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Award Submissions now being Accepted – 51st Annual TTRA International Conference

AWARD SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED 
51st Annual TTRA International Conference
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 16-18, 2020

The Travel and Tourism Research Association awards program was developed to encourage and recognize excellence in the field of travel and tourism research and marketing. Entrants are judged on quality, originality, creativity, usefulness, results, and benefits to the travel and tourism industry.

Award opportunities for the 2020 TTRA International Conference include:  

Submit your documentation to apply for a 2020 TTRA International Conference award.  Award documentation MUST be received by end of the day by Sunday, March 29 2020 (NO EXCEPTIONS/NO EXTENSIONS).  To submit: CLICK HERE.

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J. R. Brent Ritchie – In Memoriam

Former TTRA President, John Raymond “Brent” Ritchie passed away on Tuesday, December 17 at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.
 
He served as president of TTRA in 1982 during his tenure at the University of Calgary where he played a key role building the Haskayne School of Business.
 
Brent’s contributions to the field of tourism management  practice have been widely recognized, with honors that include the TTRA Lifetime Achievement Award, the United Nations World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize, the Tourism Industry of Alberta’s ALTO Award, and the University of Calgary’s Internationalization Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1995, he became the inaugural holder of the U of C’s Professorship in Tourism Management. In 2012 he was recognized with the Dean’s Lifetime Scholar Award by the Haskayne School of Business, and in 2015 was named Faculty Professor in acknowledgment of his extraordinary contributions to the school.
 

2020 GWTTRA Conference Releases Call for Student Papers

Doubletree by Hilton, Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 25-27, 2020

Would you like to present or publish a paper at the Greater Western Chapter (GWTTRA) Annual Conference ON “Cultural Travel?”

Cultural tourism is a subset of tourism, primarily concerned with a country or region’s culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Below you will find the call for proposals. For more information on conference and hotel, visit www.GWTTRA.com.
Presentation date will be March 27th
Proposals are welcome on any area of travel and tourism research and they do not need to follow exactly the theme of the conference. However, we do encourage proposals focusing on the conference theme: of “Cultural Travel.”

1.  Proposals are due by Feb 15th 2020, 11:00 pm, PT. 
2.  All proposals are submitted via email to:
3.  John@GWTTRA.com Please note in the subject line, that this is a paper for the 2020 conference. Please keep a copy of your paper and email.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Conference registration tickets are available here!

TTRA Educational Webinar Series Presents: The Current State of Search

The Current State of Search: presented by simpleview

If your DMO is spending hours and hours creating great content for your destination, it only makes sense that you want that content to reach as many potential visitors as possible. And that means implementing an effective SEO strategy. In this session, we will be sharing insights from the second edition of their State of SEO for DMOs report, which covers the latest in DMO search, from advanced original research on the industry to algorithm changes relevant to DMOs. Join us to learn how to identify keyword opportunities, how to best structure your content, why you need links, and so much more – all from a travel and tourism industry perspective

Date: January 29th, 2020
Time: 11:30AM EST
Length: 45 minutes

REGISTER HERE

Registration Rates:
TTRA Members: FREE
Non-Members: US$30

Members – please remember to log in before registering so the system recognizes you as a member and gives you the correct webinar price.

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