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Group Planners - Attend the Expo and Build/Enrich Your Travel Program
Top 10 reasons to attend the
World Religious Travel Expo 2008 1. Learn how to build a thriving travel program or ministry. 2. Meet the "Who's Who" in faith tourism from travel providers to ministry leaders. 3. Discover new faith vacation products and services for your church/community. 4. Enrich your existing travel program to feature a diverse range of trips/events. 5. Learn how to promote your trips effectively to your members. 6. Find out how trips and events can serve as excellent fundraisers 7. Develop relationships with key faith tourism authorities, leaders, and personnel. 8. Find out about faith-based travel FAM trips for group leaders. 9. Participate in the most comprehensive educational conference ever hosted on faith tourism for group planners and leaders. 10. Become a part of history as the World Religious Travel Expo serves as the first-ever and most important gathering in the faith tourism industry. Welcome to the New Era of Faith Tourism for Group, Travel, & Event Planners It's a New Era in Faith Tourism today for churches and religious organizations. Many faith communities are launching travel programs for their members with trips ranging from pilgrimages to cruises to events and conferences to missions and much more.
How can attending the World Religious Travel Expo help you as an experienced or aspiring group travel or event planner? As the entire industry of faith tourism will be represented at the event, you will be able to meet in person leading destinations, tour operators, cruise lines, travel and cruise agencies, suppliers, and other travel providers. The result? You will be able to successfully enrich and expand your travel program on multiple fronts. For example, if you're program has never hosted a faith-based cruise (either as a leisure vacation or as a conference gathering), you will not only learn how to do this, but more so - you will learn how to do it effectively and with the right companies and travel providers.
And above all, by attending this fall's Expo, you will be participating in a historic event. Although religious tourism is considered possibly the oldest form of tourism (dating to the Egyptian Empire), no major tourism event or tradeshow has ever been held with all segments represented including pilgrimages, missions, cruises, conferences/events, attractions, retreats, and much more. As such, the World Religious Travel Expo will serve as a major pivot point in shaping a New Era in Faith Tourism.
Looking for Diverse Vacation Experiences
Today your church and faith community members are looking for quality, first class travel products. And they are looking for something new, a more diverse range of travel and event experiences. Here are some exciting new travel products and opportunities that you'll learn about at this fall's Expo:
Which of the following faith vacations & events does your travel or events program currently promote? The role of WRTA & Expo 2008 is to help your program expand and embrace the many faith vacation and event options available:
The Key Question...
Is our travel or events program fully tapping into the many faith-based travel vacations and events available and desired by our members?
What Will You Experience at Expo 2008?
Two Forums for Group
Planners
1. The Tradeshow The
International Tradeshow provides group planners an opportunity to
meet in person with
today’s top travel companies, agencies, suppliers, and providers to the faith
community. All segments of religious tourism are represented
including pilgrimage, missions, leisure vacations, cruises,
attractions, conferences/events, retreat guesthouses, Christian camps, and
much more. The tradeshow serves as the foundation of new or
strengthened relationships with the very organizations that can
assist your travel ministry for years to come.
2. The Educational Conference
Educational seminars hosted by leading travel providers and ministry
leaders. Learn how to begin or develop a thriving travel ministry,
while also discovering the today’s most popular vacations for
churches and organizations. As travel is one of the most effective
ways to build and share fellowship, the Educational Conference alone
is worth attending the Expo.
How can I learn more about being a
Group Planner and starting a Travel Ministry?
Simply click on any of the following 5 stories...
How much does it cost to attend the Expo? In order to assist group and event planners in attending this historic event and gathering for the faith tourism industry, the World Religious Travel Association is sponsoring most of the cost for planners to attend. Hence, the cost for group planners to attend the Expo is only $175 for WRTA Associates. Click here to view the cost to attend the Expo. (Special note: There is no cost to become a WRTA Associate; to sign up as a complimentary Associate click here.) How do I register to attend the Expo? All registrations are done online and registering is very easy and quick. To register online to attend the Expo, simply click here.
Want more info about Expo 2008? Read on!...
Who will be at the Expo? More than 500 total attendees and exhibitors (including travel providers, agencies, and group planners) are expected at the Expo broken down as follows:
Who is World Religious Travel Association (WRTA)? The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) is the leading organization dedicated to shaping, enriching and expanding the faith tourism industry. WRTA exists to bring the worldwide travel trade and North American religious travel consumer together for the primary purpose of promoting and providing quality travel experiences. As the "Source and Voice" for the faith tourism industry, WRTA provides members opportunities to network, learn, contribute, and lead. How can I learn more about Faith Tourism in 5 Minutes? Simply click here to view the engaging, inspirational, and very educational video on Faith Tourism: www.religioustravelassociation.com/5minutevideo.asp
You can also read a cover story on faith tourism or view a Faith Tourism Powerpoint by clicking here: www.religioustravelassociation.com/faithtourism.asp How can I become a member of WRTA? To learn more about becoming a WRTA member, visit www.religioustravelassociation.com or call 1-800-657-1288.
To join WRTA, simply click here www.religioustravelassociation.com/travelindustries.htm.
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