Longtime NTA member Clayton Whitehead (Sports Leisure Vacations) wanted to offer his clients a view of the 2024 total eclipse, a quest that began after ...
In a November survey, NTA asked members about their business: how 2023 has shaped up, how it compares to pre-pandemic 2019, how 2024 is looking. ...
It’s no accident that a mentoring relationship would thrive at an NTA event, as described in “A mentoring match,” which details the experiences of a ...
The French essayist Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) wrote that “to teach is to learn twice.” In the work world, teaching and learning can range from a ...
When I travel to a new destination, I’m game for exploring … but I lean on the knowledge and experience of insiders. In the case ...
NTA tour operators don’t speak with a single voice. They specialize in particular markets and activities, taking clients to differing destinations. Yet when asked about ...
A survey of NTA tour operators reveals that business is looking strong for the rest of 2023 and into 2024. And while they face persistent ...
“Change is good—you go first.” It’s a line that Dawnielle Tehama says is too often the prevailing sentiment regarding organizations catching up with shifts in ...
At Travel Exchange in Reno, Nevada, last month, National Tour Association members generated business contracts, relationship-building, and community spirit. The annual conference also produced a ...
Did I have time for a cruise—even a short one? I did not. My to-do lists for work and home were both long, and even ...
Buyers and sellers conduct an abundance of appointments at Travel Exchange. The seven-minute business meetings provide enough time for participants to either introduce themselves and ...
When tour operators go to Reno, Nevada, in November for Travel Exchange, they’re likely to meet a number of DMOs they didn’t see at TREX ...
Hotel breakfasts are in the news. Details about buffets, grab-and-go’s, and veggie options aren’t exactly pushing inflated gas prices and the war in Ukraine off ...
When National Tour Association members gathered recently in Anchorage, Alaska, for Contact, NTA’s annual tour operator retreat, they laid it all out—their gratitude to be ...
The next time I visit Alaska, I might have to take a thesaurus. I’m normally not at a loss for words, but on a five-day, ...
The working words of the St. Joseph, Missouri, CVB are “Saluting our heritage. Building our future.” Travel planners, though, should add a word to this ...
Like America’s founders, a group of Philadelphia attractions wants to be in the room where it happens—or the Zoom where it happens. Destination Philly, a ...
Every doll has a story to tell, and for two dolls in particular, Academic Travel Abroad is helping with the narrative. The Washington, D.C.-based tour ...
What started during a time of vast uncertainty became a valued, reliable routine for a collection of NTA members. The Lunch Bunch was formed by ...
Like much of the world, when George Jacob sized up the shutdown of travel in March 2020 due to fast-rising COVID-19 cases, he hoped for ...
Small towns are like goodie bags. Each offers a sample of local heritage, art, products, entertainment, and food. Small towns don’t have as many options ...
For the millions of us who have a seriously sophisticated camera that’s masquerading as an iPhone, we owe it to ourselves (and whoever we share ...
If we gained nothing else from it, the COVID pandemic taught us how to protect ourselves from a harmful virus by wearing masks, washing hands, ...
Editor’s note: This story originated in late March, and while vaccination statistics have been updated, the comments have not, and they should be taken in the ...
“You might know nothing about bourbon or horses when you come to Woodford County, Kentucky, but when you leave you’ll be an old hand,” says ...
In his NTA webinar “We Will Travel Again,” attorney Jeff Ment had encouraging news for tour operators hoping to restart programs—and he said they should ...
I still have the candy. In my black satchel that I take on trips, I have a 10-ounce bag of Alaska Gold Nuggets—birch cream caramels ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2021 finds the world in a remarkable time. Now in the darkest days of a pandemic, the United States ...
After a 2020 that devastated travel industry jobs and incomes, the question on everyone’s mind is when will we get them back? Courier spoke with ...
“These stories are hard to tell and hard to hear.” While Rosemary Judkins of the Alabama Tourism Department acknowledges the emotional pain, she also sees ...
The virus that causes COVID-19 is microscopic in size, but it has grounded airplanes, halted motorcoaches, and closed the doors of museums, restaurants, and event ...
When concerns about the COVID pandemic ease, travelers will be eager to hit the road (or the swamp) again—and every destination’s hotels, restaurants, activities, and ...
“Group leaders need to remain strong and hopeful. Travel will come back once our clients understand how much hotels, restaurants, motorcoach companies, and attractions are ...
What silver linings have you experienced? Julie Colson Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Office | Irmo, South Carolina “My father had a saying, ...
At the start of the summer of 2020, Canadian tourism is largely focused on, well, Canadians. The border with the United States is closed, and ...
It’s not unusual for groups to spend a day in and around Rapid City during a trek through the Dakotas. But it’s OK to settle ...
The massive Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut that killed at least 160 people and caused billions of dollars of damage was a shocking tragedy. But ...
For travelers who can’t make it to Alaska right now, Midgi Moore says she will come to you. With COVID-19 shutting down most cruise and ...
Members of the NTA Owners Network communicate frequently by email, but they recently gathered on Zoom to discuss hot topics and, following that, to enjoy ...
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley is one of the most unique and beautiful tour destinations in Southern California. Where else ...
An NTA survey of tour operators in mid-May showed that 60% of them don’t expect travel to rebound in substantial numbers until 2021. Yet they ...
The view from above will be beautiful—again. As soon as states lift COVID restrictions, Maverick Helicopters will lift off with sightseeing flights of the Grand ...
When the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation closed the doors to its museum because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the organization’s 150 employees had no ...
When the coronavirus pandemic put a hold on travel, it didn’t curtail the ingenuity of NTA member Theresa Nemetz. Her company, Milwaukee Food Tours, normally ...
Josh Noble’s work seemed to come to a standstill on March 21, but the tourism service manager for the City of Kingman, Arizona, has manufactured ...
“The most sanitized duck boat in America.” That’s how TV and movie star John Krasinski described one of Boston Duck Tours’ truck ducks on SGN, ...
Just as teachers or doctors might choose their career because of a meaningful experience as a youngster, many travel professionals fall in love with the ...
Carson City, Nevada Historical claim to fame: Abraham Lincoln, recognizing the importance of Nevada’s silver and gold to the Union’s Civil War effort, signed Nevada ...
Located midway between New York City and Niagara Falls, with convenient access off Interstate 86, is the Corning Museum of Glass. Created in 1951 by ...
Across a campus of 250 acres in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford has three attractions with one-of-a-kind collections and experiences: the Henry Ford Museum of ...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is a fascinating destination with unique learning opportunities for students. The best-known attraction is Gettysburg National Military Park, and school groups of varying ...
Although most student travel—field trips, performance tours, athletic team travel, etc.—was canceled this spring due to the coronavirus scare, it’s certain that school groups will ...
In the first part of this article, NTA members shared their ideas about adapting to new travel trends, technologies, and consumer preferences, as well as ...
Experiencing a place includes exploring its local flavors and distinctive dishes. Courier asked destinations about their specialties. To see more check out “8 dishes worth the ...