STAA CVB Membership Benefits
The Specialty Travel Agents Association (STAA) supports and advocates consumer awareness of specialty travel, its agents, destinations and niche markets to consumers. STAA is dedicated to assisting you the CVB in your efforts to build strong connections with travel specialists that sell your destination or market, but also making those connections with those who have a interest in expanding their specialty business. STAA serves as a resource for agents to find and utilize both large and small travel suppliers within their specialty. These industry connections are important for the continued support and growth of the travel specialist within your destination.
STAA's agent search feature allows consumers to easily find professional travel specialists and benefit from their knowledge, insight and expertise. These agents have a tremendous influence on consumers and provide additional insight into a destination. Your support with destination news, itineraries, and supplier connections is of great value to these agents who continue to sell your specific market and destination. Our supplier search is also a valuable tool for agents to find suppliers for all their needs. Suppliers are welcome to register on the search for free, however we encourage a supplier membership to best reach our agent population and to take advantage of our marketing opportunities. Your prefered suppliers will receive a discounted membership to be able to best market their products and services to agents.
In todays travel industry, success depends on getting results from your industry connections. Agents are asking for assistance in developing their business and STAA is dedicated to providing resources to assist agents, suppliers and CVB's in a cooperative effort to acheive success and continued growth.
CVB Member Benefits:
- Strenghten your connection with agents specialists
- Help increase interest and connections with consumers
- Your listing in our online directory with hyperlink, logo, email contacts and description of your destination
- Inclusion of your logo or link on STAA email blasts that highlight your destination
- Your logo or banner ad (125 x 125 pixels) with hyperlink on STAA's Travel Connection newsletter page that features your destination or corresponding destination page
- Email blast agents with informational updates and press releases to stay connected with your important industry news
- Post your fams and press releases on STAA's site
- Utilization of our text editing services. STAA can review your English translated text to avoid common mistakes sometimes made during translation
- Support for the new or ongoing development of your specialist certification program for your destination for continued growth
- Supplier memberships at 25% off for your valued suppliers.*Supplier Membership Benefits. Promo code will be issued by STAA for your suppliers.
- Personalized proposal upon request to work with STAA for additional support in promoting your destination.
- STAA logo or banner use
Rely on STAA as we continue to support your efforts to build strong relationships with agent specialists.
CVB membership $299.00 (one time fee) |  |