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President Barack Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act in the Oval Office on March 4. He was joined at the signing ceremony by several senators and representatives. Pictured from left to right are Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX); Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke; Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO); Sen. John Ensign (R-NV); Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Obama; Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA); Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV); Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL); Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); and Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL). (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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| President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act |
By Ben Shlesinger
President Barack Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act (TPA) into law on March 4, creating the first program that will market the United States as a travel destination internationally while also communicating America’s security procedures.
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| ASAE & The Center Announces Five Future Annual Meeting Sites |
By Ben Shlesinger
The American Society of Association Executives & The Center For Association Leadership (ASAE) has set its annual meeting schedule well into the future. Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Salt Lake City and Toronto have been chosen as the annual meeting sites for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. This year’s meeting will be held in Los Angeles, followed by St. Louis in 2011 and Dallas in 2012.
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| San Francisco CVB Board Reprimands Union Leader |
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By Jonathan Trager
The San Francisco CVB board has voted to rebuke hotel workers union leader and bureau member Mike Casey for contacting associations to dissuade them from holding meetings in the city.
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Successful Meetings, Meeting News, Business Travel News, Incentive Magazines Sold
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By Christopher Cole
Seizing on what it says is an advantageous market for mergers and acquisitions as well as a shift in the business focus of its competitor, Northstar Travel media has purchased several travel industry publications from Nielsen Travel Group for an undisclosed sum.
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