Cassandra Blankenship recently attended the Select Traveler Conference at Cheyenne, Wyoming as a member of the marketing staff at Group Travel Family of Brands "“ her first travel industry event.

Southeast Tourism Society will celebrate 30 years of Marketing College, its unique continuing education program for the travel and tourism industry, this summer. 

The Group Travel Family of Brands recently interviewed Christian Leibl-Cote, Collette's senior vice president of global business; he was asked to explain his company's effort and to share its philosophy with the travel industry.

A historic tourism relic is returning to its home in Montana, as a 1935 Yellowstone Park bus that was purchased and refurbished by Charlie and Kathleen Presley makes its way back west.

"Look Before You Book: Put Bus Safety First" is a campaign promoted by FMCSA to assist in the safe chartering of motorcoaches.

Kristi Lee, director of the Leavenworth Convention and Visitors Bureau, visited the Group Travel Family of Brands exhibit booth at the ABA Marketplace in January and won a complimentary registration to any Group Travel Family of Brands conference of her choice.

Word Travels, a new receptive operator, has been founded by Amy Lutz, a veteran of the group travel industry.

Visit Topeka will be the host of the 2022 African American Travel Conference (AATConf/AATC), April 12-14, and is inviting travel planners from across the country to visit Topeka, Kansas, to discover the tourism diversity the city has to offer.

Travel planners with a focus on boomer and mature groups are invited to experience Gwinnett, Georgia, and attend Boomers in Groups (BiG), an event designed to increase knowledge and talent in tourism.