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Texas Travel Industry Update - Life's Better in a State of Travel
April 3, 2014
In This Issue
Are You Ready For Summer Fun at a Discount Price?
Donate to TravelPAC Today!
Texas Travel Fair Is Two Weeks Away! Are You Registered?
TxDOT Introduces Travel Industry Partner Page
Member News
Upcoming Events
April 16-17, 2014

May 3-11, 2014
Texas Travel & Tourism Week

June 16-20, 2014
 
September 28-October 1, 2014
Texas Travel Summit - Galveston Island

June 21-26, 2015
Travel & Tourism College - Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort 
 
 

Important 2014 Election Dates

Please make note of the following dates of importance:

April 28-May 6, 2014
Early Voting for SD4 Vacant Seat

May 10, 2014
Special Election to fill SD4 Vacant Seat

May 19-23, 2014                     

Early Voting for Run Off

 

May 27, 2014  

Primary Runoff

 

Oct 26-31, 2014

Early Voting for General Election

 

November 4, 2014                  

General Election

 

Are You Ready For Summer Fun at a Discount Price?
PITP 2012
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SUMMER FUN 
AT A DISCOUNT PRICE?

SAVE $$$ ON YOUR FAVORITE THEME PARKS, ATTRACTIONS & WATERPARKS.

We are so excited to have so many great attraction, theme park and waterpark discount tickets available for the 2014 Season! Check it out!
  • SeaWorld San Antonio Fun Cards
  • SeaWorld San Antonio Plus Aquatica Fun Cards (limited supply)
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • Six Flags Over Texas
  • Natural Bridge Caverns
  • Hurricane Harbor
  • Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels
  • Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark
  • Schlitterbahn Beach Resort, South Padre Island
  • Splashtown San Antonio
  • Wet 'N Wild Splashtown Houston
AND, remember, EVERYONE who is employed by your organization is eligible for these discounts!  

Click HERE to purchase discount tickets!
Or call 512-328-8842

Please Post This Flyer Where Your Co-Workers & Employees Can See It! 

Donate to TravelPAC Today!
TTIA created the TravelPAC to provide TTIA members with an additional tool in our efforts to affect legislation and regulation by helping those elected officials who have shown interest and support for the Texas travel and tourism industry.

 

We need everyone's active and committed involvement in TTIA's advocacy efforts and we need your support of the TravelPAC

 

Donate Personal Funds to the TravelPAC Today!  
Texas Travel Fair Is Two Weeks Away! Are You Registered?

April 16-17
South Padre Island, TX

Exhibiting at the Texas Travel Fair gives TTIA Members the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the travel counselors, who give guidance to millions of visitors to Texas every year, and educate them on what's new at your destination (i.e. attractions, events, festivals, etc.).
 
The travel counselors who attend this event work at TxDOT Travel Information Centers, AAA offices, city visitor centers, Texas Parks and Wildlife offices, and Texas Highways magazine.  
 
NEW FOR 2014! 
  • There will not be an Awards Luncheon on Thursday after Travel Fair. All awards will be announced at the new Stars of Texas Awards Dinner on Wednesday night. The dinner will begin at 6:30pm and the Appreciation Party will follow at 8pm.
  • On Thursday, we will begin with a breakfast with the travel counselors from 8:00am - 8:45am. All exhibitors are encouraged to attend. The Texas Travel Fair will follow breakfast from 9:00am - 12noon.
  • There will be a Mail Back Center for the Travel Counselors this year, but there are restrictions. Each travel counselor will have the ability to fill one 24" x 18" x 18" box with items (20lb weight limit) and have it shipped to their office. Please keep this in mind if you plan to bring promotional gift items.  
  • Exhibitors will need to have a one page information sheet that talks about what is new in your destination or attraction to give each travel counselor. Bring approximately 95 copies.
  • All events conclude at 12noon on Thursday.
Contact Jennifer Roush at [email protected] if you have questions.
 
 
Registration Rates 
$460 - include booth space and registration for one person
$99 - Additional attendees from the same organization sharing the booth


TxDOT Introduces Travel Industry Partner Page
In an effort to create a one-stop shop for its travel industry partners, TxDOT's Travel Information Division introduces a new portal on the agency's website, TxDOT.gov. The Travel Industry Partner Page offers a streamlined, easy-to-follow process to access TxDOT resources for marketing and promoting destinations.

 

The Travel Industry Partner Page connects industry partners with resources for reaching their audiences, distributing brochures, hosting events, getting travel leads, and more. Resources include:

Visit the Travel Industry Partner Page at TxDOT.gov for more in-depth information and to start taking advantage of this helpful collection of resources. To register as a new user, follow these instructionsNote: registration authorization can take up to two business days.

 

If you have any questions about the new TxDOT Travel Industry Partner Page, ordering bulk materials, or accessing the leads database, please contact Doug Martin at 512-486-5813.

 

Member News
  • Texas Tourism Launches #TexasToDo, an integrated social media content marketing program! Be a Tex-pert and share content with potential visitors to Texas. Find out more here!
  • USA TODAY Names Port Aransas a Top 10 Spring Break Destination. Port Aransas ranked as the #5 beach destination for college spring breakers according to Facebook check-ins last year. Read the story here!
  • Thank you to Kim Phillips, Denton CVB, for including us in her recent DRC Denton Original column!  Life is Better in a State of Travel! Read the article here.
  • Congratulations to Morehead, Dotts & Rybak (MDR) for taking home Best of Show among several other top honors at the 2013 American Advertising Awards.  Read all about it!
  • Congratulations to the San Antonio CVB! Their City of Yellow Roses campaign won "Best Marketing Campaign," presented by Centro San Antonio at the Downtown's Best Awards event on March 28.
  • Splashtown Houston now Wet 'N Wild Splashtown! The Houston area waterpark recently went through a multi-million dollar transformation and added new attractions. Read more here.
  • Staff Changes and Congratulations!
    • Frisco CVB welcomes Charlie Spiegel, Director of Sales & Services
    • Frisco CVB's Anna Blakeley, National Sales Manager, recognized as an industry leader in Collaborate magazine's "40 Under 40"
    • Steve Dieterichs, formerly of the Corsicana CVB, joined the Granbury CVB as Tourism Communications & Marketing Director

    • Heather Juarez, previously with the Granbury CVB, joined the Cleburne CVB as Tourism Marketing Director 

  • If your organization has news to share - awards, staff changes, special offers, hosting a big industry event, etc, send the information to Janice Langlinais at [email protected] and we'll try to include it in an upcoming newsletter.

 

TTIA Premier Members

Chair's Circle Members

Board Circle Members

President's Circle Members

American Airlines 

Dallas Cowboys Football Club & AT&T Stadium

Landry's Inc. 

Madden Media 

Schlitterbahn Waterparks 

Aglet Media
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Experience Arlington 

Grapevine CVB 

Greater Houston CVB

Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce

Phillips Entertainment, Inc.

San Antonio CVB

Southwest Airlines 

Traders Village 

 

 

The Atkins Group

Austin Convention Center

 

 

Lonestar Members

BarkleyREI
Best Western International

First Class Tours

Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa

Natural Bridge Caverns

Premium Outlets/ SIMON 

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Six Flags Over Texas/Hurricane Harbor

Space Center Houston

Splashtown Houston

 

 

 

 

 

 


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