TIA TO HOST AIR TRAVEL SUMMIT
On Tuesday, June 17, TIA will gather industry leaders to discuss the systemic and solvable issues in the air travel process and indentify the common ground between aviation and the broader travel community. This summit is in direct response to the groundbreaking survey commissioned by TIA that found frustration with the air travel system is growing and that this frustration is highest among those who fly the most. To learn more about the survey, click here for the press release, click here for a one-page summary and click here for the detailed survey results.
 LAS VEGAS HOSTS RECORD-SETTING INTERNATIONAL POW WOW
 More than 5,600 travel industry delegates from more than 70 countries held 53,000 + business appointments over three days at the Las Vegas Convention Center. These appointments will generate billions of dollars in travel to the U.S. over the next three years. A record number of international journalists were in attendance.
Highlights include a keynote speech by Andrew Winston, corporate environmental strategist, Winston Eco-Strategies, courtesy of TIA's Partner in Travel, American Express; a Native American experience with the Hualapai tribe thanks to Grand Canyon West; and an "Ambassadors of Rock" luncheon concert featuring Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, sponsored by Hard Rock International.
 Delegates also enjoyed evening entertainment including Surf, Sand and Stars at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino; the Blue Man Group sponsored by The Venetian, The Palazzo and Las Vegas' Premier Shopping Places; and an evening beyond the strip at the Fremont Street Experience. Click here for highlights.
ENTER THE 2008 ODYSSEY AWARDS: DEADLINE JUNE 16
 The deadline for entering the 2008 Odyssey Awards is less than one week away! TIA's Odyssey Awards, in partnership with National Geographic Traveler, recognize the very best in marketing, advertising and sustainability in the travel and tourism industry. Get the recognition that your organization deserves! Winners will be spotlighted in the November/December issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine and recognized at the Gala Dinner during TIA's Marketing Outlook Forum, October 27-30 in Portland, Oregon.
TIA LAUNCHES NATIONAL ATTRACTIONS BAROMETER
TIA’s National Council of Attractions encourages all eligible attraction-based members to participate in the recently launched National Attractions Barometer. Developed in partnership with The George Washington University’s International Institute of Tourism Studies, the Barometer represents the nation’s only online platform that allows attractions the ability to monitor U.S. attendance trends by type of attraction, state, geographic region, or nationwide. It's easy to use, completely confidential, and, best of all, free. To find out if you’re eligible, click here.
To begin benefiting from this exciting new tool, attraction representatives should visit www.NationalAttractionsBarometer.org to create a profile and enter their bottom line attendance figures for 13 months. In turn, that attraction will have access to aggregate attraction-based attendance trends for like months and years for which attendance figures were entered.
Contact Patten Wood to learn more about the National Attractions Barometer.
MARKETING OUTLOOK FORUM REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 23
 In these unpredictable times, you can't afford to miss TIA's 2008 Marketing Outlook Forum, October 27-30 in Portland, Oregon. The two full days of the latest forecasts and predictions for travel and tourism will kick off with a keynote address on “The Economic Outlook and Its Implications” by Lakshman Achuthan, Managing Director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute. Early registration opens on Friday, June 23, and early registrants can save $100! Plus, participants can attend a free half-day professional development session led by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts research team on October 30. Visit www.tia.org/mof to learn more.
CHICAGO IS CANDIDATE CITY FOR THE 2016 OLYMPICS
 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday, June 4, that Chicago is one of four candidate cities to host the 2016 Olympic Games. With the selection, the candidate cities can now begin the international phase of the bidding process. The final decision on which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games will be made in October 2009. Congratulations to Chicago and the surrounding Midwest region for becoming a candidate city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games!
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8: Issue 11 - June 12, 2008 
