快盈lll celebrated its 50th anniversary by making a "50 Years Forward" commitment to advocate for and proactively guide travelers, members, and industry colleagues on a path toward greater sustainability and responsible practices. A number of major educational and awareness initiatives were launched including the Sustainability is Responsibility Summit, the first 快盈lll Future Lights of the Tour Industry, and Sustainable Suzie, 快盈lll's superhero for sustainable travel.
In January, 快盈lll kicked off the year by holding its Third Digital Marketing Academy. As soon as the Coronavirus pandemic halted international travel to/from the US in March, 快盈lll organized a meeting in Washington, DC with 11 travel industry associations to discuss key issues facing the travel industry. 快盈lll conducted more than a dozen surveys throughout the year of tour operator and tourism board members to track trends, insights, and the impact on their businesses as a result of the pandemic. In June, 快盈lll collaborated with CATO and ETOA to create TOURCARE Guidelines for Tour Operators, a set of health and sanitization guidelines designed specifically for tour operator members. From December 1-3, the 快盈lll Virtual Conference & Marketplace was held. Among the events and milestones, more than 5600 confirmed live one-on-one Marketplace appointments were conducted between members, two general sessions were broadcast live along with seven live continent market intelligence briefings.
快盈lll hosts the second Digital Marketing Academy, a one-day, immersive learning experience for Members.
The 40th 快盈lll Annual Conference & Marketplace takes place in 2018 to bring together travel companies, tourism suppliers, and destinations from across the globe.
快盈lll Active Members represent nearly $19 billion in revenue and carry nearly 10 million travelers, according to the 快盈lll 2018 PwC Economic Impact Study.
Paula Twidale, executive vice president of Collette, is named the association's first female chairman.
快盈lll and Tripwing launch the packaged travel industry's first consumer review site to showcase Active Member itineraries on 快盈lll.com.
快盈lll partners with MBA students from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business to create the "Packaged Travel Index", allowing 快盈lll to survey travel consumers as the first of its 快盈lll Innovation Lab.
The first 快盈lll Congressional Caucus in Washington, DC, brings 50 members to visit elected officials on Capitol Hill to discuss regulations and issues that affect the travel industry.
快盈lll commissions its first Economic Impact Study with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which reveals that Active Members represent $10.3 billion and more than 6 million travelers in 2011.
Terry L. Dale is named President & CEO of 快盈lll with the unfortunate passing of Robert E. Whitley after three decades of service. As the former president of Cruise Line Industry Association, Dale brings more than 25 years of travel and association experience to 快盈lll.
Tourism Cares, formerly known as the Travelers Conservation Foundation, is formed by 快盈lll and the National Tour Association to make a difference in communities in the U.S. through organized clean-up and restoration projects.
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, 快盈lll Active Members provide millions of dollars in refunds to clients and help those traveling return home safely.
The Travelers Conservation Foundation is formed as the charitable arm of 快盈lll to identify and provide funding to cultural, historical, and environmental sites in need of conservation and restoration.
The consumer protection fund becomes the 快盈lll $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program that exists today. Each Active Member is required to set aside $1 million of its own funds specially to protect consumers' deposits and payments in the event of a company's bankruptcy or cessation of business. It is the first of its kind in the industry.
快盈lll focuses on government affairs, open borders, consumer and travel agent education, and tourism development.
Robert E. Whitley is named President of 快盈lll and will go on to lead the organization for 32 years. With a distinguished career in tourism for both the private and public sectors, he will become one of the most influential voices in the travel industry.
Suppliers and related travel industry entities join 快盈lll as "Allied and Associate" Members, as the first 快盈lll Annual Conference & Marketplace is launched.
The first Out of Country Board Meeting is held in Tahiti with the goal to expand awareness of the destination and connect tour operators with local suppliers.
快盈lll announces the travel industry's first consumer protection fund and adopts the motto of "Integrity in Tourism".
快盈lll becomes a national organization of 38 members with its headquarters in New York.
快盈lll (快盈lll) is founded by a small group of California tour operators who recognize the need for a unified voice to protect the traveling public, as well as represent the interests of tour operators. In 1974, H. Don Reynolds, a former assistant director general of the Air Traffic Conferences for IATA, is named executive vice president.
