Future Travel Professional Club
This club membership is open to all students enrolled in a hospitality program or travel school. ASTA's Future Travel Professionals Club allows you to network with more than 20,000 ASTA Members, leaders in the industry and potential employers. Club membership in ASTA is an investment in strengthening your future in the travel industry.
As a future travel professional, it is important to become part of ASTA.
Annual dues - $75 (If your travel school is an ASTA Member, you will receive a $20 discount on dues)
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Want more information? E-mail us at join@asta.org
What ASTA Can Do for You!
Industry Integrity and Awareness
ASTA Logo - Employers want serious committed employees and your affiliation with the American Society of Travel Agents will go a long way to developing that trust. Place ASTA membership on your resume and mention it in interviews to distinguish yourself from the competition.
World Membership Directory - Promote your interest in a travel career through your listing in the World Membership Directory. You will have access to contact information of more than 20,000 travel professionals so you can build a job marketing database. You will be listed three ways so agents can find you easily.
Information Resources
ASTA.org - A major informational resource you can tap 24 hours a day. ASTA.org's E-Library has information on business practices, commission levels and timely industry information available to your faculty. This is the largest database of industry information for travel agents in the world; no one has more resources dedicated to the business of selling travel.
ASTA Information - Your complimentary subscription to our ASTA Dateline Weekly e-newsletter gives you access to the latest the travel industry news and analysis.
Educational Resources
Meetings and Events - ASTA provides you with many educational offerings. THETRADESHOW and International Destination Expo are the marquis events of the year where agents from around the world convene to learn, network and make business transactions. ASTA also holds regional and local meetings so you can network with agents and educators in your area.
Education - We make it easy to learn about the travel agency community at your own pace. Through teleconferences, home-study courses, the Internet and face-to-face meetings, ASTA offers the education you need to succeed.
Student Discounts
Students at ASTA-member travel schools can join ASTA as a Future Travel Professional at a 33-percent discount. This a great networking tool for students looking for a start in the travel industry. Promote this valuable benefit to your current and future students.
Your Personal Members-Only Network
ASTA connects you with travel agents and suppliers through local, national and international events to help you and your students build relationships.
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What are the qualifications for a Future Travel Professionals Club Member?
- Abide by ASTA's Code of Business Ethics
- Be enrolled in school for a travel and/or hospitality career
- Not be a professional travel agent
With your membership, you will also receive discounts on:
- ASTA research reports
- ASTA online and workbook training courses
- ASTA destination specialist courses
What Other Travel Agents Say about ASTA
"My professional career continues to develop and grow from the benefits I receive as an ASTA member."
Kari Thomas, CTC
Will Travel, Inc. / American Express
"ASTA has provided me many opportunities to grow professionally in this business. I'm very active on the local and national level of ASTA which has helped my career and business."
Valeri French
French's Worldwide Travel
"ASTA membership has allowed me to make important industry contacts. Networking with fellow agents has helped me grow professionally, and developing relations with suppliers through ASTA has enabled me to take advantage of valuable business opportunities."
Charles Sturm
Lindstron Travel Bureau, Inc.
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