About Us
The Group Travel Leader Inc. is a Lexington, Kentucky-based publishing company that currently owns and publishes three national travel industry publications. Founded by publisher Mac Lacy and his partner, Charlie Presley, The Group Travel Leader Inc. was created to identify specific niches in the travel industry and deliver key readerships in those niches to prospective advertisers.
Conferences and marketplaces for these travel industry niches are managed by Presley in Salem, Ohio, through the offices of the Group Travel Family. These meetings serve to complete the marketing loop for these influential readers by bringing buyers and sellers of travel face to face annually for education, entertainment, sponsorship opportunities and sales sessions.
Our Magazines
The Group Travel Leader
Regarded as the industry’s most trusted voice since 1990, The Group Travel Leader is published 10 times per year and is read by more than 30,000 travel buyers and industry professionals in print and digital editions.
Select Traveler
America’s only magazine for bank, alumni and chamber travel planners, Select Traveler is published quarterly and reaches more than 11,000 top-tier decision-makers for affluent groups in print and online. Formerly Bank Travel Management, Select Traveler serves as the official magazine of the Select Traveler Conference.
Going On Faith
Since 1997, Going On Faith has been the voice of faith-based travel across the globe. Read by more than 11,000 qualified travel planners for churches and religious organizations in print and online, Going on Faith serves as the official magazine of the Going On Faith Conference.
Small Market Meetings
Our sister company, Pioneer Publishing Inc, publishes Small Market Meetings, America’s only magazine dedicated to second- and third-tier cities and their venues. More than 22,000 qualified meeting planners read Small Market Meetings every month to learn about distinctive venues and towns outside the country’s largest cities.
Our Staff
Advertising Sales Manager
Controller
Staff Writer and Project Coordinator
Chief Morale Officer
President & Publisher
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Senior Writer
Creative Director
Vice President, Executive Editor
Graphic Designer and Circulation Manager