Welcome to the NATJA Conference Page

Here you will find the details of our past conference from May, 2010 held in Reno, Nevada. We look forward to another amazing conference in 2011. Stay tuned for details!!!

The North American Travel Journalists Association invites journalists, editors, broadcasters, and travel industry professionals to the Eighth Annual NATJA Conference & Marketplace in Reno, Nevada. This is a great opportunity for fellow colleagues to meet face-to-face, attend professional business development seminars, acquire great story leads and see the new and vibrant Reno/Tahoe area and its many new and exciting destinations.

Featured Speakers will include:

Peter C. Yesawich--CEO Ypartnership--Travel trends expert whose works appears in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and on CNN, BBC and NPR
Christopher P. Baker--Cuba Expert, Guidebook Writer and Lowell Thomas 2008 Travel Journalist of the Year
Lee Foster--Award Winning Travel Writer and Photographer
Peter Rose--Featured NATJA Journalist

Featured Programs will include:

Six Media Professional Development Seminars
Three CVB Professional Development Seminars
Pre and Post Press Trips
Pre and Post Skills Development Programs
NATJA Marketplace

The 2010 NATJA Marketplace will take place on Thursday, May 13, 2010. The Marketplace offers an exclusive opportunity for top travel journalists and travel industry professionals to meet one-on-one, exchange information, pitch story ideas, and develop personal contacts. The Marketplace will be significantly upgraded this year to include a time for appointments and "green" technologies that will improve your results and save time and expense.

NATJA and the city of Reno invite you to attend this event. Thousands of stories await discovery and telling! Work and play from Lake Tahoe and the Sierras to the Bucket of Blood Saloon and the Comstock Lode in historic Virginia City and so many stops in between.

Our program this year will center on

Getting Published,
Getting Promoted, and
Getting Paid

in this shifting and challenging market. Building on last year's excellent program, we will look at new markets and new techniques.

Join Us and Hit the Jackpot in Reno, Nevada, May 11-14th.

Click on the Conference Menu links in the upper right corner for more information and to register.