NATJA Notes: Art Month Competition, Post-Conference Press Trip Destinations, and More!

Dear NATJA Family and Friends: We hope that you enjoyed Easter parades and egg hunts this past weekend, which are always fun this time of the year. This also says, “Spring is here!” We will soon see flowers in bloom and trees budding. Nature is coming back to life and it’s time to bid winter […]
NATJA Notes: Announcing The Spring Issue of TravelWorld International Magazine!

Hello to our NATJA family! As we celebrate Women’s History Month, this is an ideal time to celebrate our two grand prize winners in this year’s Awards competition, both women! Autumn Phillips is Travel Journalist of the Year, and Therese Ikonian is Photographer of the Year. These accomplished travel journalists have excelled in their craft […]
NATJA Notes: Congratulating the Winners of the 32nd Annual NATJA Awards Competition!

Happy March! It seems as if it was only yesterday when we were in the midst of holiday celebrations and welcoming the new year. Here we are planning for springtime, when flowers bloom and travel is on the minds of family and friends. A beautiful time of the year! Congratulations to all our winners in […]
NATJA Notes: Getting Ready to Announce the Winners of the NATJA Awards Competition!

Happy February! We hope you all had a beautiful Valentine’s Day! It was a sunny day here in Southern California – just the type of day we love to share with those important in our lives! For those in the U.S., we are looking forward to our 3-day weekend in honor of Presidents Day. A […]
NATJA Notes: Welcoming Our New NATJA Advisory Board Members!

Dear Friends, This is a special month where we celebrate Black History Month and Valentine’s Day. How appropriate that our conference will be in Galveston, the birthplace of Juneteenth, which was when the last slaves in Texas were emancipated, thus officially ending slavery in the United States. Now a federal holiday, Juneteenth is celebrated every […]
NATJA Notes: Announcing the Preliminary Conference Schedule!

Happy New Year! On behalf of our team, we hope you had wonderful, safe, and happy holidays. January 2nd arrived, and we opened our doors once again to welcome 2024. We have so much to look forward to this year, including the announcement of our awards competition winners which will come at the end of February. […]
NATJA Notes: Announcing the Conference Competition Winners and New Winter Issue of TWI!

Dear NATJA Family, I can’t believe that this year is coming to an end, and we are preparing for another joyous Holiday Season. We are blessed to have such a vibrant and engaged community. Each of you lends to the value of our organization through your sharing of ideas, recommendations, and friendship with one another. […]
NATJA Notes: Gearing Up for the NATJA Holiday Membership Meeting!

Dear NATJA Family, We are now in full Holiday mode with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales come and gone. Decorations are appearing everywhere, and there seems to be an excitement in the air that only comes at this time of the year. Enjoy this beautiful season! As the year begins to wind down, we […]
NATJA Notes: Only a Few Weeks Left of the NATJA Conference Competition!

Wishing all of our US members a blessed Thanksgiving! We are grateful for you and all that you do to make our organization such a wonderful and vibrant community. ~ Your NATJA Family NATJA Office Closed November 23rd & 24th In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, NATJA’s offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23 […]
NATJA Notes: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month!

In honor of the first people that inhabited America, we would like to start today’s newsletter by sharing a land acknowledgment from our home base in Los Angeles County. The County of Los Angeles recognizes that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples. […]