National Tour Association Makes a Comeback
The National Tour Association is seeing a growth in its tour
operator membership, welcoming more new tour operator members
during the first month of 2006 than it has since prior to the
events of Sept. 11. The number of tour operator members joining
NTA has been increasing since the 2005 Annual Convention in
Detroit. Additionally, the association recently accepted three
new countries to its membership, bringing the total number of
nations represented to 31.
"NTA began diversifying its membership several years ago in
order to bring the variety of travel products consumers are
demanding into the association," NTA Chairman and CEO Judith
Thomas, CTP, said. "NTA is meeting its strategic goal of
diversification. We are continuing to bring in additional
business partners and find new ways to increase members' bottom
line."
NTA continues to broaden its representation in the marketplace,
which includes tour operator companies specializing in unique
product such as culinary tours, motorsports tours, adventure
travel and family/multigenerational vacations. Those niche tour
operators, along with others that package Biblical tours, youth
soccer team trips and FIT, continue to expand the association's
extensive and broad-based membership.
Kazakhstan, India and French Polynesia are the latest nations to
join NTA in 2006. NTA is committed to the continual development
and strengthening of international affiliations, including
inbound and outbound initiatives.
"NTA is helping its members keep in step with consumer demand,"
NTA President Hank Phillips, CTP, said. "Consumers are looking
for domestic and international vacations that are both
experiential and unique, and NTA's progressive and
forward-thinking members are delivering just that."
The National Tour Association has a global membership of tourism
professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged
travel industry. Its membership includes more than
600 tour operator companies - group, independent, inbound and
outbound - and the destinations and suppliers that partner with
them. The association is committed to providing business results
and information to its members, while offering a collaborative,
caring environment in which to build relationships. For more
information, please visit www.NTAonline.com
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