Alaska Travel Industry Association

Registration is officially OPEN for the ATIA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Juneau, October 22 – 24, 2024! Join us for Alaska’s largest annual gathering of tourism professionals. Network with tourism businesses while learning the latest travel industry best practices and business skills. Register before August 16 to take advantage of our earlybird rate. To learn more and register, visit https://lnkd.in/gn3jEBmp. We can’t wait to see you in Juneau!

Happy Earth Day! We appreciate all of our members and partners in the tourism industry who help our visitors create meaningful connections to our landscapes and wildlife, and who are committed to environmentally sustainable business practices. A special thank you to business who are certified through the Adventure Green Alaska sustainable tourism certification program! Learn more about the Adventure Green Alaska program and explore certified businesses here: https://lnkd.in/gpp2eFi2

Join the ATIA team! We are currently hiring for our Sales Manager position, which oversees statewide promotion and sales of ATIA’s cooperative marketing programs and membership. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gjWTJ5QD

Interested in becoming a certified sustainable tourism business through the Adventure Green Alaska program? The next deadline for applications is coming up at the end of May. Learn more about Adventure Green Alaska at our next Coffee Chat webinar on Thursday, April 11. We'll give an overview of the program, how to get certified, and marketing benefits of certification. Get the zoom link here: https://lnkd.in/gy95Z9mV

Join the ATIA Anchorage Chapter at King Tech High School on March 27 for their luncheon featuring a panel of leaders from the tourism industry. Panelists from Premier Alaska Tours, Inc., Alaska Railroad, Pursuit Collection, Alaska Airlines, and Holland America/Princess Alaska-Yukon Land Operations will provide unique insight into the upcoming season. Click the link to learn more and RSVP!

What is travel trade, how does it work, and how can you participate in it? Join us for a webinar on Thursday, March 14th at 10:00am to learn about how to engage with travel trade from ATIA’s expert, Tanya Carlson, and Tia Froehle of Visit Anchorage.

Don’t forget to register yourself or your staff for one of our FREE AlaskaHost Customer Service Trainings on February 28 & 29. These half-day virtual educational programs are designed to train employees in the hospitality and visitor services industry on how to provide quality customer service, along with developing communication and problem-solving skills for all service-oriented businesses. For more information and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gzSn3QE7

ATIA will be hosting two free AlaskaHost Customer Service Trainings on February 28 & 29. This half-day virtual program is designed to train employees in the hospitality and visitor services industry on how to provide quality customer service and provides a foundation of communication and problem-solving skills for all service-oriented businesses. If you’d like to get certified to train your own staff using the AlaskaHost Program, join us for our Train the Trainer event that will take place on March 4 & 5. This class will be held in-person in Anchorage and will be led by Patti Mackey. For more information and to get registered for our upcoming AlaskaHost events, visit our event calendar: https://lnkd.in/gzSn3QE7

Are you starting to hire for the 2024 season? Don’t forget to post your job on our tourism job board! Job postings are FREE for Alaska-based tourism & hospitality businesses and jobs that serve the Alaska tourism market. Click the link below to check out the job board and then click the “Submit a Job” button. 

Join us for a webinar on Monday, December 11 to talk about the SALA Healthcare Program. ATIA is partnering with the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA) to offer ATIA members access to SALA’s healthcare alternative solution, a proven insurance alternative that provides a customized, comprehensive, and affordable option for healthcare. Learn more about how program works, who is eligible for this benefit, and what it covers. Click the link below for webinar information.