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Apple Vacations |
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Crown Cruise Vacations offers the lowest competitive prices along with superior customer service. |
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Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. |
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The Philadelphia Zoo’s 42-acre Victorian garden is home to more than 1,300 animals, many of them rare and endangered. The Zoo, fulfilling its mission of conservation, science, education and recreation, supports and engages in conservation efforts to protect endangered species around the world. Cheetahs, hippos, giraffes and much more make the Zoo Philadelphia's leading family attraction with over 1.2 million visitors last year. |
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Pathfinders Travel Magazine for People of Color is published five times per year. The magazine, which enjoys a circulation of 100,000 copies, reaches an affluent audience of African American travelers interested in enjoying the good life. Pathfinders tells readers where to go, what to do, where to dine and how to `get there from a cultural perspective. Pathfinders covers domestic and international destinations. The slick, glossy, color magazine is available nationally in Barnes & Nobel, Crown, Borders, Hastings and other independent book stores. |
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Yelp is an online guide that helps people find cool places to eat, shop, drink, relax and play, based on the informed opinions of a vibrant and active community of locals in the know. Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great — and not so great — in your world. |
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The Penn Book Center, an independent bookstore located near the University of Pennsylvania, has been serving Philadelphia book lovers since 1962. We stock a wide variety of books in many different categories: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, travel and architecture, to name just a few. If you're looking for a specific title or just browsing, our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you find the book you want. |
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Africa Travel
Association (ATA)
is the premier
international travel
industry trade
association,
promoting tourism to
the African
continent and
intra-Africa travel
and partnership
since 1975.
www.africatravelassociation.org |
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Caribbean Tourism Organization The Caribbean's tourism development agency which provides specialized support and technical assistance to member countries while disseminating information on their behalf to consumers and the travel trade. Vacation opportunities - www.CaribbeanTravel.com. |
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the world’s largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion and growth of the cruise industry. CLIA is composed of 24 of the major cruise lines serving North America and is an organization that operates pursuant to an agreement filed with the Federal Maritime Commission under the Shipping Act of 1984 and serves as a non-governmental consultative organization to the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations. www.cruising.org |
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New England Inns & Resorts Association was founded in 1907 by owners and managers of B&B's, hotels, motels, resorts, and inns dedicated to providing the finest hospitality possible. Today, more than 350 member properties include small bed and breakfasts, hotels, inns, motels, as well as grand resorts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. www.newenglandinnsandresorts.com |
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Outside Sales
Support Network
(OSSN) Outside Sales Support Network or OSSN, was established in 1990 and today the association has over 66 U.S. chapters. OSSN's membership is approximately 7500 members and growing. OSSN is the #1 trade association representing the home based seller of travel, independent contractor and outside sales travel agent. The OSSN.Com website is over 6500 pages and is regarded as one of the travel industries top rated websites for travel agents. |
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Performance Media Transforming the way agents and their customers access content, interact with brands and book leisure travel. www.performancemediallc.com |
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Professional Travel
Agents of North
America (PTANA) To provide an educational forum and networking opportunities for Travel Professionals. To facilitate a strong relationship with our Travel Partners. To promote domestic and international travel. www.ptana.org |
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Specialty Travel
Agents Association
(STAA) Formed in 2007 by an alliance of travel and marketing professionals. STAA was formed to meet the need for an association to promote and further develop professional travel agents that specialize in specific destinations and niche markets. www.specialtytravelagents.com |
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Sustainable Travel
International (STI) Founded in 2002, Sustainable Travel International (STI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to providing education and outreach services that help travelers, travel providers and destinations support environmental conservation and protect cultural heritage while promoting cross-cultural understanding and economic development. www.sustainabletravelinternational.org |
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TravMedia |
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Since 1994,
Travel Business
Success is
dedicated to
providing current
and future travel
and hospitality
professionals
business, marketing
and career help that
will enhance your
bottom-line and
quality of life.
Free online
trainings, articles,
advice, resources
and radio show with
“Tourism Tim” Warren
to help you succeed
in your business,
marketing,
E-marketing, social
media, sales,
advertising,
operations,
management,
publicity, careers
and more. www.travelbusinesssuccess.com |
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The United States
Tour Operators
Association (USTOA)
is a professional
association
representing the
tour operator
industry. We are
composed of
companies whose
tours and packages
encompass the entire
globe and who
conduct business in
the U.S. USTOA's motto is "Integrity in Tourism." Accordingly, the association has established some of the highest standards in the industry. Among these is the principle of ethical conduct, which requires members to conduct business according to a set of professional standards. Additionally, members must represent all facts, conditions and requirements relating to tours and vacation packages truthfully and accurately. www.ustoa.com |
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Home-based business
is the fastest
growing segment of
the travel agent
market, and
Agent@Home is
the publication
agents rely on most
for information that
meets the unique
needs of this new
breed of agent, the
travel entrepreneur. Agent@Home reaches more than 18,000 travel agent professionals. Preferred 4 to 1 by home-based agents as the most useful publication for providing the tools they need to effectively manage their travel business (Readex Research, November 2009) www.Agentathome.com |
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When you advertise
on
TravelPulse,
you'll ensure that
your message stays
on the agent's
desktop. It's the
resource they turn
to most for travel
information and
deals, and we give
it to them with more
than 70 news items
each day, on-demand
video, the latest
offers and tools to
reach their clients
with your message. Reach and Results - More than 70,000 agents Daily! www.Travelpulse.com |
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Travel Tribe
is a fast growing
online community
where agents can
showcase their
expertise by sharing
their knowledge of
past trips, tips and
deals with their
customers. Built
exclusively for
travel agents as a
free way to engage
customers in an
environment that is
all things travel.
Content created by
some of the best
travel writers in
the industry. The
more people invited
to Travel Tribe, the
more people become
linked, and the
larger the network
becomes. www.Traveltribe.com |
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Travel World News Travel World News, a monthly trade publication covers the retail travel industry. Each issue contains important industry information including comprehensive up to date and worldwide product destination and editorial coverage. www.travelworldnews.com |
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Vacation Agent
magazine is a
"HOW TO" resource
for leisure-selling
travel
professionals, with
a focus on selling
cruise, tour &
package and resort
vacations. The
editorial features
extensive coverage
on these top three
selling segments of
leisure travel and
provides the
essential marketing,
sales tools, travel
products, inspection
reviews and industry
knowledge that
leisure-selling
professionals need
in order to excel in
travel distribution. Vacation Agent reaches 30,000+ leisure-selling travel professionals. It's the publication that agents say provides them with the most useful information on selling and marketing leisure and vacation travel (Readex Research, November 2009) www.Vacationagentmagazine.com |
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