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ASSOCIATIONS
American Marketing Association
AMA is the worlds largest and most comprehensive professional society of marketers
throughout North America.
Caribbean Tourism Organization
The CTO markets all the countries in the Caribbean.
CIMTIG
The London-based Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group - Travel's
principal forum for the review and debate of cross-industry marketing issues.
CLIA
The Official trade organization of the cruise industry, Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA) also works in partnership with nearly 17,000 affiliated travel
agencies throughout North America to ensure the highest caliber of cruise sales
expertise and service for cruise vacationers.
European Travel Commission
The organization of European countries' combined marketing efforts.
The Travel Industry Association
of America
Visit their informative web site about tourism to and within the U.S. - Includes
an excellent Travel Industry Calendar
United States Tour Operators
Association
USTOA is a professional association representing the tour operator industry.
They are composed of companies whose tours and packages encompass the entire
globe and who conduct business in the U.S.
CONFERENCES & EXPOS
ATME Conference & Trade
Show
The Association of Travel Marketing Executives annual conference and trade show.
Travel Commerce Conference
& Expo
The Travel Industry's Event for Distribution, Technology and Marketing Strategies.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Discover
Network
With approximately 4 million merchant and cash access locations, Discover Network is the largest independent credit card network in the United States.
MARKETING SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS
Black & Wright
Group
Provides a full line of strategic and transaction services, marketing plan development,
market research, and more.
Community Marketing, Inc.
The recognized leader in assisting the tourism industry to reach and serve the
gay and lesbian community.
Vollmer Public Relations
Vollmer is the largest public relations and communications management firm headquartered
in Texas and one of the Top 100 in the United States.
Menlo Consulting
Group
Specializes in marketing, strategy consulting, and research for the global travel
and tourism industry.
netStrategic
Provides customer-focused, integrated, web based business solutions to the leisure
travel industry. Specialize in optimizing the online delivery channel for tourism
destinations.
PhoCusWright
For in depth updates on technology & business strategies for the travel
industry.
Plog Research, Inc.
Conducts market research studies for airlines, cruises, rental car companies,
hotel chains, resorts & destinations and other segments of the travel industry.
Quotient Marketing
From permission-based e-mail to design, database development, direct mail, and
plain old good advice, Quotient is your partner for smart communication.
Real MagNET
Innovative, web-based tools for creating effective and measurable e-mail marketing
and communications campaigns.
Travel Industry
Indicators
The executive newsletter that monitors the rapidly changing travel marketplace.
Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown &
Russell
International marketing, advertising, public relations and market research.
Publishers of the YPB National Travel Monitor.
Yours In Travel Personnel
Agency
Travel personnel..."When Quality and Service Count".
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Arthur Frommer's Budget
Travel
Edited by Arthur Frommer"The Dean of American Travel"the
magazine offers a wealth of credible advice and practical wisdom on all aspects
of leisure travel.
Journal of Travel
& Tourism Marketing (Haworth Press)
Cutting-edge publications for the travel & tourism professional.
Meredith Magazines
Publisher of home-based magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, Country
Home, Ladies' Home Journal, and more.
National
Geographic Traveler
Online media kit.
Newspaper Association of America
A nonprofit organization representing the $55 billion newspaper industry
Travel + Leisure Magazine
Online media kit.
Travel Marketing Decisions
The official publication of the Association of Travel Marketing Executives.
The Wall Street
Journal
Online media kit.
USA
Today
Online media kit.
TRAVEL PLANNING
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