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Last month, the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) had 9661 full-text downloads and 109 new submissions to the [email protected] Amherst Digital Commons Dashboard.

The most popular papers were: 

• The Benefits of Travel: : Family and Relationships Review of Literature (296 downloads)
  https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2013/AcademicPapers_Oral/16

• Factors Influential to Tourism Experiences of People with Mobility Impairments (230 downloads)
  https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2012/Visual/25

• Assessing Tourism Planning: Goals and Objectives for Egyptian Tourism (139 downloads)
  https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2011/Oral/44

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Amanda Hite, STR CEO joined TTRA President Nate Gieryn on July 19, 2021, for a discussion on how the hospitality industry weathered the past 18 months, a look toward the future for hospitality, and the opportunities provided to the industry with the recent acquisition of STR by commercial real estate company, CoStar Group.

Membership in TTRA says to the global community that you strive to meet the same exceptional standards regardless if you work in academia, for a destination, or as a provider of tourism research and marketing solutions.

TTRA is proud to welcome the following new members:

• Jessica Frahm, Arkansas Dept of Parks, Heritage & Tourism
• Angie Brady, Fayetteville Area CVB
• David Nash, Fayetteville Area CVB
• Faith Rex, SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc
• Casey Moran, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Sean Keliiholokai, West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board
• Tom Kiely, West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board
• Jeff Morris, West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board
• Kelsey Blevins, Zartico
• Esra Calvert, Zartico
• Mary Flynn, Zartico

Few industries are as dynamic or exciting as travel and tourism. Every day, it’s being reimagined and remade by tectonic shifts in culture, economics, and technology.

As the travel and tourism ecosystem transforms, professionals across the industry and around the world want quality research on which to make informed decisions. The Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) is where they find it. For more than 45 years, TTRA has been the industry’s go-to for evidence-based, global data and analysis.

The association unites the travel and tourism research community: university academics, professional practitioners, and users of research – so they can network, collaborate, and ideate in person and across borders.

Learn more about becoming a member

The Travel and Tourism Research Association is pleased to announce that four new members are joining the current board of directors. TTRA’s president, Nate Gieryn, announced, “I am thrilled to welcome these four talented individuals. Their unique backgrounds and diverse experience will make them a great asset to the Travel and Tourism Research Association’s board and the organization.”

Chelsea Benitez Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board	Jeff Dalley Tourism Insight Limited	Lauren Phillips Visit Fort Worth	Heath Dillard Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Term:  6/21 – 5/24	Term:  6/21 – 5/24	Term:  6/21 – 5/24	Term: 6/21 – 5/22