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DECEMBER 2009 COURIER Volume 35, Issue 12 EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Penny Whitman penny.whitman@imgworld.com Managing Editor Doug Rentz doug.rentz@imgworld.com Senior Writer Pat Henderson pat.henderson@imgworld.com Contributors Natasha Anderson, Carolyn Chrzan, Matt Grayson, Catherine Greteman, Mark Hoffmann, Lisa Itel, Judy Waytiuk Graphic Designer Kristy Yowell kristy.yowell@imgworld.com ADVERTISING Senior A.E., Central & Eastern U.S. Kelley Burchell kelley.burchell@imgworld.com A.E., Midwest & Western U.S. Ashley Crawford ashley.crawford@imgworld.com A.E., Canada & International Ashley Tabor ashley.tabor@imgworld.com Advertising Coordinator Allison Johnson allison.johnson@imgworld.com Vice President, Sales & Sponsorship Karla DiNardo karla.dinardo@imgworld.com PLANNING AHEAD The 2010 editorial calendar can be found at www.NTAonline.com. NTA members are encouraged to submit tour product information or editorial queries to penny.whitman@imgworld.com. For advertising information, please call 800.682.8886, ext. 4232 (U.S. and Canada) or +1.859.226.4232. Issue February Space Deadline Nov. 25 Material Deadline Travel Guides Dec. 9 Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan; British Columbia; Idaho; Montana; North Dakota; South Dakota; Wyoming March Jan. 4 Jan. 19 Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah PUBLISHED BY IMG ASSOCIATIONS Editorial Features/ Trip Planners Casinos/Gaming, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman and CEO Catherine Greteman Star Destinations Inc. cathyg@stardestinatios.com Vice Chairman Jim Reddekopp Jr. Fly Away Holidays jreddekopp1@aol.com Secretary/Treasurer Nick Calderazzo RMP Travel ncalderazzo@rmptvl.com Immediate Past Chairman Michele Michalewicz, CTP Western Leisure Inc. michele@westernleisure.com DMO Director Greg Eckhart Travel Portland Grege@travelportland.com Tour Supplier Director Carolyn Chrzan Golden Corral carolynchrzan@yahoo.com DIRECTORS Jorge Cazenave Cazenave Argentina jorge@cazenaveargentina.com Anne Davis, CTP Cruises and Tours Worldwide annedavis@cruises-toursworldwide.com MONTAGE Preview, Golf Resorts & Destinations www.NTAonline.com | E-mail: courier@imgworld.com COURIER (USPS 602270, ISSN 0279-4489) is published monthly, by IMG Associations, 546 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40508. Periodicals Postage Paid at Lexington, Kentucky and additional mailing offices. Subscription rate is $60 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Courier, 546 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40508. COURIER is the official licensed publication of NTA®, an international trade association of the packaged travel industry. Copyright© 2009, IMG. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans- mitted in any way or by any means, electrical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission of Courier, except for quotations made for purposes of a review. All inquiries should be sent to Courier magazine, 546 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40508, +1.859.226.4444. Additional subscriptions can be purchased by calling +1.859.226.4238. Printed in USA. Advertising rates are available upon request. For a change of address, subscribers may notify Courier directly, by e-mail or letter. COURIER’S MISSION STATEMENT Courier’s mission is to advance the members of NTA through educational information on business trends and current industry issues while encouraging interaction within the membership. Sherri Guiborat Mayflower Tours Inc. sherri@mayflowertours.com Laurie Lincoln, CTP Main Street Tours Inc. laurie@mainstreettours.com Paul Nakamoto Roaring Camp Railroads pauln@roaringcamp.com Mahen Sanghrajka Big Five Tours & Expeditions Inc. mahen@bigfive.com Jennifer Sutcliffe Arizona Office of Tourism jsutcliffe@azot.gov Jim Warren Star Destinations Inc. tjwarren@charter.net DIRECTORS AT LARGE Fred Dixon NYC & Company fdixon@nycgo.com Cathleen Johnson Edelman Public Relations cathleen.johnson@edelman.com Courier is printed on 100% recyclable material Greg Takehara The Berkely Group greg_takehara@berkely.com 2 COURIER | December 2009
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