
National Tour Association Return to Woodstock with NTA in Reno! Come dressed in you best '60s outfit and you might win a free registration to MONTAGE! See you in Reno - peace, love, NTA!

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2009 NTA Convention Chair, Suzanne Slavitter, CTP, wishes all members safe travels to Reno and some networking tips in her Nov. 9 blog. Visit http://www.ntaonline.com/for-members/blo g/ to check in on Suzanne's Blog!
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Convention Chair Suzanne Slavitter shares her insights as NTA preparesfor Reno, Nov. 14-18. Sign up for the RSS feed, share posts by using the green Share This button below, and learn more by visiting the Convention '09 Web site.

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NTA's Director of Industry and Government Relations, Matt Grayson, accepts one of the U.S. Department of Commerce's limited Market Development Cooperator Program Awards. NTA will use this grant to create a Visit USA center, co-located with the United States Commercial Service, in Shanghai, China. The center will promot...e group leisure travel to the U.S., allowing NTA to further its work with its China Inbound Program. Proposed programs and services that will be available from the Visit USA Center include distribution of information on U.S. destinations, development of a Chinese-language Web site to promote leisure group travel, and creation of mini-trade shows and road shows to promote the U.S. as a destination.Read more

National Tour Association Convention '09 appointment schedules were posted yesterday. The average number of appointments for suppliers is 25 and the average for DMOs is 21! And, there has already been 400 appointments scheduled using Direct Request! Can't wait to see everyone in Reno!

National Tour Association NTA Chairman and CEO Michele Michalewicz, CTP, and NTA board member Luca Arioli spent time in Spain recently to promote NTA and its upcoming meeting - MONTAGE - taking place in Seville this April. MONTAGE will offer all NTA members new opportunities to buy and sell with not just NTA members, but buyers and sellers from across the world. Look for more info on MONTAGE coming soon!

National Tour Association The U.S. Department of Commerce has released information on international markets (research reports, leads) and foreign travel events. Visit http://www.buyusa.gov/eme/tra.html for more information. http://www.buyusa.gov/eme/tra.html
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The U.S. Commercial Service industry bulletins.

National Tour Association The Appointment Request System for Convention '09 closes on Friday. Log in to http://exchange.NTAonline.com to make your requests today! http://exchange.NTAonline.com
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National Tour Association The newest edition of the Mendelsohn Affluent Survey shows that 12.2 million affluent people intend to travel in the coming year.

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The online October issue of Courier is now available. This is your guide to Convention '09 in Reno. The Convention section includes a welcome from Chair Suzanne Slavitter, CTP, then jumps right in to the details about the Tour & Travel Exchange, what's new at Convention, the co-location with WRTA's Expo, seminars and t...he social events. It also includes a look at the Reno area and an essay from NTA Past Chairman and CEO Ann Thomas, CTP, of Western Discovery LLC on what makes Reno and the state of Nevada great. http://www.virtualonlinepubs.com/publica tion/?i=22759Read more

National Tour Association NTA is kicking off the Partner2Partner program in Reno, and to celebrate you have a chance to win a new smart phone. Use the P2P program between Nov. 14 and Dec. 15 and you will be entered to win your own Apple iPhone.

National Tour Association NTA President Lisa Simon is heading to DC to speak at the Corporate Council on Africa's Seventh US-Africa Business Summit about marketing Africa in the U.S. marketplace.

National Tour Association Join us for a flashback to 1969 as NTA returns to Woodstock in Reno. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the history-making event, NTA is hosting one night of peace and music and we want you to be a part of it Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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NTA members are invited to listen in on a call next Tuesday at 10 a.m., with Voluntourism.org about travel to Cuba. For call-in directions, go here: http://www.ntaonline.com/articles/index. cfm?action=view&articleID=1913§ionID =32
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David Clemmons with Voluntourism.org will be holding a call Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. ET, to discuss Cuba and voluntourism. Christopher Baker, renowned photo-journalist and the world's foremost authority ...




























