Kevin J. Wright is one of the world’s most recognized religious travel authorities and Founder/President of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA). As the leading global network for the faith tourism industry, WRTA exists to shape, enrich, and expand the $18 billion and 300 million traveler Faith Tourism and Hospitality market.
In the mid-1990s, Wright introduced the first faith-based travel guidebook series into the publishing industry through Liguori Publications and Thomas Nelson Publishing and is today an award-winning author of four religious travel guidebooks. In his 15-year career, he has traveled to 30 countries and today serves as a writer for national and internatonal publications.
As one of the most sought-out religious travel authorities worldwide, Wright has been interviewed by the CBS The Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, National Public Radio, Forbes Traveler, London Times, El Pais (Spain’s leading daily newspaper), Financial Express (India), Yahoo! Business Traveler, Los Angeles Times, Denver Business Journal, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Modern Agent, Travel Weekly, Travel Age West, Travel Trade, Travel Agent Magazine, Lodging Hospitality, and dozens of other media to discuss faith-based travel and hospitality.
Wright speaks at major tourism events throughout North America and around the world including The New York Times Travel Show, Jordan Travel Mart, Puerto Rico Caribbean Media Exchange, U.S.-Africa Tourism & Sports Seminar, The Bahamas National Tourism Conference, South Africa International Destination Expo, Arabian Travel Market, ASTA The Tradeshow, CLIA Cruise3Sixty Conference, Home Based Travel Agent Show, the National Tour Association Convention and NTA Spring Meet, among other many others.
In 2004, Wright launched the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division at Globus, one of the world’s largest escorted travel companies. In 2005, he pioneered North America’s first-ever annual National Religious Travel Symposiums – educational seminars designed for travel and tourism professionals specializing in Faith Tourism. In 2008, WRTA hosted the World Religious Travel Expo, the industry's first-ever global tradeshow and educational conference, welcoming 30 countries from six continents.