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NTA and the United Motorcoach Association select Atlanta for 2016 trade show

Travel Exchange show

NTA and the United Motorcoach Association select Atlanta for 2016 trade show

LEXINGTON, Kentucky & ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - NTA and the United Motorcoach Association have selected Atlanta as the 2016 site of Travel Exchange, their combined trade and appointment show.

NTA Travel Exchange generates 114 million reasons for members to smile

Travel show in Florida

NTA Travel Exchange generates 114 million reasons for members to smile

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Travel Exchange 2013 generated 114 million reasons for NTA members to smile, association leaders announced today.

Travel sector must help government understand threat of reduced funding

cuts lead to trouble for tourism

Travel sector must help government understand threat of reduced funding

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Across-the-board sequestration cuts for an array of federal government functions are beginning to take a toll on travel to and within the United States.

Over 300 travel and tourism professionals visit US Congress

Destination: Capitol Hill

Over 300 travel and tourism professionals visit US Congress

LEXINGTON, Kentucky – “What a fabulous event in the nation’s capital,” said Tom Jaffa of Jaffa Travel & Receptive Services in Seattle, who chairs the NTA Government Relations ...

NTA bestows award for legislative advocacy on behalf of tourism

James D. Santini Award

NTA bestows award for legislative advocacy on behalf of tourism

WASHINGTON, DC - The NTA has given their James D. Santini Award to Patti A. Culp for her legislative tourism work for over the past 3 decades.

Oregon to host 2014 NTA Contact event

Portland has a lot to offer tour operators

Oregon to host 2014 NTA Contact event

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Portland, Oregon, will be the 2014 site of Contact, NTA’s popular tour operator retreat, association and Travel Oregon leaders announced.

Tour Operators event on the Big Island of Hawaii

NTA presents cold facts in warm Hawaii

Tour Operators event on the Big Island of Hawaii

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - When NTA tour operators attend Contact on Hawai`i, the Big Island, August 15-17, they will look past the warm waters to get the cold facts.

NTA and UMA to host Motorcoach Safety Roundtable

United Motorcoach Association

NTA and UMA to host Motorcoach Safety Roundtable

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA and the United Motorcoach Association will host a Motorcoach Safety Roundtable with tour operators and the U.S.

Chinese government aims to increase travel among its citizens

China Travel

Chinese government aims to increase travel among its citizens

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The Chinese government has announced a series of initiatives aimed at increasing travel among its citizens.

NTA and ATA renew partnership

National Tour Association and Africa Travel Association

NTA and ATA renew partnership

WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of two major travel associations, National Tour Association (NTA) and the Africa Travel Association (ATA), renewed their partnership in a signing ceremony here Friday.

Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism

NTA director speaks at Amman workshop

Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism industry, Kevin Wright told 150 local travel professionals during a workshop in Amman, Jordan, on ...

NTA broadens convention focus on specialty markets

Family Travel and Adventure Tourism

NTA broadens convention focus on specialty markets

ORLANDO, Florida - NTA broadened its convention focus on specialty markets by hosting the association’s first Family Travel and Adventure Tourism Leaders Forum.

NTA to award highest honors to 2 tour operators

Surprise awards also slated for event

NTA to award highest honors to 2 tour operators

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA tour operator members, Ed Dresel and Dan Dipert, are set to receive two of NTA’s highest honors during the Awards Dinner on January 22 in Orlando, Florida.

Delta named official airline for NTA

business travel partners

Delta named official airline for NTA

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Delta Air Lines Inc. and NTA are now traveling together as business partners, leaders of both organizations announced.

Forums will cover the economy’s impact on marketing and packaged travel

Challenges and solutions of a struggling global economy

Forums will cover the economy’s impact on marketing and packaged travel

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA will host two Destination Leaders Forums on January 23 in Orlando, Florida, where chief executives of destination marketing organizations will discuss the challenges they ...

