Make Plans Now For National Tourism Week

March 16, 2004

Make Plans Now For National Tourism Week
March 16, 2004 – Get ready to celebrate National Tourism Week May 8-16, and Canadian Tourism Week June 20-26.

In support of TIA’s 21st Annual National Tourism Week May 8-16, NTA encourages its members to host local events promoting travel and tourism within their respective states and across the country.

National Tourism Week was established in 1983 when, in a White House ceremony, President Ronald Reagan signed a Presidential Proclamation urging U.S. citizens to observe the week with "the appropriate ceremonies and activities."

NTA members may find resources to help promote National Tourism Week on the Travel Industry Association of America’s Web site, www.tia.org. Go to the "tourism awareness" bar at the top of the home page and receive access to the National Tourism Week tool kit.

Further down the road, get ready for Canada’s own Tourism Week, held June 20 – 26. Organized by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) around the theme Tourism Makes Canada Smile, Tourism Week will provide a focal point for activities planned across the country by individual businesses, provincial, territorial and regional tourism industry associations, destination marketing organizations and others. They include open houses, contests, tours, parties and presentations.

Background information and Canadian tourism facts are available at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s new Web site,http://www.tiac-aitc.ca/