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ESTO
Minneapolis, MN
August 19-22, 2006
Travel
Leadership Summit
Washington, DC
September 12-13, 2006
See
America Week Japan
Tokyo, Japan
September 19-25, 2006
NCAP
Boca Raton, FL
October 10-11, 2006
Marketing
Outlook Forum
Boca Raton, FL
October 11-13, 2006
Odyssey
Awards Gala
Boca Raton, FL
October 12, 2006
See
America Week Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 25-30, 2006
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GETATRAVELJOB.COM LAUNCHES WITH SPECIAL OFFER
TIA's newly launched GetATravelJob.com
is the only travel industry owned and operated online job bank.
Serving a niche market, the site contains a more robust qualified
target pool than other broader-market banks and will feature a comprehensive
blend of all industry segments. It is TIA's aim to establish GetATravelJob.com
as the preferred resource for travel industry jobs. Take advantage
of GetATravelJob.com's
introductory offer for members with 50 Postings FREE, including
resume access, for one year. To learn how to post jobs or search
candidates, go to www.GetATravelJob.com. |
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STAYING WIRED ON
VACATION
While the point of a vacation
may be to "get away from it all," travelers bring a surprising amount
of technology with them in order to stay connected during their leisure
trips, according to the latest Voice of the Traveler survey by TIA
and Synovate. Not surprisingly, cell phones (86%) and digital cameras
(67%) topped the list of most popular technologies Americans take
with them on leisure trips. Read
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THE
AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR: BEACHES
American beach travelers take longer vacations, spend more money
on their trips, and are more likely to stay in a timeshare than
the average traveler according to data from the Travel Industry
Association and D.K. Shifflet & Associates Ltd. Going to the beach
is a family affair as well, with over one in three American beach-going
households taking a child on the trip. For details, click
here. |
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MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM NEW CERTIFICATION PARTNERSHIP
TIA, in partnership with The George Washington University, a pioneer
in tourism management, education, and research for over three decades,
is offering a valuable new membership benefit for all employees
of TIA member organizations. Members will receive a 20% discount
on Tourism Destination and Event Management Certificate Programs
and elective courses including: destination management; event management;
sports management; and hospitality management. There are two ways
to take advantage of this great opportunity: courses can be customized
to the needs of TIA member organizations and taught on-site by GW
faculty; or courses are made available online. For more information
about this new benefit contact Simon Heo at sheo@tia.org. |
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NEW COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY TO SPEAK AT ESTO
Ana Guevara has joined the Department of Commerce as Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Services in the International Trade Administration
(ITA). The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, a division of
ITA, says that Ms. Guevara has been very active in working with
the industry since coming onboard and in fact, one of her first
speaking engagements will be to address ESTO delegates in Minneapolis,
August 19-21. She recently met with tourism representatives both
in the U.S. and in Japan and is encouraging the industry to reach
out to her to collaborate on how Commerce can support the industry
in the international market.
In related news, to help U.S. firms make or increase sales in the
booming Indian market, the U.S. Commercial Service within ITA is
coordinating a business development mission to India consisting
of a summit and spin-off mission to six cities. For details, click
here. |
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DID YOU
KNOW…
Did You Know that there is $163 billion direct travel-generated
payroll and that one out of every eight U.S. non-farm jobs is directly
and indirectly created by travel and tourism? |
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MEMBER
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CAMP MINNESOTA AT ESTO 2006
This year's ESTO Awards Banquet will transport you to summer
camp! With camp counselors on hand to greet you, the evening will
be filled with s'mores and campfires as we recognize and celebrate
the winners of the National Council of Destination Organizations'
Destiny Awards, the National Council of State Tourism Directors'
Mercury Awards, and the 2006 State Tourism Director of the Year.
The awards banquet will be held during the evening of Tuesday, August
22 and the attire is "camp casual." For more information about this
year's Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations and to register
please visit www.tia.org/esto. |
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NCAP 2006: EDUCATION
FOR ATTRACTIONS
This year's National
Conference for Attractions Professionals is in sunny Boca Raton, Florida,
October 10-11. Featuring great speakers and valuable sessions, NCAP
is an excellent educational opportunity. Scheduled speakers include
Kathleen Gordon of Amtrak, Mark Brown of AAA, Joni Newkirk of Walt
Disney Parks & Resorts and Rick Boyko of Virginia Commonwealth University
Adcenter. For more information please visit www.tia.org/ncap. |
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BIG SAVINGS ON FALL EVENTS
Early bird registration is now open for both NCAP,
October 10-11, Boca Raton, Florida and Marketing
Outlook Forum, October 11-13, Boca Raton, Florida. Register
before September 8 and take advantage of TIA's early bird discounts:
$50 off NCAP registration; $100 off Marketing Outlook Forum registration;
and $260 off registration for both events combined. Jonathan Linen,
former Vice Chair of American Express, will be inducted into the
Travel Industry Hall of Leaders during a dinner the evening of October
12. For further details on NCAP click
here and for Marketing Outlook Forum click
here. |
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DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING FOR COOP INSERTS
The deadlines to participate in See America's domestic and UK cooperative
advertising inserts are less than one week away. August 7 is the
cut-off date for the 16+ page, four-color UK supplements which consist
of a 50:50 copy to ad ratio and reach a targeted travel audience
in the UK at a great rate. The insert will feature articles written
by leading British travel writers on winter sun and city breaks
and will highlight American destinations and special travel tips
and offers. The supplements appear in UK national newspapers The
Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times, as well as ABTA's trade Magazine
and Essentially America, a consumer magazine. For more information,
click
here.
The upcoming USA TODAY insert, Fall Leisure Travel, highlights key
destinations and getaways and features everything from shopping
to fall foliage to weekending on one tank of gas. Deadline for participation
is August 8, 2006. Click
here for more details. |
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