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Q&A: Mariana Watson, Commercial Director of Coltur Peru
Coltur Peru has spent 65 years spreading a love for Peru and creating positive impact through travel. The travel company has roots in a family history of adventure and travel, “deeply engrained ethics, extensive knowledge of our country and unwaver
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Q&A with Jessica Griscavage, Founder of Runway Travel
As a Family Travel Association board member for the last three years and new chair of the association’s Travel Advisor committee, Jessica Griscavage cares deeply about making family travel unforgettable. After many years working for McCabe World Tr
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Q&A: Eric Lutey, Business Development Manager for Family Travel Association
FTA is proud to announce our new business development manager, Eric Lutey; who brings many years of tour and travel industry experience to the role. Lutey started his career a little over 20 years ago, working as a student tour operator in Michigan,
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Q&A With David Gilmore, Director Strategic Partnerships for Panorama Travel Solutions
Working with Panorama, a Travel and Leisure Co. brand, David Gilmore’s goal is to help travel businesses bring convenience, information, inspiration and value to their customers. Panorama is delivering a full suite of travel solutions and B2B partn
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Q&A with Chitra Stern, CEO of Martinhal
Owner and founding board member of Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts, Chitra is a passionate entrepreneur and real-estate & hotel developer, working alongside her business-partner and husband, Roman, on their projects in Portugal. They have h
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Q&A with Yvonne Lane, Founder & Managing Director of Destination Sitters
Destination Sitters provides fully vetted, strictly screened, and highly experienced sitters for your travel experiences. Whether you want a night out on the town without the kids, desire extra assistance in an amusement park, or have special
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Heather Greenwood Davis Named 2020 FTA Person-of-the-Year; Travel Advisors Named FTA People of the Year
Continuing its annual tradition of honoring the late Keith Bellows, who helped pioneer the start of the organization in 2014, the FTA awarded its 2020 Person of the Year to Heather Greenwood Davis.
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Peter Greenberg Gives It to Us Straight
The Travel Detective and Travel Editor at CBS News started things off by giving us his professional take on what the next 5-6 months might look like for travelers.
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FTA Roundtable: Responding and Recovering from Covid-19
The FTA Spotlight, despite being virtual, managed to bring together a group of top industry executives from some of the leading brands in family travel.
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Heather Greenwood-Davis Keynote: The Future Is Family Travel
Heather’s “The Future Is Family Travel” keynote address was so well done, a written script would not do it justice so we urge you to check it out yourself.
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Family Travel Trends and Research
One of FTA’s newest members, JP Morgan Chase, sent Greg Stranz, Director of their Marriott Bonvoy Bold Family Travel program shared their research and how families will be planning their travels in the year ahead.
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The Psychology of Planning Family Travel with Dr. Jen
This year’s Spotlight audience was treated to a presentation from Dr. Jen Hartstein, a family psychologist, author, and television personality who leads a family psychotherapy practice.
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