The International Tradeshow * Showcase your products & services * Enjoy unprecedented networking * Meet buyers and planners * Develop partnerships * Build & strengthen relationships * Find new suppliers * Meet qualified prospects * Generate new leads

The Educational Conference * Learn from religious tourism experts * Discover trends, research, strategies * Enrich your faith vacations program * Develop vibrant travel ministry * Gain credentials through certifications * Participate in break-out sessions * Join panel discussions * Peer networking forums

 

The EVENT for Faith Tourism

Join hundreds of travel industry professionals and companies at the one event where all segments of the $18 billion religious tourist industry - trade and consumer – meet in person. The ideal place to build your brand, showcase your products and services, develop partnerships, find new products and services, gather information for future purchases, strengthen relationships with current suppliers, meet with customers, generate new qualified leads and build long term profitable relationships.  It’s the perfect place for companies and organizations to enter the religious travel market or expand their presence in the burgeoning faith tourism community. 

 

Changing.  New Travel Experiences.

Today religious travelers are looking for quality, first class travel products.  And they are looking for something new, a more diverse range of travel experiences with a spiritual emphasis.  Exciting new opportunities for tailored religious travel products exist in these market segments:

Pilgrimages Missions Conferences Retreats

Cruises Leisure Volunteer Vacations Adventure/Active

Attractions Christian Camps Family Student/Youth

 

Who will be at the Expo?

400-plus attendees are expected 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 global Religious Travel Industry. WRTA exists to bring the worldwide trade and North American religious consumer together for the primary purpose of promoting and providing quality travel experiences around the globe. As the Source and Voice for the Religious Travel Industry, WRTA provides members opportunities to network, learn, contribute, and lead.

 

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. You can register online as a Travel Agency Member. When you join WRTA, you become a member of the leading global network for faith tourism. Travel Industry Members can also enjoy substantial savings when registering for the World Religious Travel Expo. For travel trade companies and professionals, click here to view or print the WRTA brochure.

 

A Vast Global Industry

▪   $18 Billion Industry

▪   300 million faith-based travelers worldwide

▪   200 million Christian travelers worldwide

▪   100 million travelers to Biblical Lands and European holy sites annually

▪   400,000 churches and religious organizations in the United States

▪   50,000 churches & organizations in U.S. possess faith travel programs 

▪   25% of all American travelers interested in taking a “spiritual vacation”

▪   1,600,000 Christians embark on short-term missions each year

▪   14,700,000 people attended 17,000 religious meetings in 2006

▪   75% of faith-cruisers are first-timers

 

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