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National Tour Association:                                                                                    
The National Tour Association is an organization of nearly 4,000 tourism professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged travel industry. NTA comprises members from 27 countries and is committed to providing business opportunities and knowledge to its members, while offering a collaborative, caring environment in which to build relationships.

Cruise Line International Agency:                                                 
The Cruise Lines International Association are the traveler's best resource for planning a cruise vacation! Seek out this affiliation when choosing an agency to plan your cruise. nearly 17,000 travel agencies across the U.S. and Canada are affiliated with CLIA. These travel agencies join CLIA for sales and cruise product training, for information on current cruise vacation trends and to be kept informed by CLIA's 19 member cruise lines on cruise news and special offers. By being a CLIA affiliate these travel agencies have chosen to specialize in cruise vacations and, by do so, the are especially qualified in helping you choose the perfect cruise and getting you the best vacation value.

Virginia Motorcoach Association:                                                                              
Established in 1923, the Virginia Motorcoach Association is the trade association that represents Virginia's motorcoach operators, travel planners and trade partners in matters at the state level. VMA works to promote the motorcoach tour and charter industry and to highlight the achievements by its members and contributions towards the economies of Virginia and North America. VMA also works to advocate the enactment of just the proper laws regulation the motorcoach industry and to protect members of the Association from encroachments, discriminations, improper interference and inequitable taxation.

VMA promotes safe motorcoach travel on our highways through educational speakers during the Annual Convention and during VMA sponsored seminars throughout the year. VMA provides an opportunity for motorcoach operators and their business partners to interact, share ideas and form profitable relationships. In late summer, VMA holds it's Annual Convention at various locations in and our-of-state. This meeting offers educational benefits, and market place for professional tour planners, and for group leaders and a casual social setting for developing business relationships that last for years.

Vacation.com Travel Consortium:                                                                                    
More than a website Vacation.com® is a network of approximately 6,000 travel agencies across North America. Vacation.com is a nationally branded, technology-driven travel agency marketing organization. Vacation.com focuses on building meaningful preferred supplier relationships to the ultimate benefit of its member agencies and their clients. With the buying power of 6,000 travel agencies, Vacation.com provides exceptional value to consumers.

American Society of Travel Agents:                           
Short for the American Society of Travel Agents, ASTA is the world's largest association of travel professionals. Our 20,000- plus members include travel agents and the companies whose products they sell such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. They are the leading advocate for travel agents, the travel industry and the traveling public.

Richmond Better Business Bureau:                                                                                  
The Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia is one of nearly 200 Better Business Bureaus across the U.S. and Canada. It is a private, nonprofit, self-regulatory organization, dedicated to promotion fairness and honesty in the marketplace. The Better Business Bureau believes that a business community committed to ethical business practices, couples with an educated and informed public, are the keys to fairness and honesty in the marketplace. Although a number of the Bureau's services and benefits are for members only, many are offered to the general public in the interest of education and information. Some of the Bureau's direct services to businesses and consumers are these:

Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce:                                                                                   
The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce is the catalyst for business development and the voice of business in Greater Richmond. The organization embraces: A regional approach to opportunities and issues . . . The inclusion of all businesses and individuals who have a stake . . . The belief that business will thrive in a healthy community with exceptional quality of life. . . and for most purposes, Greater Richmond is defined as Richmond, Hanover, Henrico and Chesterfield.