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The Association of Travel Marketing Executives is an association of executives with vital responsibilities in the marketing of travel and tourism worldwide.

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Welcome to the official website of the Association of Travel Marketing Executives, complete with a variety of features, including online membership application, renewal and registration forms, editable membership database, forum, chat, and easier access to better information, tools and resources.

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Have you renewed your ATME membership for 2009?
RENEW TODAY!
or renew with registration for any of our upcoming events.

Limited Time Offer:
ATME Renewal Rates Rolled Back to 1999! - thru 7/4/09 only!
Save $100 off membership dues

We know times are tough and budgets are stretched. Because we value your participation in ATME we have rolled back ATME membership dues dramatically. The last time we saw this price point was in 1999, a decade ago.

Here's how it works:
• You must renew online and before July 4th
• Active Travel Marketers and Marketing Solution Providers pay $295 $195, Media members pay $395 $295
• Click here. You must use the email address you originally used when you signed up
On July 5th the rates revert to the regular dues.

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Most Recent Events
 

• May 27-28, 2009
ATME 2009 Travel Marketing Conference, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas

2009 ATME Conference


"A Focus on Basics, an Eye on Opportunity"

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• See Las Vegas Eyewitness News item about the conference

• See photos from the conference @ ATME's flickr

Sponsored by the LVCVA, Station Casinos and Green Valley Ranch, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Hertz, The Wall Street Journal, TravelZoo, USA Today

Speakers include: Henry Harteveldt, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research (Keynoter on May 27th); Gary Sain, CEO, Orlando CVB (Keynoter on May 28th); Jon Aizen, Founder and COO, Dapper; Peggy Bendel, Senior Vice President, DCI; Rob Britton, Principal, AirLearn; Donald Chestnut, Sapient; Dan Comenduley, Manager Community Marketing, United Airlines; Jenny Dervin, Director of Communications, jetBlue; Kevin Fliess, CEO, TravelMuse; Ryan George, CEO, simpleview; Sherri Gilligan, SVP Marketing, MGM MIRAGE; Jill Groebl, VP Digital Marketing, MMG Worldwide; Ponder Harrison, Managing Dir - Mktg & Sales, Allegiant Air; Lorraine Hunt-Bono, Commissioner, Nevada Commission on Tourism; Jeff Williams, Creative Director, Frog Design; Brad King, Managing Director, BlueKai Channels, BlueKai Inc.; Kristen Kopplin, VP Marketing & Communications, Travelscream; Erika Pope, Principal, Candid Communications; Michael Ricco, Managing Partner, Ricco Consulting; Hugh Riley, Acting Secretary General, CTO; Adam Rugel, CEO, Trazzler; Stacy Small, President, Elite Travel International; Josh Steinitz, CEO, Nile Guide; Shirley Tafoya, President, Travelzoo; Cathy Tull, SVP Marketing, LVCVA; Alex Willcock, CEO, Imagini; Susan Wilcox, VP Communications, California Travel & Tourism

Moderators include: Susan Black, Managing Partner, Susan Black Associates, Inc.; Jeff DeKorte, VP Business Development., Travel Ad Network; Rob Torres, Managing Director Travel, Google; Pamela Johnston, President, PJ Inc

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ATME News

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ATME Partners with HSMAI to Offer Webinars to ATME Members
ATME Members can attend HSMAI Webinar Series at the HSMAI membership rate saving $59 over non-member rate!
HSMAI has created a webinar series for their members and now they are available to you as an ATME member. You can also purchase past webinars at the HSMAI member price.
To find out more about the programs go to hsmaiuniversity.org.

• June 2009 - Read the July/Aug. issue of TAILPIECES by Joel Chusid

• June 2009 - ATME IN THE NEWS: Travel Experts Discuss Bringing Tourists to Las Vegas: Video interview and article about ATME Conference on Las Vegas Channel 8 Eyewitness News

• May 2009 - Read the May/June issue of TAILPIECES by Joel Chusid

• Mar 2009 - NEW PRESS RELEASE: "It's Suddenly Chic to Be Cheap" Sales-Fax News is Told by Expert Joel Chusid, Chairman of ATME (PDF)

• Mar 2009 - NEW ARTICLE: Meetings Mean Business by Gary Sain, President & CEO, Orlando CVB (PDF)

• Feb 2009 - Read the Mar./Apr. issue of TAILPIECES by Joel Chusid

• January 2009 - Read the Jan./Feb. issue of TAILPIECES by Joel Chusid

Past Events
 

• March 23-24, 2009
ATME Think Tank/Green Travel Summit, Newport Beach, CA

2009 ATME Conference


Think Tank session moderated by Peggy Bendel, Senior Vice President, DCI

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• February 12-13, 2009
ATME Executive Think Tank on the Inbound Chinese Market - Los Angeles

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"GETTING IN ON THE INBOUND CHINESE MARKET"
ATME EXECUTIVE THINK TANK - FEB. 12-13, 2009
CROWNE PLAZA LAX, LOS ANGELES

Creative, intimate sessions and intensive learning - all in just 24 hours

>> View photo gallery and presentations...





• January 26, 2009 SOLD OUT!
ATME Marketing Issues Forum Travel Industry Forecast - New York

This popular forum, sponsored by The Hertz Corporation, returned with a stellar array of leading industry executives offering their perspective on what 2009 will bring to their industry segments. Especially this year with so much uncertainty in the financial markets worldwide it's hard to know how to plan, how to make an impact with a tightened budget.

This forum gave attendees an opportunity to learn what to expect in the year to come, while comparing and sharing their own take.

Panelists included: Joanne D. Smith, SVP In-flight Services & Global Product Development, Delta Airlines; Vicki Freed, SVP, Royal Caribbean International; Frank Camacho, Staff VP Marketing, The Hertz Corporation; Shirley Tafoya, President, Travelzoo; Marc Kazlauskas, President, Insight Vacations. The panel will be moderated by Joel Chusid, ATME Chairman and General Manager, N.A. of Hainan Airlines, and more.

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• January 30, 2009 SOLD OUT!
ATME's 2009 Travel Marketing Forecast + Doing More With Less - Miami

linkATME's Marketing Issues Forum comes to Miami! Attendees enjoyed a delightful lunch on board Royal Caribbean International's "Jewel of the Sea" at this sold-out event. The panelists discussed the forecast for their industry segment and shared helpful recommendations about "Doing More for Less": How to continue to get your brand out there with shrinking budgets as well as strategies to show your management ROI for marketing initiatives.

Vicki Freed, SVP at Royal Caribbean Line and an ATME Board Member was our host. Ken Muskat, VP Sales, Royal Caribbean International represented the cruise industry, Barry Biffle, CMO of Spirit Air represented airlines, Jenifer Zeigler, Sr. Vice President of Global Brand Management/InterContinental Hotels represented the hotel segment; Rolando Aedo, SVP Marketing & Tourism, Greater Miami & The Beaches represented the destination segment and David Pavelko, Head of Travel, Eastern Region, Google represented the online segment of the industry. Dennis Marzella, CEO of Marzella Associates, Inc was moderator.

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June 12, 2009:
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May 27-28, 2009:
2009 ATME Travel Marketing Conference - Las Vegas
A Focus on Basics, an Eye on Opportunity