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NTA Young Professionals

NTA Top 5 Young Professionals Award

The NTA Young Professionals Advisory Group has awarded two classes of NTA Top 5 Young Professionals. The first being at Travel Exchange ’17 in St. Louis, with the second at TREX17 in San Antonio. We’re excited to award five more deserving YPs the award at TREX18 in Milwaukee. Nov. 4–8.

Nominate an NTA young professional

  • NTA Top 5 YP Eligibility and Selection Process

    Eligibility

    • NTA member 40 years of age or younger.

    Criteria

    • Can be nominated by any NTA member
    • Only one candidate per organization
    • Demonstrates commitment and passion for the industry
    • Recognized for leadership and efforts beyond their job
    • Attended at least one NTA event (Travel Exchange, Contact, Meet-up, Destination Capitol Hill)

    Nomination & Selection Process

    The committee will oversee the call for nominations and select the winners with final approval from the NTA Board of Directors. Awards will be presented at Travel Exchange ’18 in Milwaukee during a luncheon. Award winners will be published in Courier.

  • 2017 NTA Top 5 Young Professionals (Two classes)

    At Travel Exchange ’17 in San Antonio we presented the NTA Top 5 Young Professionals Award to the winners below, pictured with NTA Chair Jay Smith.


    From left to right: NTA Chair Jay Smith, Sports Travel and Tours; Stephanie Dilling, Wells Gray Tours; Roger Dudley, Experience Columbus; Melissa McClure, Visit Fairfax; Christina Werner, Custom Holidays; Peter Waugh, Broadway Inbound

    At Travel Exchange ’17 in St. Louis we presented the NTA Top 5 Young Professionals Awards for the very first time. Our inaugural winners are pictured below.

    2017 Top-5-YPs
    From left to right: Dave Nitkiewicz, Experience Grand Rapids; Michelle Tupman, Great Canadian Holidays Inc.; Lisa Itel, Travel Oregon; LouAnna Henton, Nashville CVB; Fraser Neave, Wells Gray Tours Ltd.

  • 2018 NTA Young Professionals Advisory Group

    Purpose

    To advise on networking, benefits, education, and business opportunities that will be of specific interest to young professionals, e.g. millennials and Gen Xers.

     

    Members

    Staff liaisons

YP Meet-up at Travel Exchange ’18 in Milwaukee

All young professionals of NTA are welcome to join us for our YP Meet-up at Travel Exchange ’18 in Milwaukee.

  • When: Tuesday, Nov. 6
  • Time and place TBD
St. Louis Meet-up photo album

I can help!Morgan Maravich morgan.maravich@ntastaff.com+1.859.264.6552

  • Travel Exchange is worth every penny. The networking is great, and there is always business to be made to show ROI for your decision makers. The investment is worth the reward. Cory Mace, Badger Bus
  • What NTA does is provide the right buyers. They provide the right people who make decisions. This is what makes this organization one I can’t afford to take off my list. John Stachnik CTP, Mayflower Tours, NTA member since 1979
  • I came to NTA to build a business, and that’s exactly what it did for us, as sales came in. For me, it’s the only outlet for new ideas. Matthew Squire, Select Travel Service (UK), NTA member since 2002
  • The No. 1 member benefit of NTA has to be all the great professional and personal connections we’ve made over the past decade. Taunya Wolfe Finn, CTP, Wolfe Adventures & Tours, NTA member since 2005
  • We have not found a more reliable, more profitable or more consistent tourism venue in which to acquire new business than NTA. Diane Hohnstein, Hospitality Management Services, NTA member since 1999
  • You guys at NTA have the best bunch of members I have ever come across. I had one of my best shows ever. Everybody was so nice and welcoming, and the organization of the event was spectacular. I am so happy to be a member and be assured of my continued support in the future. Bernard O'Reilly, Joe O'Reilly Ireland DMC
  • NTA events provide us with beneficial networking with many top tour operators. It’s national and international in scope providing a global perspective. Tim and Elaine Moulder, Brilliant Edventures, NTA member since 2015