SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL REFORMS PASSED BY STATE
TIA, in partnership with the Travel Business Roundtable (TBR) and Discover America Partnership, has succeeded in pushing through the most significant reforms to the U.S. travel process in the post-9/11 environment. Passed out of the Senate on March 13, these reforms will help to strengthen security and improve travel for millions of international visitors. Both TIA and TBR said they will be working closely with Senate and House leaders to ensure the measures are retained when the two chambers conference in coming weeks to produce a final 9/11 bill. Much more work remains, but this is an extremely positive step in the right direction. For details, click here.

TIA and partner Multiview, Inc recently launched the Travel Marketing Search – a cutting edge search engine providing members direct and immediate access to the products and services they need most. Available through a link on www.tia.org, Travel Marketing Search is a powerful search engine that continually indexes the websites of all companies represented in the list and features a broad array of products and services listings that will aid TIA members in their purchasing decisions. Therefore, searchers can easily locate products and services unique to the travel marketing industry without the clutter of a general Internet search.

It's all inside TIA's newly released Domestic Travel Market Report, 2006 edition. Get an overview of the size and composition of the two billion person-trips taken domestically by U.S. residents in 2005. It includes trip characteristics and traveler demographics for overall U.S. domestic travel, and for several key market segments, over the past ten years. Get the skinny on business travelers, leisure travelers, air and auto travelers, solo travelers, travel with children, eco-travel, and trips that include cultural activities. The report also breaks the information down into four income groups and three age groups. This report uses data from the TIA TravelScope®/DIRECTIONS® Survey by DKS&A. and is included in TIA's Basic, Comprehensive and Premier Research Subscription Packages. To order a copy of the report, click here.

The clock is ticking down to TIA's biggest ecommerce and travel distribution event of the year -- TravelCom Res-Expo -- which hits Las Vegas for the first time from April 4-6. This year's theme is "The Customer is the Driver" .... but are you even in the passenger seat? By teaming up with Res-Expo, HSMAI, Forrester Research and HEDNA, TravelCom will be presenting the most comprehensive collaborative program of keynote speakers, panel discussions, sessions and events, providing attendees with inspiration, guidance and insight into the travel industry's most successful businesses. Program highlights include a "must experience" Navigating a Customer Driven Marketplace panel discussion featuring the travel industry's most seasoned and innovative marketing executives; a common-sense breakdown of the latest Forrester research and how it relates to your business; and an informative HEDNA workshop on tapping into the rapid growth and reach of the group travel market. TravelCom 2007 - an adrenaline shot for the travel industry junkie. Register for TravelCom by March 31 and save $200 off on-site registration!

Celebrations begin with Disney on Sunday night as Walt Disney's original magical kingdom welcomes delegates to a high-energy night of food and fun. Join hitch-hiking ghosts, swashbuckling pirates and a famous character named Mickey for an evening adventure at the Happiest Place on Earth! Then Monday night, you'll be kickin' up your heels at Knott's Berry Farm's "Best of the West" party. Join us to sip martinis at the swankiest club in town, take to the dance floor for some sensational salsa dancing, try your luck in the old time gambling hall, or sock hop at the diner. Round it all up Wednesday night at the hottest nightclub in OC! Club Anaheim/OC blends dance music, live entertainment, VIP treatment, California cuisine and signature cocktails in an exciting mix of fun and style. Celebrate beneath the stars with Grammy award-winning KC & The Sunshine Band and Dean Torrence and the Surf City Allstars. Experience an unforgettable final evening event in Anaheim. Click here to register for International Pow Wow.

Reminder:
Appointment requests must be submitted directly to TIA by March 16 to be included in the computer-generated scheduling process. Any organizations registering after this date will not receive pre-scheduled appointments. Go to PowWowOnline for details.