THETRADESHOW Helps Agents, Operators Make Connections
August 28, 2009 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. – THETRADESHOW brings together travel agents and tour operators and other travel suppliers to help make profitable business connections. NTA continues its support of the event, which will be held this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 13-15.
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Egypt Becomes 44th Country Represented in NTA Membership
August 27, 2009 / NTA News
The National Tour Association is pleased to welcome the Egyptian Tourist Authority as its newest international member. Egypt becomes the 44th country to be represented in the membership since NTA first opened its doors to international members in 2002.
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Global Business Travel Projected to Exceed $986 Billion by 2013
August 18, 2009 / NTA News
The National Business Travel Association and the corporate travel arm of Expedia, known as Egencia, have released findings from study quantifying global business travel. The study, which looked at 72 countries, projects that global business travel will exceed $986 billion by 2013.
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Update on Priorities from the 2008 Travel/Tourism Economic Summit
August 14, 2009 / NTA News
On December 12, 2008, more than 30 associations, including NTA, met to outline tourism-related recommendations to the incoming Obama administration. Seven recommendations emerged from the 2008 Travel/Tourism Economic Summit and some significant activity has taken place since that historic meeting. Here is a look at the progress on two of the issues:
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Portions of NTA Online to be Offline Thursday Evening
August 13, 2009 / NTA News
Portions of NTA Online will be down for a few hours this evening for maintenance. Starting at 7 p.m. ET, you will not be able to log in to the Web site to access the member-only searches, Convention ’09 registration, or new member applications. This upgrade should only take a few hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Nominations for Bob Everidge Lifetime Achievement Award Due Friday
August 4, 2009 / NTA News
NTA members are encouraged to send in nominations for the Bob Everidge Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding, ongoing contributions to NTA and its members. The NTA Board of Directors established the award in 2003 to honor the late Everidge, owner and president of Shenandoah Tours Inc., in Staunton, Virginia, for his lifetime commitment to NTA.
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Convention First-Timer Webinar Tomorrow
August 4, 2009 / NTA News
NTA will hold two Webinars for Convention first-timers to help you make the most out of your Convention experience. The first Webinar will take place Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. (ET).
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Save the Date for Symposium 2010
August 4, 2009 / NTA News
Mark your calendars to attend the 2010 NTA Grassroots Symposium, Feb. 8-10, in Washington, D.C.
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Create Your Appointment Request List for Convention ’09
July 22, 2009 / NTA News
The appointment request system for Convention ’09 is now available. Visit http://exchange.ntaonline.com to begin researching and preparing your list of appointment requests.
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Prepare for Reno with the Convention Blog
July 21, 2009 / NTA News
Don’t forget to check out the Convention ’09 blog, written by Convention Chairman Suzanne Slavitter. Visit the Convention blog for quick and fun highlights of the event, including information on the new format and the latest need-to-know tidbits. Everyone is encouraged make comments and ask questions
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