
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Tourism Cares + NTA Membership
Join two strong communities.
Tourism Cares and NTA have long partnered in a commitment to supporting the travel industry. By being involved in both organizations, you can jumpstart your career, build a valuable network and support system, learn all sides of the tourism industry and find the resources and connections to ensure sustainability is foundational in your career in tourism.
By joining both Tourism Cares and NTA, student members receive:
A discounted rate for the first year of $150 (a $50 savings)
Staff liaisons from both organizations that help you maximize your member benefits
Access to and connections with large networks of like-minded travel professionals
References for career opportunities and valuable support systems
The opportunity to be a part of a strong travel + tourism industry centered around best practices in sustainability and dedication to positive impact for the people and places of travel.
Additionally, members receive the following benefits from each organization:
NTA StudentMembership:
Opportunity to connect with trusted and successful professionals in the packaged travel industry
Access to NTA Online database for member searches
Updates and insights from NTA publications
Eligible to attend in-person conferences for education and networking
Corporate Partner discounts on consumer goods and services
Tourism Cares Professional Membership:
Exclusive access to Tourism Cares’ training and resource library on sustainability topics, The Meaningful Travel Platform
Early access and discounts to the North America Meaningful Travel Summit
Connections to other travel professionals through the professional membership directory
Monthly communications around best practices and news in sustainable tourism
By joining Tourism Cares and NTA, you help to make our industry stronger, ensure a bright future for tourism, and take care of our industry and the people and places impacted by it. We have an opportunity to create positive impacts through tourism by collectively doing things differently. Join us.

“We have a deep commitment to the responsible growth of travel and tourism, and prioritize providing opportunities that benefit the future of our industry. Student members are our future, and Tourism Cares is dedicated to their professional development in our field”
— Greg Takehara, CEO, Tourism Cares
About Tourism Cares
Tourism Cares, Inc., a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advances the travel industry’s positive impact to help people and places thrive. We believe it’s in all our best interest to support the destinations our industry depends on so that communities, travelers, and businesses can prosper. We mobilize the entire industry to use its business as a force for good by uniting, activating, and inspiring all sectors to make a positive impact through travel. Learn more at TourismCares.org and @TourismCares.
About NTA
NTA is the leading business association for companies and organizations that serve customers traveling to, from and within North America. Our 700 buyer members are tour operators and travel planners who package travel product domestically and around the world. Our seller members — 500 destinations and 1,100 tour suppliers — represent product in all 50 U.S. states, each Canadian province and more than 40 other countries. Together. We go further.
SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE + PLACES OF TOURISM CARES
National Civil Rights Museum | Tourism Cares Grantee
Through our partnership with Globus Family of Brands, Tourism Cares awarded a grant to the National Civil Rights Museum to fund their tour Guide Professional Development program, a vital component of the visitor’s experience. Due to increased demand with the ever-growing numbers of annual visitors, the museum continues to provide ongoing professional development for tour guides so that they are able to continue providing the excellent visitor experience they are known for.