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FTA Launches #TakeFamilyTime Campaign
#TakeFamilyTime is an advocacy campaign meant to rally its membership around the alarming trend of American parents not using all their vacation days and raise the awareness of the importance of traveling together as a family.
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2018 Family Travel Survey Reveals the Deepest Wants and Needs of Families
FTA members dug deep into insights about the family travel market during a Monday morning session highlighted by Peter Bopp, FTA Director of Strategy.
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The Benefits of Traveling with Kids
If you see the world as a rich learning environment, here are nine key benefits to brood on when pondering the benefits of traveling with kids.
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Wyoming Encourages Families to Celebrate and Educate During Women’s Suffrage 150th Anniversary
Nothing educates like travel does. Learning history from a textbook, or even through video, can’t match the opportunity for a child to be immersed in an environment where they can experience history firsthand. That’s why the Wyoming Office of Tou
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Taking Family Time: With Media Member Kirsten Maxwell
Back in 2015, the US Travel Association (USTA) launched Project: Time Off, to change the culture surrounding the use of personal time off. For the next three years, the USTA invested in groundbreaking research, publicizing the benefits of using vacat
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Raising Confident Travelers
Do you strive to raise citizens of the world? Sharing your knowledge, while teaching them to make their own way, will create confidant and compassionate travelers for the future. Here are a five tips for empowering the next generation of explorers.
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What can we do to help America #TakeFamilyTime more?
Two weeks ago, we presented some of the obstacles you see preventing parents from taking more vacations. Since then, eight more of you filled out our feedback form and provided us with your input. THANK YOU for your engagement. THIS is why we launch
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Why I left Wall Street to launch a Cuba travel business
Who knew that building a business in an emerging market would be such a gut-wrenching experience? Yet, as a 30-year old Harvard Business School graduate, I set out to pursue my dream of launching a socially conscious travel company.
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Take Over Our FTA Social Media in 2019
Social media is one of the key ways FTA members stay in touch with each other and their followers. In 2019, we will continue to expand platforms on Facebook and Instagram for our members, so you can demonstrate your talent and offerings.
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FTA Join Forces with Northstar Media To Help Agents Sell To Families
The FTA collaborated with Family Getaways and the Northstar Travel Group to further their efforts to educate travel professionals on selling family travel.
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FTA Summit 2018 Serves Up Passion, Innovation and Insights
The 150 delegates who attended left Bermuda with a renewed sense of excitement and resolution about the opportunities the family travel market offers their businesses.
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Life Travel Map by Global CommUnity
Raising a global citizen takes planning The key years for travel with your child are ages 5 to 18. During those 13 years, families are also juggling extracurricular activities and life road bumps that will further limit your travel time options.
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5 Ways To Help Nurture Your Child’s Love of Animals – At Home and Away!
Animals hold a special place in our hearts – and anyone with children knows this love starts at a young age. Some of our first words are the sounds made by favorite animals.
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US family travel experts share their best trips
When you live in a country as vast and varied as the US, it’s hard to decide where to spend that oh-so-precious family vacation. And the answer also depends on your point of origin and how far you’re prepared to go.
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Family Travel and Responsible Tourism
A comprehensive collection of reasons and arguments why everyone should engage in more family travel and responsible tourism.
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How to Be a Responsible Family Travel Champion: Top Tips
We asked our members to share their top tips about making responsible family travel decisions. Here’s what they had to say.
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One Adventure to Have with Kids in Every State… Before They Grow Up!
There's a ton to see and do across America. Road-tripping is the best way to see and do it all. Here are some favorite family RV adventures to have in each state.
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Why Agents Should Embrace Cost-Conscious Family Travel
Regardless of budget, all families deserve great vacations. To help, travel agents must embrace cost-conscious family travel.
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