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WRTA In the News

Oct 6, 2008 Nebraska conference to focus on Godly Tourism (ABC News affiliate)

Sep 15, 2008 New Focus on Religious Travel (NPR/National Public Radio)

Sep 10, 2008 Lourdes Pilgrimage (Los Angeles Times/Salt Lake Tribune)

Sep 9, 2008 More and more people taking faith-based vacations (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Sep 4, 2008 NTA Call for Executive Office of Travel and Tourism Policy gains strong momentum (Travel Daily News/NTA Press Release)

Aug 17, 2008 Nebraska Travel Conference to explore state’s third-largest industry (The Grand Island Independent)

July 17, 2008 WRTA Travel Agents: The Growing Niche of Faith Tourism (ASTA Smart Briefs)

June 16, 2008 WRTA World Religious Travel Expo Will Shape New Era in Faith Tourism (Church Executive)

June 11, 2008 WRTA Expo Speakers Represent New Era of Faith Tourism (Travel Daily News)

May 29, 2008 Niche Marketing (Trinidad & Tobabo’s Newsday)

May 28, 2008 St. Maartan a terrific candidate for tapping faith tourism market (The Daily Herald, St. Maartan)

April 18, 2008 Christian Travel Planner guide to faith-based trips (Associated Press)

April 10, 2008 Believing in the Power of Faith Tourism (South Florida Caribbean News)

April 2008 Pilgrim's Progress (National Geographic)

April 2008 Cover Story – Religious Travel (Destination of the World News)

April 4, 2008 Travel scene: Area priest knows value of religious travel (Rochester Post-Bulletin)

April 3, 2008 Book Your Vacation ( Denver Post)

March 26, 2008 Heavy Hitters Announced for Caribbean Media Exchange (Caribbean Net News)

March 26, 2008 Sendas de Luz (Reforma)

March 21, 2008 10 Great places to market Christianity's holiest day ( USA TODAY)

March 7, 2008 Greatest Religious Tours (Forbes Traveler)

Feb 2008 Religious Tourism pg.34 (Leisure Group Travel)


Feb 2008 Jordan Travel Mart (AME Info)

Feb 15, 2008 Bible Park Developer has Faith (Nashville Business Journal)

Feb 8, 2008 NY Times Show Announces Speakers Tours (Reuters)

Feb 4, 2008 The New World of Religious Travel (Modern Agent)

Dec 21, 2007 Catching up with Kevin J. Wright (Leisure Group Travel)

Dec 19, 2007 WRTA selects new Charter Members (Travel Daily News)

Nov 30, 2007 A Winding Road for the Faithful ( Chicago Tribune)

Nov 30, 2007 Expanded Religious Market Coverage (Travel Mole)

Aug 2007 Pilgrimages Charter (El Pais - Spain 's Leading Daily Newspaper)

Jul 2007  Faith a Huge Tourist Market ( Nassau Guardian - Bahamas )

July 1, 2007 Reporting Religion (BBC World Service)

June 2007 Spiritual Journeys ( Germany - Sonntag Aktuell)

May 2007 Religious Travel in Germany ( Suite 101 )

May 13, 2007 Religious Tourism Far East (Financial Express)

Apr 29, 2007 "21st-Century Religious Travel: Leave the Sackcloth at Home" (The New York Times)

Apr. 6, 2007 “In the footsteps of the faithful”   (Rocky Mountain News)

April, 2007 “Holy seas: Christians convert cruise ships” (LA Daily News)

March 2007 In Amish country, 'Christian Broadway' is Big Business (Religion News Service/Beliefnet.com)

Feb 2007 Charleston cashes in on the religious travel industry (Charleston Business Journal)

Feb 2007 “Companies see increased interest in spiritual tours” (Religion News Service)

Feb 2007 "Travel industry veteran taps into faith-based niche"  (Denver Business Journal)

Feb 2007 "Spiritual journeys take off in the travel industry" (Grand Rapids Press)

Feb 2007 "Keeping the Faith" (Yahoo! Business Traveler)

Feb 2007 "Traveling on Faith" (Travel Age West)

Jan 2007 "Industry veterans launch religious travel association" (Travel Weekly)

Dec 2006 "Religious travel guru leaves Globus to start consulting firm" (Travel Weekly)

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CBS Early Show article

USA TODAY article

LA Times article

 

WRTA Press Releases

Oct 3, 2008

Jordan’s Ambassador-at-Large for Tourism and Bahamas’ Minister Of Tourism and Aviation to Give Keynotes at Expo

Sep 26, 2008

World Religious Travel Expo Sold-out; Adds 25 More Booths 

Sep 23, 2008

NTA and WRTA Form Unique Alignment

Sep 17, 2008

More than 50 travel industry leaders on World Religious Travel Expo Line-Up


Aug 28, 2008

The Who’s Who of the faith tourism industry will converge on Orlando for the WRTA Expo

Aug 20, 2008

World Religious Travel Expo attracts participants from 28 countries, 6 continents to Orland
o

July 1, 2008

The Year of Faith Tourism Proclaimed by the World Religious Travel Association

June 12, 2008

WRTA Announces Bahamas Tourism Minister and Costa Chief as Expo Keynote Speakers

June 4 2008

WRTA Extends New Year/New Client Promotion through June 30

 

March 20, 2008

World Religious Travel Association courses receive The Travel Institute Accreditation

March 5, 2008

WRTA offers discount Expo-Membership package to travel agents

February 21, 2008

CLIA to conduct educational workshops at World Religious Travel Expo

January 10, 2008

WRTA Taps John Severini of KDS Solutions for Expo 2008


December 17, 2007

WRTA Selects New Charter Members: Jordan Tourism Board, Gaylord Hotels, & MTS Travel

October 8, 2007

WRTA Debuts World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008 Registrations

June 27, 2007
Faith Travel Industry Attracts More Tourism Boards

01/29/07
Press Release Official Launch of the World Religious Travel Association

 

 
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