SUPPLIER MEMBER OF USTOA MEMBERSHIP
In
addition to its Active Member tour operators, USTOA provides for and
welcomes Supplier (Associate and Allied) Members into its membership. This invitation
is extended to responsible industry and governmental entities and
organizations whose interests and purposes are compatible with those
of USTOA... to encourage and support professional and financial integrity
in tourism and in the future of the travel industry.
USTOA's
programs, meetings, communications and services are devised and devoted
to an exchange of ideas, facilitation and development of travel on
a worldwide basis and to defining and advancing objectives of mutual
interest and benefit.
Associate Membership
Associate
Membership is offered to common carriers, head offices of organizations,
associations and multiple locations of suppliers of tour products
and services, government agencies and others interested in developing
travel but not directly serving tour passengers. Current Associate Member categories are: Airlines, Car Rental, Cruise Lines, Hotel and Restaurant Groups, Tourist Organizations and Trade Associations.
Allied Membership
Allied
Membership is available on a single location basis to suppliers (other
than common carriers) directly serving travelers on tour itineraries,
the trade press and certain other communications and promotional entities. Current Allied Member categories are: Advertising and Public Relations, Airport Authorities, Attractions, Cruise Operators, Financial Services, Ground Operators/Services, Hotel/Resort/Restaurant (single location), Legal Services, Insurance/Medical Assistance, Marketing and Travel Related Services, Media, Museums, Technology and Reservations Systems, Trade Shows and Visa and Passport Services.
An
Active Member (tour operator) of USTOA must sponsor your application
for Associate or Allied membership. Click
here to download a complete list of Active Members.
USTOA Annual
Conference & Marketplace
An
Annual Conference and Marketplace enables Supplier (Associate and Allied) Members
to meet with top executives from the Active Member tour operators
on a one-to-one, buy-and-sell basis. Marketplace is not a trade show
and does not include exhibits.
An
additional fee is required to attend the Annual Conference, which
must be paid along with annual dues by the registration deadline in
order to attend the Conference and be listed in the Delegate Registry.
USTOA Annual Directory
USTOA
publishes an annual membership publication: USTOA Annual Directory,
for the travel trade. Travel Weekly produces the guide and distributes
it with its issue in early January.
In
order to be listed in the USTOA Annual Directory, your membership application
and payment of annual dues must be received on or about October
15.
USTOA
Logo Use
Supplier (Associate
and Allied) Members of USTOA do not carry the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistant Program logo on their brochures or websites; only USTOA Active
Members, who do participate in that plan, do so. You will receive
a Supplier Member of USTOA logo that may be used on your website, stationery
and business cards.
Annual Dues
Associate
Membership Annual Dues: $750.00
Allied
Membership Annual Dues: $350.00
Dues
are paid in full the year you join and are pro-rated the following
year (i.e., if this year you joined in June and paid the full amount,
next year you would receive a credit for the five months you were
not a member).
Supplier Member Online Application
Forms
Membership applications are available online. Please click one of the links below. If you wish to have an application form
faxed or mailed to you instead, please e-mail
us your request.
Associate
Membership Application
Allied
Membership Application
