National Tour Association (“NTA”) – Junior Tours has been a member of the NTA since 1983. To be eligible for continued membership, Junior Tours passed strict membership criteria. These criteria include being an established company in business for three or more years and having an employee at the senior management level with at least three years experience in the group tour and packaged travel industry. NTA members must also qualify for at least $1 million in errors, omissions and professional liability insurance coverage. NTA is an organization of nearly 4,000 tourism professionals focused on the development, promotion and increased use of tour operator-packaged travel. NTA serves as a consumer advocate through membership requirements and education. For more information on NTA visit their website at www.ntaonline.com.
The Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA) - SYTA is the non-profit, professional trade association that promotes student & youth travel and seeks to foster integrity and professionalism among student and youth travel service providers. SYTA is "The Voice of Student & Youth TravelSM." SYTA members are Tour Operators, Travel Agencies and supplier organizations that are committed to professionalism and integrity in student and youth travel. All companies listed have met criteria and adhere to SYTA's Purposes and Goals and Code of Ethics. The organization is run by an elected Board of Directors and a professional staff, with North American headquarters in the metro Detroit, Michigan area. Visit SYTA online at www.syta.org.
The American Bus Association (ABA) - The American Bus Association represents over 1,000 motorcoach and tour companies in the United States and Canada. By facilitating the relationships between all the related elements of the travel and supplier industries it achieves its goal of creating awareness of the motorcoach industry among consumers. Check them out at www.buses.org
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) - Junior Tours is a proud sponsor of FBLA-PBL. FBLA-PBL is a nonprofit education association of students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The FBLA-PBL mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. Visit the FBLA-PBL online at www.fbla-pbl.org.
Texas Educational Theatre Association, Inc. (“TETA”) - TETA's primary mission is to support and promote educational theatre in the state of Texas. Junior Tours is a proud sponsor of the TheatreFest, an annual conference which allows all TETA members the chance to exchange valuable ideas and attend workshops, presentations, and performances of professionals.
Visit TETA on the web at www.tetatx.com.
National Academy Foundation (“NAF”) - The NAF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to sustain a national network of career academies to support the development of America’s youth towards personal and professional success – in high school, in higher education, and throughout their careers. For more information on NAF, visit their website at www.naf.org.
Educational Theatre Association (“EdTA”) – EdTA is an organization whose work is devoted to making theatre educators more effective and theatre education an indispensable part of student life. Visit EdTA on the web at www.edta.org.
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