American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association tourism conference

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The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) proudly announces that their 19th Annual American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) will be hosted by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on September 11 – 14, 2017.

The annual AITC provides a high-quality educational forum to tribes, tribal businesses and other attendees to help them with their tourism development and marketing initiatives. As the only national conference on Indian Country tourism, AITC is designed to share knowledge, experience and best practices from tourism programs around the U.S., and features an impressive line-up of expert speakers whose experience provides new information and guidance for all, from tribes just entering the tourism industry to tribes with experience in travel and tourism.
This year’s sessions will feature how to: package a tour, attract tour operators, create itineraries, position your tribe for the international tourism market, develop tourism assessments and inventories, use the latest technologies and strategies for marketing and media, protect intellectual and cultural property, collaborate with state and federal agencies, discover agri-tourism, follow culinary trends and more.

“Through cultural and heritage tourism, tribes teach visitors from around the world about the unique cultures and traditions of Native America,” said Crystal Holtz, AIANTA Midwest Region Board Member and Sales Manager at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay. “We are excited to bring the 19th Annual American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) back to the Midwest Region this year. Tourism is at the forefront of national discussions in Indian Country, and AITC is a valuable entry point into those discussions and the decisions being made.”

Each year, AITC kicks off with fascinating, and unique mobile workshops that highlight the culture of the host tribes and foster networking opportunities for attendees to share, teach and learn from each other.

AIANTA will again offer tribes and tribal businesses free on-site registration and inclusion in the Indian Country destinations website NativeAmerica.travel.
AIANTA’s annual Enough Good People Silent Auction and Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. to raise funds for Indian Country tourism and hospitality scholarships. The awards event recognizes the “best of” the tribal hospitality and tourism industry, accompanied by dinner, entertainment and a silent auction featuring extraordinary items, which include Native artwork from all over the country and overnight stays at tribal destinations throughout Indian Country. All proceeds from the silent auction benefit the AIANTA scholarship fund.
To learn more about the 19th Annual AITC visit www.AITC2017.com (mobile workshops; hotel information; sponsorship, artisan and exhibitor information; speaker biographies; conference agenda; silent auction and award ceremony and more)
About AIANTA
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit association of Native American tribes and tribal businesses that was incorporated in 2002 to advance Indian Country tourism. The association is made up of member tribes from six regions: Alaska, Eastern, Midwest, Pacific, Plains and the Southwest. AIANTA’s mission is to define, introduce, grow and sustain American Indian and Alaska Native tourism that honors traditions and values.
To learn more, please visit www.aianta.org

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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