ACTA celebrates Travel Agent Day!

May 4 is Travel Agent Day! ACTA has been celebrating Travel Agent Day since 2013 when ACTA member Colleen Lorenzen of Uniglobe Carefree Travel Group in Saskatchewan and founder of Travel Agent day introduced the concept to us and proposed that the we use our social media network and email communications on the first Wednesday in May to reach out and support our members by acknowledging their expertise and professionalism. 

In 2014 while continuing to aknowledge Travel Agent day through social media and email communications our Regional Managers also took to the streets to visit members and hand out treats. 

Last year we maintained our presence online and through member visits but also launched a consumer facing website (bookwithatravelagent.ca) and a ‘Why I love my Travel Agent” contest in partnership with WestJet. 

This year we are celebrating Travel Agent week with our friends and members in attendance at the Travel MarketPlace conference.  The Travel MarketPlace conference is being held during Travel Agent Week and will have members of our board, council, regional managers and corporate office in attendance to contribute and take part in this professional development conference. We will also be honoring ACTA members at Travel MarketPlace by naming our ACTA Awards recipients in a ceremony that is followed by cocktails. 

Travel Agent Day is only 3 weeks away. This year Travel Agent Day  will be Wednesday May 4.  We have come a long way since Colleen started 5 years ago and great things are happening.  We hope that you will participate to make it a fun day and show your appreciation for Travel Agents all over Canada! 

Check out the official Travel Agent Day Facebook Page here