet, NTA revealed the beta version of its new NTA Partner2Partner ProgramTM. Set to officially launch at Convention ’09 in Reno, Nov. 14-18, the NTA Partner2Partner program is an online business community designed to facilitate member connections 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Supplier and DMO Convention ’09 Early-bird Rates Extended
June 23, 2009 / NTA News
The most affordable Convention around is making things even better and easier for you! Many NTA suppliers and DMOs said that the early-bird deadline of June 23 is a little too early for those of you on a fiscal year budget. We heard you and we want to help.
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NTA Annual Convention Brings $18 Billion Faith-based Travel Market to Delegates
June 22, 2009 / NTA News
NTA’s Convention ’09 will be held in conjunction with the World Religious Travel Association Expo. Taking place in Reno, Nevada, Nov. 14-18, the co-located events bring together buyers and sellers for business, networking and education in one venue.
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New Loan Program Could Help U.S. Small Businesses
June 18, 2009 / NTA News
This week, the U.S. Small Business Administration began offering loans with generous repayment terms as part of a program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is designed to help businesses through the economic downturn.
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NTA Tour Operators Invited to Attend Special ASTA Webinar
June 15, 2009 / NTA News
Earlier this year, NTA partnered with the American Society of Travel Agents, the United States Tour Operators Association and PhoCusWright, to conduct a comprehensive study of the packaged travel industry and the relationship between tour operators and travel agents. The findings from that survey, dubbed the U.S. Packaged Travel Landscape 2006-2010, were released in New York last week. Tour operators are invited to attend a special ASTA Webinar about the findings this Thursday, June 18, at 2 p.m. ET.
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Bylaw Amendment Information
June 14, 2009 / NTA News
Two bylaw amendments proposed by the NTA Board of Directors are up for a vote. All NTA tour opreator members were either mailed or e-mailed a ballot at the end of May
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NTA Launches Convention Blog, Embraces Other Social Media Tools
June 4, 2009 / NTA News
With the opening of registration for its 2009 Convention, the National Tour Association has launched its first blog, authored by Convention Chairman Suzanne Slavitter, CTP, of Sports Empire Inc. The blog was created, in part, to assist members in preparing for the new customized Convention format that will be introduced at the Convention in Reno, Nov. 14-18.
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