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FIRST EVER TRAVEL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PROVES TO
BE A SUCCESS
The first ever Travel Leadership Summit kicked off Tuesday
night with a rally and reception at the Washington Convention Center
followed by more than 30 state-sponsored dinners across the nation's
capital. More than 1,000 members of the travel industry participated,
including 100 Members of Congress and a number of Governors, Lieutenant
Governors and Mayors. For more information, click
here. For highlights from some of the state dinners, click
here.
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CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
TO STRENGTHEN IMAGE BY UNLOCKING POWER OF TRAVEL
Business leaders joined public officials Wednesday
at a Capitol Hill news conference and rally to call national attention
to the growing crisis of America's declining image abroad. Recognizing
the impact on economic and national security, these leaders called
for a nationwide effort to strengthen America's public diplomacy efforts
by leveraging the potential of travel and tourism to create "people-to-people"
diplomacy. The newly launched Discover America Partnership
issued a national challenge to attract 10 million more international
travelers to the U.S. annually. The event drew nine TV cameras and
was covered in major print publications including The Washington
Post, Bloomberg, International Herald Tribune,
Washington Times and the LA Times, just to name
a few. For more information on the Discover America Partnership
go to www.PowerofTravel.org.
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YOUR
ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR TRAVEL NEWS: TRAVELNEWSLINK.ORG
TravelNewsLink.org
is a free website developed by TIA as a one-stop resource for travel
news-related websites. Our aim is to make it easy for the industry,
media and even consumers to find what they need with a direct link
to the source. For ease of use, the site is divided into subsections
including news, publications, associations, issues and more. Please
contact Helen Maplesden at hmaplesden@tia.org
if you would like to suggest content. |
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NEW
TIA WHITE PAPER ON DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY RELEASED
TIA's new white paper Distribution Strategy: Emerging Models
for Destination Portals examines the evolution of destination
websites from marketing and merchandising tools to a newly emerging
model supporting eCommerce and CRM. There are case studies illustrating
five different destination types outlining their objectives, strategies
and rationale for each given direction. Several models are put forth
to explain the fundamentals required to create a full service destination
portal. Checklists and guidelines are provided to assist a destination
in their own distribution and eCommerce planning process. Click
here for further information. |
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CALL FOR TRAVELCOM SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS
To make sure you're getting the most from your TIA experience we
want to know: who and what would you most like to hear about at
TravelCom
2007? Click here to fill out our online
suggestion form. The TIA eCommerce committee will consider all
submissions. |
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INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE MIXED IN JULY
July 2006 industry performance indicators, IPI, revealed a decline
of 4.9 percent in domestic air revenue passenger miles (RPMs) while
international air RPMs rose 6.3 percent, compared to July 2005.
Hotel/motel room revenue increased 6.4 percent from twelve months
earlier. Gasoline stations' receipts jumped 19.2 percent from a
year ago largely due to gas price increases. Airline employment
was down 3.2 percent from July 2005. Please click
here to access the current month's indicators. TIA members can
access the complete current and historical IPI database by clicking
here. |
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NEW PASSPORT TO SUCCESS
TIA has partnered with Webtrends and eMarketer to share proven best
practices in online marketing. Passport to Success: The Essential
Guide to Marketing Analytics for Travel can help you
solve many of the challenges online travel and hospitality organizations
face every day. Click
here for your free guide. |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN WINNERS
New TIA members that joined prior to August 31, 2006 were added
to a drawing for two economy class round trip tickets to any American
Airlines destination in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Congratulations
to winner J. Patrick O'Brien, director, international travel development,
Illinois Global Partnership. For the Member-Get-A-Member Campaign,
members that provided a referral(s) were added to a drawing for
two economy class round trip tickets to any American Airlines destination
in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Congratulations to winner Steven
Komarnitsky, marketing specialist, Beverly Center. |
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NCDO & NCSTD
REELECT LEADERSHIP
During their Annual Meetings in Minneapolis on August 20th,
the National Council of Destination Organizations (NCDO) and the
National Council of State Tourism Directors (NCSTD) announced their
officers for 2006-2007. Both councils announced that their officers
for 2005-2006 were asked and agreed to serve another one-year term.
Bonnie Carlson, president & CEO, Bloomington CVB and Bob Warren,
tourism manager, Redding CVB, were re-elected to a second one-year
term to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of NCDO. Todd
Davidson, chief executive officer, Oregon Tourism Commission, and
Joe David Rice, tourism director, Arkansas Department of Parks &
Tourism, were re-elected for a second one-year term as chair and
vice chair, respectively, of NCSTD. |
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MEMBER
OPPORTUNITIES
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EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR MARKETING OUTLOOK FORUM
Great news, we have extended the early bird deadline to September
22 so register today for TIA's Marketing Outlook Forum
and save $100! Click
here to register. Join your colleagues and leading experts in
the most forward thinking and informative symposium covering the
travel and tourism industry. Marketing trends, strategic forecasting
and networking opportunities abound in this well attended and popular
conference. Act now and reserve your place at Marketing Outlook
Forum! Expand your travel I.Q. |
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NCAP
2006: YOUR TICKET TO A WEALTH OF IDEAS!
Early-bird registration for the National
Conference for Attraction Professionals (NCAP) has been extended
to September 22! The two-day education and networking event for
the attraction industry professional, NCAP is October 10 & 11 at
the Boca Raton Resort and Spa in Boca Raton, FL. NCAP will feature
Dr. Emilyn Sheffield, professor at California State University and
expert on demographic and lifestyle trends; Mark Brown, executive
vice president, AAA who will share trends in the drive market; and
Dr. Warren Lieberman, president & co-founder of Veritec Solutions
whose insights on non-traditional ways of generating revenue will
be eye-opening, plus much, much more. Visit www.tia.org/ncap
to access online registration and learn more about NCAP 2006. |
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NCA LEARNING WORKSHOP SERIES
The 2006 NCA Learning Workshop Series
is an excellent value for TIA members looking for programming delivered
by travel industry professionals. Topics for 2006 include: cultural
and heritage tourism; customer service; partnerships and marketing;
shopping tourism; public relations and Native American tourism!
These workshops, delivered by attraction industry professionals,
are excellent for governor's conferences, regional marketing meetings,
and as stand alone events. For more information, click
here or contact Kathleen Riley at kriley@tia.org. |
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