The Travel Institute’s First-Ever Alumni Week ‘Truly Awesome!’

A record-setting week of learning, connection, prizes, and alumni pride—The Travel Institute’s inaugural Alumni Week sets the stage for many more to come.

 

“Great event…Honored to participate…Wonderful…The PEP Talks were so helpful…I truly appreciate all of it…I love the new Hub… I learned so much from the white paper… I loved the presentations…”

 

Our graduates said it themselves—Alumni Week was truly awesome!” enthused Carla Smith, CTA, director of alumni relations and continuing education for The Travel Institute. 

“This community is proud, enthusiastic, and engaged—with The Travel Institute and with each other! After such a special week of connection and camaraderie with our CTAs, CTCs and CTIEs, our first-ever Alumni Week is now the first of many,” Smith pledged. 

 

Overall, the event resulted in more than 11,000 new touchpoints connecting and reconnecting The Travel Institute and its certified graduates through exclusive access to a complimentary white paper and two live, online PEP Talks lectures; a new alumni-only webpage and tools; social media showcasing alumni; daily trivia games with fun giveaways including Education Hub subscriptions, swag from the education leader, and more. The week culminated on Founder’s Day in celebration of The Travel Institute’s 61st Anniversary and the chance for all Daily Trivia winners to win one of four cruises for two. Randomly selected from more than 500 lucky entries, cruises—generously donated by senior-level, certified alumni—were awarded to:

 

• AmaWaterways: Maria Cabrera, CTA, WorldPortsTravel, LLC
• Norwegian Cruise Line: Dale Bormann, Jr., CTA, Pioneer Travel
• Royal Caribbean International: Rowena Robinson, CTA, World of Dreams Travel
• Silversea: Wade May, CTA, Use or Lose Travel, LLC

 

The alumni initiative supports The Travel Institute’s most credentialed agents with exclusive, challenging content via a private dashboard, monthly newsletter and more while also fostering a sense of community amongst alumni—all to enable continued learning, networking, and greater success for those who have already advanced their careers through The Travel Institute’s industry-leading certifications. 

 

ABOUT THE TRAVEL INSTITUTE

A collaborative industry effort created in 1964, The Travel Institute has continuously evolved to maintain its role as the global leader and industry’s recognized gold standard in travel industry education and certification. Dedicated solely to advancing the professionalism of both agents and industry leaders in support of individual and industry success, The Travel Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, independent organization operating exclusively for educational purposes to meet the ever-changing needs of travel agents. Working with leaders throughout the industry to create and deliver relevant and rigorous coursework and proctored, closed-book testing to ensure graduates demonstrate the highest standards of expertise and service, The Travel Institute has more than 31,000 Certified Travel Associate, CTA©; Certified Travel Counselor, CTC©; and Certified Travel Industry Executive, CTIE© graduates. It also administers the Travel Agent Proficiency, or TAP©, exam to confirm students new to the industry demonstrate a mastery of travel industry basics. Countless individuals, agency owners and managers, and educational institutions utilize The Travel Institute’s award-winning TRIPKITSM introductory program and CTA© as their learning tools of choice. A trusted partner to industry suppliers and educational institutions, The Travel Institute is also the approved provider of travel industry civilian occupation training for U.S. military and has trained hundreds of thousands through various courses, webinars, and other online content through its Education Hub. Throughout North America, many successful agents and high-profile leaders credit their success to The Travel Institute’s affordable and accessible educational resources. Learn more.