• Travel Action Kit Urges Members to Act in Support of the Travel Promotion Act
• TIA Names More Industry Leaders Speaking at TravelCom
• Pow Wow U.S. Suppliers Can Update Registration Online!
• Hall of Leaders Recognizes Individual Industry Contributions
• National Council of Attractions Previews New Research Product

TRAVEL ACTION KIT URGES MEMBERS TO ACT NOW TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT
TIA sent a Travel Action Kit last week, urging members to support the Travel Promotion Act and providing them with tips and tools for contacting their lawmakers. The Travel Promotion Act (TPA), legislation that would help the U.S. welcome millions of additional visitors annually, must pass Congress by this October and currently has 158 House and 38 Senate co-sponsors. Contact your lawmaker to urge them to support the TPA. Click here to access the February Travel Action Kit.

TIA NAMES MORE INDUSTRY LEADERS SPEAKING AT TRAVELCOM
Eduardo Chaillo, Director of Mexico Tourism; Noreen Courtney-Wilds, JetBlue Airways Vice President, Sales; Orbitz Worldwide, Online Marketing, Group Vice President Aaron Cooper and Translations.com's Dan O'Sullivan, Director of Travel Practice Group are among the speakers who will be on stage at TravelCom08 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, April 8-10, 2008. With only 42 days to go, registrations are rolling in for the most important eCommerce conference in travel. Don't miss out on reserving your spot. Go straight to registration.

POW WOW U.S. SUPPLIERS CAN UPDATE REGISTRATION ONLINE!
New this year, International Pow Wow U.S. Suppliers can make changes using the online registration system. Delegates will use their organization number and password to log into the system where they can purchase additional registrations, advertising, media and marketing opportunities, or change existing registered delegates as often as needed prior to International Pow Wow. TIA's 40th annual International Pow Wow is May 31 - June 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

HALL OF LEADERS RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Associations, attractions, congress, cruise lines, destinations, magazines, hotels, services, universities, and more - individuals nominated for and past-winners of TIA's Hall of Leader's reflect the diversity and depth of the travel and tourism industry. Established to recognize sustained, noteworthy contributions by individuals that have had a positive impact on the broad travel and tourism industry, the Hall of Leaders is the industry's highest honor. Click here to learn more or to download the nomination form. Nominations are due March 14, 2008.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ATTRACTIONS PREVIEWS
NEW RESEARCH PRODUCT
During its meeting in Miami last week, the Board of Directors of TIA’s National Council of Attractions (NCA) engaged in testing the National Attractions Barometer. Developed in partnership with The George Washington University's Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the Barometer will serve as a go to source for domestic tourist attraction performance. TIA member and non-member attractions will record their own monthly attendance data online and, in exchange, retrieve aggregate attendance data from other anonymous participating attractions by attraction type and subtype, region, and state over a chosen period of time. The National Attractions Barometer is expected to launch in Spring 2008. For more information, contact NCA@tia.org.