CTANetwork.com - Certified Tourism Ambassador Network

About CTA

The Certified Tourism Ambassador^TM Program is a ground-breaking nationwide certification program for front line workers and volunteers. Accredited and licensed through the Tourism Ambassador Institute^TM, the Certified Tourism Ambassador^TM (CTA) Program is a certification program that goes well beyond basic customer service training. It is designed as a lasting program that mobilizes a destination's front line toward the goal of turning every visitor encounter into a positive experience.

Thousands of CTAs are joining together for the first time - all across the country - who are committed to building tourism by Enhancing the Visitor Experience^TM.

The premise is simple: If front line employees and volunteers (those who come into immediate contact with the visitor) provide quality customer service to visitors (meeting/convention attendees, tourists, business travelers), the visitor is more likely to have a positive experience. Visitors who have a positive experience are more likely to return at some point in the future. They will share their perceptions with their friends. Everyone benefits - the tourist, the hospitality industry, the local economy and, most importantly, the front line ambassador.

Upon completion of all program requirements, front line employees and volunteers are awarded the Certified Tourism Ambassador^TM (CTA^TM) designation and may use the initials CTA behind their names, e.g. John Smith, CTA. Over 7,000 CTAs have completed the program since its inception in 2006, with anticipated growth across the nation to over 15,000 CTAs by 2011!

CTAs enjoy many benefits such as invitations to industry events, regular updates to help them stay in the know, special "Freebies & Discounts" offers so they can gain first-hand knowledge of area attractions/venues, and valuable skills they will have for a lifetime. In addition, they have exclusive access to the CTANetwork.com, the online community for CTAs.

Employers of all sizes and industry segment are enjoying the program's many benefits. The CTA program reinforces their current training and builds upon it with a rich, customized curriculum that is designed to build employees' knowledge about the destination and their pride for living and working there.

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CTA Pride... Catch It!

Gettysburg 'ambassadors' train for 150th

Posted 01/15/2010
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Celebrating the Success of the NTTAP

Posted 01/07/2010
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Harpers Ferry Workers Become 'Tourism Ambassadors'

Posted 01/02/2010
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Ready, Set, Spokane!

Posted 12/29/2009
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McKinney CVB staff receives hospitality certification via national program

Posted 11/19/2009
The McKinney CVB staff recently completed...
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Lexington Cops Certified In Bluegrass Tourism

Posted 08/14/2009
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Cities Turn Workers into Tourism Ambassadors

Posted 07/10/2009
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Frisco leaders converge on Collin College for ambassador program

Posted 06/15/2009
A mayor, chamber of commerce president...
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If a tourist walked into your business and asked about local history, would you know the answers?

Posted 01/28/2009
It’s a daunting question that hotel clerks...
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Anaheim signs up Disney District workers for tourism etiquette classes

Posted 08/03/2008
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