| CONVENTION
SPOTLIGHT |
| GOVERNOR
PARNELL TO ADDRESS ATIA |
ATIA is proud to have confirmed the Honorable Sean Parnell, Governor of
Alaska will speak at the 2011 ATIA Convention & Trade Show. During his
tenure, Governor Parnell has aggressively advocated for Alaska's visitor
industry through reduced taxation and increased funding for tourism
marketing. Please join over 400 convention delegates at lunch on Tuesday,
October 4, 2011 to hear his plan for the future of Alaska's travel
industry.
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RUN
WITH THE PAC, 5K FUN RUN & WALK
AN ALASKA TRAVEL PAC
FUNDRAISER |
Join us for a 5K Fun Run & Walk during the ATIA Convention &
Trade Show to raise money for the Alaska Travel PAC. Support candidates
who understand and work to enhance Alaska's travel industry. Runners,
walkers and politicos of all abilities are welcome. Prizes will be given
for the best political figure costume. If the thought of early morning
exercise is unseemly then filibuster and make a contribution.
- Date: October 6, 2011, 8:15am in Juneau, AK
- Click
here for more information
| UPDATE |
|
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION |
16 members of ATIA are currently running for one of seven open seats on
the ATIA Board of Directors. Although ballots were mailed to you on August
31, 2011 we are aware that ballots sent to Juneau and Ketchikan were slow
to be delivered by the postal service. If you are the main contact for
your company, please return your ballot as soon as possible to ensure they
arrive at our office by the 5pm Friday, September 30, 2011 deadline. All
ballots will be counted that evening and new members of the board of
directors will be installed on Monday, October 3, 2011.
| NEW |
| ADD
A QUESTION TO THE 2011 CONVERSION STUDY
|
Did you know that your company can order custom reports of our annual
Conversion Study data and/or add a custom question to the Conversion Study
survey? This annual survey of inquirers to ATIA will provide responses
from approximately 22,000 respondents. Your custom report can focus on
visitors to a specific community, visitors that participate in a specific
activity, visitors by mode of travel or type of traveler.
The cost to order a custom report is $600.
The cost to receive a report and add custom questions is:
- $1,200 to add one question
- $1,800 to add two questions
- $2,400 to add three questions
The deadline to add questions is September 26, 2011. Custom reports of
Conversion Study data can be ordered at any time by contacting
Kathy Dunn.
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|
2012 TRAVEL AGENT ALASKA MAILING |
Back by popular demand, ATIA invites you to participate in a co-op
mailing to top-producing travel agencies in North America. This is a great
opportunity to reach a large number of qualified travel agents with your
Alaska product, all at an economical rate! Don't miss this once-a-year
co-op opportunity.
This mailing is a great fit for:
- Any member with a printed rack card, flier or brochure and offers
commissions
- Tour Operators, Wholesalers
- Destination Marketing Organizations (CVBs etc)
- Distribution: 3,500 packets to qualified US/Canadian Agents
- Price: $500 - $750 depending on your brochure size
- Registration Deadline: November 18, 2011
- Materials Deadline: January 6, 2012
- Click
here to register
| OTHER
CO-OP PROGRAMS NOW AVAILABLE |