Religious Travel Publications



Religious Travel Buzz
Keeping you abreast of faith tourism news, announcements, and press releases
www.religioustravelassociation.com
As the official e-Newsletter publication of the World Religious Travel Association, Religious Travel Buzz keeps you abreast of the latest in faith travel news, events, and announcements. Each issue comes complete with stories of travel destinations, breaking news, company profiles, travel ministry tips, faith tourism conferences and events, and much more. To receive your complimentary subscription click here to JOIN WRTA.
Going on Faith
National newspaper for religious travel groups
www.goingonfaith.com
Going On Faith is the national newspaper for faith-based travel groups. The publication also serves as the official newspaper and host of the Going On Faith Conference (www.gofconference.com), an annual gathering of its readership and subscribers. As the only national publication written exclusively for the church group travel planner, Going On Faith includes destination features, travel industry news, trip advice columns, and other tourism content, including a section dedicated to youth group travel ideas. The publication was founded in 1997 by publisher Mac Lacy and Charlie Presley. Each year's six issues are read by more than 5,500 subscribers to the print edition, in addition to a growing online readership.
Leisure Group Travel
The largest and oldest publication for group travel
www.leisuregrouptravel.com
Since 1994, group travel leaders, religious travel groups, tour operators, travel agents and the other group travel organizers have relied on Leisure Group Travel, and now www.LeisureGroupTravel.com to provide destination knowledge and how-to advice to help them plan better group trips. Each edition features a domestic city focus, state feature, cruise section, international destination, regular news brief columns, and a reference guide. Leisure Group Travel is distributed in print six times per year with a special bonus issue each November. Website content is updated weekly. Subscriptions to our magazine and InSite bi-weekly e-newsletter are free to qualified group travel organizers. You can also visit www.grouptraveldirectory.com , a search engine for the group travel industry, representing over 30,000 group-friendly suppliers and special group offers.
Christian Travel & Cruise Guide
Church Executive's publication for church group planners and travelers
www.christiantravelandcruiseguide.com
The Christian Travel & Cruise Guide is the latest publication from Power Trade Media, publishers of Church Executive magazine. Through ongoing readership surveys and industry research, Church Executive focuses on the pulse of large church and megachurch issues that include the growing importance of religious group travel. From Interviews to Travel Tips, the Christian Travel & Cruise Guide is specifically written for the Pastor, Church Group Travel Planner and Leisure Traveler. Each issue of the Christian Travel & Cruise Guide contains critical and informative must-read articles, including interviews, regional trip planner, theme trips, “how to” planning, and editorial features for the religious group travel planner.
MAP – A Travel Lifestyle Magazine
MAP seeks out “life-changing” destinations for travelers
www.maplifestyle.com
Right now, it is happening all around the world. In coffee shops, homes, roadside rest areas, airports, offices, churches and high mountain campsites people are talking over a cup of coffee. One-on-one they’re sharing individual travel experiences with each other. MAP’s goal is to publish articles that don’t just entertain, but will touch your heart and challenge you to follow your travel dreams. We want you looking forward to the next issue. We’ll publish stories that make you laugh as you nod your head, identifying with some of the things that happen to people when they travel. Some stories may contain enough humanness to grow you—to nudge that comfort zone a little. All the stories will give you ideas for mapping your own travel experiences.
On the Road magazine
The magazine for Group Tour Organizers bringing groups into and around Europe
www.ontheroad.co.uk
Established over 24 years ago, On the Road magazine provides group tour planning specialists with information, news, destination and attraction features, to keep organisers up to date with new tourism initiatives and vital factors affecting all aspects of tour planning for Europe.
Since 2007 a new section ‘Faith based tourism’ is included in the monthly magazine, highlighting specialist tours together with news of new initiatives connected with religious tourism in Europe www.ontheroad.co.uk see the latest edition on the web site home page-click archives on the home page for past issues of the magazine. Tour planners can have a personal low-resolution copy sent to them via email info@ontheroad.co.uk