WRTA in the News
June 28, 2010 U.S. travel to Israel stays on course Travel Weekly
March 2010 Pilgrimage Opportunities Abound in 2010 Catholic Times
February-March 2010 Travel with the Time! Agent@Home.
February 23, 2010 Consulting Firm and Speakers Bureau Announcement Travel News Daily
February 15, 2010 Faith-based Vacations Mean Opportunity for Agents Travel Agent Central
Feb 14, 2010 Listen to WRTA President, Kevin J. Wright, on The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer LISTEN HERE (Feb 14 Show)
February, 2010 New York Times Travel Show Press Release The New York Times Company
January 23, 2010 Le tourisme spirituel, un marché en pleine ascension Les Affaires
January 8, 2010 The Top 10 Travel Trends for 2010 USA Today
January 2010
Top 10 Emerging Destinations in Faith-based Tourism Leisure Group Travel
January 2010 Armenia - The World's First Christian Country Church Executive Travel
WRTA in the News Archives
Nov 25, 2009 Tour operators circle religious events on their calendars
Nov 23, 2009 WRTA Expo Reports Resilience in Religious Travel Market
Nov 23, 2009 Religious Travel Market Shows Resilience
Nov 20, 2009 Global Officials Predict Continued Religious Tourism Resilience
Nov 14, 2010 Two Big Groups Descend on Reno
Oct 18, 2009 Pilgrims Prosper: Faith-Based Travel Proves Recession-Resistant
Oct 15, 2009 Tourism Cares Announces Partnership with WRTA
Oct 9, 2009 NTA Can Open Door to Sales
Oct 8, 2009 Educational Seminars Announced for World Religious Travel Expo
Sep 8, 2009 Greg Stielstra, North America’s Top Faith-based Marketing Expert, to Headline World Religious Travel Expo
August 13, 2009 Leisure Group Travel Magazine Targeted Religious Market Coverage
August 10, 2009 Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine
July 2, 2009 Theme for World Religious Travel Expo Announced
July 1, 2009 Following Faith
June 30, 2009 Religious Tourism is Bright Spot in Downturn
June 21, 2009 Pilgrims Boost Luxury Tourism
May 20, 2009 Travel Books for Spiritual Pilgrims
May 8, 2009 Faith Tourism Sees Growth
May 1, 2009 Croatian Villas- Croatia to Benefit from Boom in Religious Tourism
April 12, 2009 Boston Globe- Staying Faithful in Their Travels
April 7, 2009 Travel'n On Radio Interview with WRTA President, Kevin J. Wright
March 18, 2009 Religous Tourism Market Critical to Short-Term Revenue Generation
March 1, 2009 Tips for Finding a Reliable Faith-based Tour Operator February 2009 Travel Trade See ths Light
January 14, 2009 Economic Summit of the Travel and Tourism Industry
December 8, 2008 Emerging Niche: Religious Travel
November 11, 2008 Palestinian Tourism Minister in World Religious Travel Expo 2008
October 24, 2008 WRTA Expo - Perspective on New Era of Faith Tourism
Oct 6, 2008 Nebraska conference to focus on Godly Tourism
September 24, 2008 National Tour Association & World Religious Travel Association
Sep 15, 2008 New Focus on Religious Travel (NPR/National Public Radio)
Sep 10, 2008 Lourdes Pilgrimage (Los Angeles Times/Salt Lake Tribune)
Sep 9, 2008 More and more people taking faith-based vacations (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
July 17, 2008 WRTA Travel Agents: The Growing Niche of Faith Tourism (ASTA Smart Briefs)
June 16, 2008 WRTA World Religious Travel Expo Will Shape New Era in Faith Tourism (Church Executive)
June 11, 2008 WRTA Expo Speakers Represent New Era of Faith Tourism (Travel Daily News)
May 29, 2008 Niche Marketing (Trinidad & Tobabo’s Newsday)
May 28, 2008 St. Maartan a terrific candidate for tapping faith tourism market (The Daily Herald, St. Maartan)
April 18, 2008 Christian Travel Planner guide to faith-based trips (Associated Press)
April 10, 2008 Believing in the Power of Faith Tourism (South Florida Caribbean News)
April 2008 Pilgrim's Progress (National Geographic)
April 2008 Cover Story – Religious Travel (Destination of the World News)
April 3, 2008 Book Your Vacation ( Denver Post)
March 26, 2008 Heavy Hitters Announced for Caribbean Media Exchange (Caribbean Net News)
March 26, 2008 Sendas de Luz (Reforma)
March 21, 2008 10 Great places to market Christianity's holiest day ( USA TODAY)
March 7, 2008 Greatest Religious Tours (Forbes Traveler)
Feb 2008 Religious Tourism pg.34 (Leisure Group Travel)
Feb 2008 Jordan Travel Mart (AME Info)
Feb 8, 2008 NY Times Show Announces Speakers Tours (Reuters)
Dec 21, 2007 Catching up with Kevin J. Wright (Leisure Group Travel)
Dec 19, 2007 WRTA selects new Charter Members (Travel Daily News)
Nov 30, 2007 A Winding Road for the Faithful ( Chicago Tribune)
Nov 30, 2007 Expanded Religious Market Coverage (Travel Mole)
Jul 2007 Faith a Huge Tourist Market ( Nassau Guardian - Bahamas )
May 2007 Religious Travel in Germany ( Suite 101 )
May 13, 2007 Religious Tourism Far East (Financial Express)
Apr 29, 2007 "21st-Century Religious Travel: Leave the Sackcloth at Home" (The New York Times)
Apr. 6, 2007 “In the footsteps of the faithful” (Rocky Mountain News)
April, 2007 “Holy seas: Christians convert cruise ships” (LA Daily News)
March 2007 In Amish country, 'Christian Broadway' is Big Business (Religion News Service/Beliefnet.com)
Feb 2007 Charleston cashes in on the religious travel industry (Charleston Business Journal)
Feb 2007 “Companies see increased interest in spiritual tours” (Religion News Service)
Feb 2007 "Travel industry veteran taps into faith-based niche" (Denver Business Journal)
Feb 2007 "Keeping the Faith" (Yahoo! Business Traveler)
December 2006 Kevin J. Wright to launch trade association for Religious Market
Dec 2006 "Religious travel guru leaves Globus to start consulting firm" (Travel Weekly) TIME Magazine article CBS Early Show article USA TODAY article |