President's Podium: Travel MarketPlace Conference - Nothing like it!
The Travel MarketPlace conference is making its mark and I have not seen anything like it for a long time. I want to thank our friends at Acclaim Meetings for their loyal partnership and believing in the need for a conference of this kind in Canada for Canadian Travel Agents. We are very proud to be part of it.
This event is the perfect platform to deliver education and training for travel agents to fine tune, brand and grow their business so that they can add greater value to consumers. Not to be compared to consortium or franchise conferences, this conference was inclusive to all agents that wanted to participate to get better and be better in all that they do.
In conjunction with the conference, agents were able to write the exam for their Certified Travel Counsellor designation. The CTC exam was offered in a fully proctored setting with an introduction by Christine Chilton, CTM and ACTA’s Director of Education.
Preceding the cocktail reception on the first evening ACTA recognized members by presenting the ACTA/Air Canada awards to the winners who excelled in their category.
With many highlights throughout the 2 day period, I share with you some of the stories from our friends in the media:
Sincerely,
David McCaig, President and COO | ACTA
2ND ANNUAL TRAVEL MARKETPLACE: PACKED AGENDA, DOUBLED ATTENDANCE
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/2nd-Annual-Travel-MarketPlace-Packed-Agenda-Doubled-Attendance
MAXIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT TRAVEL MARKETPLACE
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Maximize-Your-Experience-at-Travel-MarketPlace
Travel MarketPlace Exceeds Expectations
http://www.travelpress.com/travel-marketplace-exceeds-expectations/#.VYsFsUvXu2w
Travel MarketPlace Draws a Crowd
http://www.travelpress.com/travel-marketplace-draws-a-crowd/#.VYsGMkvXu2w
Travel MarketPlace zeroes in on learning, development
http://paxnews.com/article/travel-marketplace-zeroes-learning-development
On the floor at Travel MarketPlace
http://paxnews.com/article/floor-travel-marketplace
Summer Sales… Sizzling Or Slumping?
http://www.openjaw.com/newsroom/article/8358/summer-sales-sizzling-or-slumping