Burgeoning US Hispanic travel market

Cafe con Leche at Travel Exchange presented by nta and asta

Burgeoning US Hispanic travel market

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA and ASTA are hosting their second Hispanics in Travel Caucus on January 22 in Orlando, Florida.

The Millennial Generation shares insights with tourism leaders

Gen Y gains a voice within the tourism industry

The Millennial Generation shares insights with tourism leaders

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Members of the Millennial Generation shared their outlook on life, travel, and the tourism industry with the NTA Board of Directors this week, and the association’s leaders ...

NTA President elected to CTO Board of Directors

Caribbean Tourism Organization

NTA President elected to CTO Board of Directors

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA President Lisa Simon was elected to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Tourism Organization last week at the CTO’s annual State of the Industry Conference in ...

Fundamentals of faith-based travel delivered to online audience

International webinar session

Fundamentals of faith-based travel delivered to online audience

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Kevin J. Wright delivered the fundamentals of faith-based travel to an international online audience.

Innovative combined event in Orlando brings new buyers and new business

62nd convention of NTA Travel Exchange

Innovative combined event in Orlando brings new buyers and new business

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA’s Travel Exchange this January in Orlando, Florida, is the association’s 62nd convention, but the annual event isn’t showing its age - only its reliable record.

NTA’s China Market Forum offers members key insights

challenges and opportunities within the growing Chinese market

NTA’s China Market Forum offers members key insights

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Regardless of their experience in the China market, travel professionals who attended NTA’s China Market Forum gained new and useful information.

Exclusive NTA tour operator event bound for Hawaii next year

Big Island to host barefoot native event

Exclusive NTA tour operator event bound for Hawaii next year

SAN DIEGO, California - The Big Island of Hawai’i is the site of next year’s Contact, NTA’s tour operator-exclusive event, slated for August 15-17, 2013.

Tour operators convene in San Diego for NTA Conference

Exclusive tour operators conference

Tour operators convene in San Diego for NTA Conference

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA members are arriving this week in San Diego, California, USA, to attend “Contact,” the association’s tour operator-exclusive conference.

White House Business Council lauds tourism advances and job creation

NTA members among tourism leaders meeting with administration heads

White House Business Council lauds tourism advances and job creation

WASHINGTON, DC - The travel and tourism industry was the focus of the first session of the American Economic Competitiveness Series, led by the White House Business Council.

NTA: we stand with Brand USA

Association reaffirms commitment

NTA: we stand with Brand USA

DENVER, Colorado - NTA President Lisa Simon wants the tourism industry to stand strong with Brand USA, as the marketing arm of the United States enters a period of transition.

NTA honors Mark Hoffman at Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit

President of Sports Leisure Vacations receives James D. Santini Award

NTA honors Mark Hoffman at Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Mark Hoffmann, CTP, has been honored by NTA for his advocacy work on behalf of the tourism industry during the association’s Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit, held in ...

Inaugural Travel Exchange event set for next January in Florida

NTA: Bringing the world to North America and North America to the world

Inaugural Travel Exchange event set for next January in Florida

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, USA - Four companies have jumped on board with NTA to sponsor events that will bring local flavor, entertainment, and valuable networking opportunities to the inaugural Travel ...

NTA awarded top prize for 2012 Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award

Wins gold in Overall Performance category

NTA awarded top prize for 2012 Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award

NTA has struck gold again in China. The association was awarded the top prize last week for the 2012 Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award, winning gold in the Overall Performance category.

Innovative collaboration increases business opportunities for travel members

Travel Exchange trade show 2013

Innovative collaboration increases business opportunities for travel members

Travel Exchange, the 2013 trade show that combines NTA's annual Convention with the United Motorcoach Association's EXPO, is an innovative collaboration that increases business opportunities for ...

NTA and Brand USA partner to present Discover America Pavilion

Pavilion at the China International Travel Mart

NTA and Brand USA partner to present Discover America Pavilion

WASHINGTON, DC & LEXINGTON, Kentucky, USA - Brand USA is partnering with NTA to present the Discover America Pavilion at the China International Travel Mart, November 15-19 in Shanghai.

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