2005 Releases 2001 Releases
2004 Releases 2000 Releases
2003 Releases 1999 Releases
2002 Releases 1998 Releases

2005
 
12/13/05 MAUPINTOUR WITHDRAWS FROM USTOA MEMBERSHIP
4/22/05 JETABOUT NORTH AMERICA IS USTOA’S NEWEST MEMBER
2004
 
10/12/04 USTOA REPORTS 2004 INCREASE IN
VACATION PACKAGE SALES
Euro Expected to Impact Tour and Vacation Package Sales Next Year
8/30/04 USTOA NAMES ITALY, ALASKA
TOP VACATION DESTINATIONS FOR 2004
8/30/04 FROM HISTORIC BATTLE FIELDS TO DUTCH MASTERS, TOURS AND PACKAGES HAVE IT ALL
USTOA CITES WEALTH OF EXPERIENCES
6/01/04 SUNBURST HOLIDAYS RESIGNS USTOA MEMBERSHIP
4/28/04 USTOA AND POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE TO LAUNCH DREAM DESTINATION SURVEY FOR PHOTO BUFFS
10/15/04 ONCE BACKPACKERS AND HITCHHIKERS, NOW BABY BOOMERS FOCUS ON ONE COUNTRY
USTOA Reports Tour Operators Designing Targeted Packages
2003
 
10/06/03 USTOA AIDS FAR & WIDE PASSENGERS
More than 35 Companies Offer Assistance
9/03/003 USTOA NAMES ITALY, LAS VEGAS
TOP VACATION DESTINATIONS FOR 2003
4/29/03 USTOA LAUNCHES "WE'RE THERE FOR YOU" RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Designed To Reassure Travelers, Help Travel Agents Sell Tours and Packages
2002
 
12/9/02 USTOA VOTES TO AMEND BYLAWS
12/9/02 ICTA AND USTOA ENHANCE PARTNERSHIP:
Additional Joint Programs and Bonus Commission Incentives Planned
12/9/02 NEW USTOA WEBSITE MAKES VACATION PLANNING SIMPLE
8/6/02 USTOA TOUR OPERATORS SCORE ON TRAVEL & LEISURE READER POLL
At Will FREEGATE TOURISM INC. NO LONGER USTOA MEMBER
4/25/02 TAKE THE VACATION PERSONALITY QUIZ Free, Revised Pamphlet from USTOA
2001
 

12/04/01

2002 USTOA OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED

12/04/01

ROYAL CELEBRITY TOURS JOINS USTOA

12/04/01

USTOA AND ICTA FORM MARKETING PARTNERSHIP

12/04/01

2001 USTOA CONFERENCE WELCOME SPEECH
Ed Jackson, Chairman

12/04/01

YEAR OF AWARENESS & ACHIEVEMENT FOR USTOA's TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

12/4/01

INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER AWARDED $25,000 FOR INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS

11/13/01

PLEASANT HOLIDAYS RESIGNS USTOA MEMBERSHIP
Japan & Orient Tours and Journeys of Discovery

10/08/01

USTOA TOUR OPERATOR MEMBERS OFFER SPECIAL CANCELLATION POLICIES FOLLOWING WORLD TRADE CENTER CRISIS
Some Companies Extend Cancellation Waivers as Association Encourages Public to Travel 

At Will

USTOA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO SHOW SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY
First annual USTOA/Travelers Conservation Foundation Leadership Summit set for Dominican Republic October 25-28

6/19/01

ABREU TOURS JOINS USTOA

6/8/01

ITALY, LAS VEGAS SCORE AGAIN AS TOP VACATION DESTINATIONS FOR 2001
Mexico Shows Strength, London is Top Quick Getaway in Annual USTOA Poll

5/30/01

USTOA DROPS VISTA TRAVEL VENTURES MEMBERSHIP

4/11/01

TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP SAVE SITES OF IMPORTANCE TO TOURISM

3/30/01

GOWAY TRAVEL JOINS USTOA

2/26/01

RITZ TOURS IS NEWEST USTOA MEMBER

1/13/01

USTOA URGES AGENTS TO CHECK OUT TOUR OPERATOR MEMBERSHIPS
Internet Can be New Avenue for Misrepresentation/Know The Travel Company Before Putting Your Clients' Deposits Down

2000
 

12/11/00

YEAR 2001 USTOA OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED

12/11/00

CONSUMER EDUCATION TOPS USTOA 2000 P.R. AGENDA
Vacation Personality Quiz and Travel Fraud Prevention Take Center Stage

12/11/00

TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION MAKES STRIDES IN ITS FIRST YEAR

12/11/00

USTOA DISCONTINUES SUNMAKERS, KAILANI HAWAII, HAWAII LEISURE MEMBERSHIP

11/7/00

BRUCE BECKHAM NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF USTOA TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

9/25/00

SITA WORLD TRAVEL JOINS USTOA

8/1/00

USTOA ADDS TWO NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS
Organization's Total at 61 Active Members

5/4/00

THREE NEW MEMBERS JOIN USTOA: AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, EUROPEAN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT, TRAVEL CONNECTION

2/17/00

USTOA MEMBERS MEET WITH INDIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES
Out-Of-Country Workshop Examines Ways to Increase Tourism from the U.S.

1/11/00

SAMMONS TRAVEL GROUP JOINS USTOA

1999
 

12/11/99

USTOA ENTERS MILLENNIUM WITH DRIVE TO "PRESERVE OUR GLOBAL HERITAGE"
Travelers Conservation Foundation Formed

At Will

YEAR 2000 OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED

9/20/99

USTOA CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF FILM, "IF IT'S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM" WITH INTENSIFIED PR CAMPAIGN

8/19/99

EF INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE, INC. JOINS USTOA

6/7/99

USTOA SURVEY FINDS AGENTS RELY ON TELEPHONE FOR BOOKINGS, INTERNET FOR RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION

6/4/99

"THE USTOA ADVANTAGE" IS THE NEWEST ADDITION TO USTOA'S "SMART TRAVELER'S PLANNING KIT"

1998
 

7/7/98

USTOA INTRODUCES NEW LOGO DESIGN