BEFORE YOU GO
ST . LOUIS
Make connections and help out : Volunteer
Volunteering at Travel Exchange is a big help to your association , and it also gives you another way to meet more members . See if there ’ s a role for you as a volunteer :
Registration Assistant Work at the registration counter , and you ’ ll get to greet members when they first arrive . Along with helping pass out badges and registration bags , you will answer questions as people check in .
Seminar Monitor You ’ ll be a VIP when your role in the room is to greet , assist and even introduce the featured speaker .
Tourism Cares Student Mentor Share your knowledge and experiences by allowing a student to shadow you during your appointments . Tourism Cares is seeking mentors for its scholarship recipients who will attend Travel Exchange in St . Louis .
Greeter You can provide a morning welcome — and a copy of the Travel Exchange Daily newsletter — to your fellow members as they enter the convention hall .
To become a volunteer at Travel Exchange ’ 17 , email headquarters @ ntastaff . com .
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‘ Because I ’ m app-y ’
One of the best tools for staying in the know is right in your pocket or purse : the Travel Exchange ’ 17 mobile app on your smartphone . Convention-goers will receive a personal invitation via email before the show with details on how to download and log into the app . It contains tons of information on the event :
• The full schedule
• Your personalized schedule of business appointments
• A list of event registrants with complete contact information
• Maps of the exchange floor and convention center
• An NTA sponsor list with contact information
• A push notification function that will deliver announcements and schedule changes
• An interactive chatter function so you can see what your peers are saying on social media — use # TREX17 to stay connected !
The Travel Exchange ’ 17 mobile app can be accessed with a web browser and through your smartphone or tablet . The app is compatible with the iPhone , iPad ( requires iOS 8 or later ) and Android devices ( requires Android 4 and above ). To download the app , search for “ Travel Exchange ’ 17 ” on the iTunes App Store or on Google Play . If you have questions , email headquarters @ ntastaff . com .
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