In August of 2023, the Alabama Tourism Department announced we have joined with regional and national tourism organizations to allow Alabama tourism suppliers to place their inventory on the Tourism Exchange USA marketplace for distribution. Currently Alabama tourism businesses, attractions, outfitters and tour guides are working to place their product on Tourism Exchange USA. This […]
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Tourism Industry Glossary
GLOSSARY OF INDUSTRY TERMS AAA – Formerly the American Automobile Association – Network of travel agencies that specialize in tour planning. Based in Orlando. ABA – American Bus Association. Bus owners’ membership organization. Affinity groups – Groups sharing a common interest. Pre-formed group. Airbnb– online marketplace and hospitality service, enabling people to lease or rent […]
Five day U.S. Civil Rights Itinerary – Circle tour of top sites
To force change in the United States of America, many took to the streets in the 1960s in deliberate, non-violent confrontations to demand social justice. Montgomery, Birmingham and Selma, among others, were anvils on which civil rights victories were hammered. Historic events transformed ordinary citizens like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fred Shuttlesworth, Fred […]