What is NTA?

The National Tour Association is a trade organization of thousands of tourism professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged travel industry. We are committed to providing business opportunities and professional education in an environment where our members can foster relationships with one another. Find out what we are all about — and why you should be one of us.

Who Our Members Are

The mark of NTA is one that our members wear proudly. The association's rich history and high standards make NTA members an elite group of industry leaders. Members make up the following categories:

Tour Operators (buyers)
Develop and sell travel packages. NTA's tour operator membership consists of 700 tour operator companies. To learn more about becoming a tour operator member, click here.

Tour Suppliers (sellers)
Provide the package components for tour operators and can fall into one of the following categories: hotels, attractions, restaurants, airlines, cruise lines, railroads, and sightseeing/receptive services*.

*The sightseeing/receptive services category benefits tour operators who want to sell receptive/sightseeing services or other tour packages to tour operators.

To learn more about becoming a tour supplier member, click here.

DMO (sellers)
Destination marketing organizations (DMOs) promote specific destinations or regions and include national tourism organizations, state and provincial tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, governmental agencies or instrumentalities. To learn more about becoming a DMO member, click here.

Associates (sellers)
Associate members provide products or services that support the packaged travel industry, but are not tour components. Associate member companies include marketing and consulting agencies, technology companies, logo and amenity providers and insurance organizations. To learn more about becoming an associate member, click here.

For more information on how you can become a part of NTA, call or e-mail us. Make NTA your home in the travel industry.

NTA Headquarters
546 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40508 USA
800.682.8886 (U.S. and Canada)
859.226.4444
859.226.4414 Fax
joinNTA@NTAstaff.com