Getting Started in Group Travel
Are you curious about starting a group travel program? Looking for a way to grow your company? Want to learn how to add group tours to your travel agency portfolio? We have a wealth of free resources to help.
In-Depth Downloads
Whether you're just getting started in group travel or looking for ways to take your program to the next level, we have resources to help. Our free PDF downloads are full of expert ideas and intelligence to help you succeed.
Travel Free and Bring Your Friends
Our most popular download has step-by-step instructions for planning group trips that cost you nothing.
Group Games: Riddles for the Road
Find ten great games for keeping your travelers entertained on long drives. Includes answer keys.
Buyer's Guide for the Group Travel Industry
Learn from travel experts and tackle challenging topics in our deeply researched annual guide.
Your Group Travel Playbook
Interested in starting a group travel program and maybe even making money doing it? Our free PDF Travel Free and Bring Your Friends will teach you how.
Games Your Group Will Love
Looking for ways to entertain your travel tribe on long drives? Find a book full of fun in our free PDF Group Games: Riddles for the Road.
Your Guide to the Group Travel Industry
Learn from travel experts and tackle challenging topics in our free PDF Buyer's Guide for the Group Travel Industry.
Smart Conversations
Our podcast Gather and Go will help you plan, promote and lead better trips. Each episode features travel tips, insider information and conversations with experts that will take your group travel to the next level. Listen here or subscribe in your favorite podcast app.
BONUS: The Students Who Changed Nashville
Learn about the Black student singers who catalyzed Nashville's civil rights activism in this special bonus episode of the Gather and Go podcast.
Travel Law Insights You Can’t Afford to Miss
Travel attorney Jeff Ment joins the podcast to share the the most important legal issues facing tour operators — and why you may be vulnerable.
Pied Pipers: Group Travel Magic?
Peace and Peal Travel Co. founder Ali Raymer joins the podcast to share how she has built a thriving group travel business by partnering with "pied pipers."
BONUS: Group Travel’s Massive Impact
Group travel makes a massive impact on America’s economy — and we’ve got the data to prove it. On this episode of Gather and Go, Fred Ferguson and Lew Myers of the American Bus Association share the results of a brand new economic impact study that demonstrates just how important group travel really is to […]
REVEALED: Profit Secrets of Tourism Pros
Arival founder Douglas Quinby joins the podcast to share keys to profitability and other insights from a new multiday tour operator study.
One Company’s Secret to World Class Trips
James Redcay and and Stephanie Tiboris of Mid-America Productions join the podcast to share how a passion for classical music lead to a thriving tour company.
Insightful Articles
We have been covering group travel for more than 30 years. Our articles feature tons of basics for beginners, helpful how-to explainers and tons creative ideas for growing your travel organization.
Making a Profit Keeps Your Travel Business Viable
Profit isn’t a small thing — it’s the backbone of any small business. Here are five ways to increase your profit margins so you can keep planning great trips.
The Only Constant is Change
Association leaders unite to tackle obstacles to tourism growth.
Pass the Baton: Navigating Leadership Changes
Here are five problems currently facing legacy tour operators — from succession challenges to business development — and some potential solutions worth investing in.
Chartering a Cruise Ship
What’s better than exploring the world’s waterways aboard a luxurious cruise? Having the ship all to yourself. Here are a few common questions about chartering, answered.
Working with Receptive Operators
Whether you’re new to the industry and the concept of receptive operators or you just need a refresher course, here are some key points you should know about working with receptive operators to plan and lead better trips.
Group Travel Basics for Planning a National Park Trip
From Yellowstone's geysers to the Grand Canyon's red rock formations, America's national parks have earned top spots on countless travel bucket lists. Visiting one of these natural treasures requires some special considerations. We’ve got you covered with this guide to group travel to national parks.
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Essential Updates
Whether you're just getting started in group travel or looking for ways to take your program to the next level, we have resources to help. Our free magazines and e-newsletters are full of the ideas and information you need most.
The Group Travel Minute
Our free e-newsletter brings you travel tips, destination ideas and business insights twice a month.
The Group Travel Leader
Our flagship print magazine brings you the best in group travel journalism 10 times per year.
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