December 16: A Letter From NATJA’s CEO

Happy Holidays! November was a whirlwind as travels took me to Turkey, Greece and Paris for the entire month. It was a trip planned pre-pandemic and well worth the wait. Thank you to our Advisory Board Co-Chairs, Francesca Donlan and Tim Leffel, for their “pinch hitting” for me and providing the membership messages in NATJA […]

Devil’s Den State Park hosts open house of Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead and amenities

(WEST FORK, Ark.) – Devil’s Den State Park hosted an open house of its new Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead, parking area, restrooms and campground today. The Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead is part of the Monument Trail system, one of four sets of trails in the Arkansas State Park’s Monument Trails family. Other Monument Trail systems are located […]

Kayla Leska Promoted to Vice President, Tourism Public Relations

(New York, Dec. 14, 2022) — Development Counsellors International (DCI) has promoted Kayla Leska to vice president of public relations within its Tourism Practice.  In her new role, Kayla will lead a team of nearly 20 communications professionals through the United States and Canada to implement destination public relations campaigns, while formalizing and expanding DCI’s public relations efforts […]

Public, private partners sign agreement to explore trail expansion in Mena area

(MENA, Ark.) – Earlier today at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in Mena, representatives of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the Ouachita National Forest, the Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation and the city of Mena formalized a memorandum of understanding to begin exploration of a trail expansion project in the Mena […]

This Week in North Little Rock (12.12.2022)

Things to do this week in North Little Rock (as of 12.12.22) *denotes FREE admissionFull calendar of events: https://northlittlerock.org/events Thursday, December 15 Friday, December 16 Saturday, December 17 Sunday, December 18 Coming Up:

Nights of Lights and More are Happening This Week on Florida’s Historic Coast!

Get ready for another week of exciting things happening on Florida’s Historic Coast. Nights of Lights is on and dozens of exciting holiday events and tours by land and sea are available to make the experience even more special. Please check to make sure events are on schedule and the attractions you plan to visit are open […]

Mena trail expansion to be explored through public, private agreement

MENA, Ark. – A memorandum of understanding to begin an exploratory phase of a trail expansion project will be signed at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in Mena. The memorandum, which will be signed by representatives of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the Ouachita National […]

Devil’s Den State Park to host open house for new trailhead, parking and campground

WEST FORK, Ark. – Devil’s Den State Park will host an open house for a new trailhead at the Devil’s Racetrack Monument Trail and a new parking area, restrooms and campground on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead. The Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead of the Racetrack Monument Trail is located west […]

Give the Gift of Experiences from Florida’s Historic Coast!

From food festivals, unique adventures and concerts to world-class dining and The PLAYERS® Championship, tickets are now on sale just in time for the holiday gift giving season. St. Augustine, FL (December 7, 2022) – Holidays in St. Augustine l Ponte Vedra are always special, especially during the Annual Nights of Lights Celebration, which takes place through January […]

Explore Fairbanks hosts inaugural Golden Heart Giving: Tourism Cares for Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – On Saturday, December 10th from 4-6 p.m. at Lat 65 Brewing Company Explore Fairbanks is hosting its inaugural Golden Heart Giving: Tourism Cares for Fairbanks fundraiser to benefit the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. The Mission provides emergency shelter and life changing programs to those experiencing hardships or homelessness in Interior Alaska. Scott McCrea, […]

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