American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA)

01/24/2025

🚨 NEW DATES! AIANTA's "Go International" Training Moved to April 29-30, 2025

🌏 AIANTA's signature Go International event is back in 2025 and we invite you to join us on NEW DATES April 29-30 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

💡 The annual two-day Go International training is designed to introduce the international market to Indigenous-owned businesses and support participants to identify their tourism product(s) for pricing, packaging, and selling to markets overseas. Indigenous tourism professionals, industry representatives and entrepreneurs gather to:

✨ Hear from expert speakers from throughout the national and international tourism industry * Connect and network with one another around shared vision and goals for business, Native Nations and communities, and tourism development * Advance and develop their businesses, careers and tourism ventures *Gain an understanding of what is needed and how to participate in international markets.

🔗 Register today! https://bit.ly/4h3uGMb

01/24/2025

🚨 REMINDER: Today is the deadline to apply for AIANTA's Tribal Content Developer role!

📣 The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is looking for a Tribal Content Developer (remote position) to join our vibrant team! As the Tribal Content Developer, you will play a key role in creating written and visual content with a consistent voice on Indigenous Tourism for NativeAmerica.travel, AIANTA publications and other promotions.

⏰ Deadline: Today - Friday, January 24, 2025

🔗 Find the full job description on AIANTA.org or by clicking here: https://bit.ly/AIANTAJobs

🖥 To Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their cover letter, resume/vitae, and three professional references to Ariel Richardson, Office Manager, AIANTA at [email protected] at 5:00 p.m. MT on January 24, 2025. Please specify "Tribal Content Developer Application" in the subject line.

01/23/2025

📣 Calling All AIANTA Members: Submit Your Digital Assets for Upcoming Promotional Campaigns

🌏 AIANTA is preparing new promotional materials, including banners, booth backwalls, printed one-sheets, and screen displays, to showcase the best of Indigenous tourism. We want to feature YOUR digital assets! Whether it’s high-quality images, logos, videos, or other creative materials, we encourage all members to submit their assets for potential use in these exciting new projects. This is your opportunity to have your brand and offerings highlighted in our next wave of promotional content. Send us your media kit or upload directly online by visiting our online form. Be a part of AIANTA’s upcoming campaigns and help us promote Destination Native America!

🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/40JYHuA

01/22/2025

WE ARE HIRING! The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is looking for a Tribal Content Developer (remote position) to join our vibrant team! As the Tribal Content Developer, you will play a key role in creating written and visual content with a consistent voice on Indigenous Tourism for NativeAmerica.travel, AIANTA publications and other promotions.

⏰ Deadline: January 24, 2025

🔗 Find the full job description on AIANTA.org or by clicking here: https://bit.ly/AIANTAJobs

🖥 To Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their cover letter, resume/vitae, and three professional references to Ariel Richardson, Office Manager, AIANTA at [email protected] at 5:00 p.m. MT on January 24, 2025. Please specify "Tribal Content Developer Application" in the subject line.

01/17/2025

📣 We welcome you to join the Export-Import Bank of the United States – the Idaho Department of Commerce, Idaho District Export Council, U.S. Commercial Service, and U.S. Commercial Service Rural Export Center - on Wednesday, January 22 at 10AM MST for a summary of export trade finance tools and government resources your company can use to facilitate international sales. Their partners offer a wide range of current industry and trade information to help exporters of U.S. goods and services find the information they need to compete successfully in international markets.

💡Webinar topics include:
- International market expansion tools and vetting new buyers
- Benefits of State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant funding
- How to protect your foreign receivables and access export working capital

🔗 Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/42hjIxU

01/17/2025

🎉🎓 Registration Open for the Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities Certificate - Spring 2025

📣 AIANTA is excited to announce that registration is open for the Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities Certificate program, starting March 17, 2025. Offered through Arizona State University’s Center for Sustainable Tourism, this online program provides essential tools for developing sustainable tourism plans, with a focus on Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.

🎓The course runs for seven weeks and requires 5-6 hours of effort per week. Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the program.

💰 Pricing:
AIANTA members pay $2,200; non-members $2,250. A 10% discount is available for groups of three or more from the same organization.

⏰ The registration deadline is March 5, 2025.
🔗 Learn more here! https://bit.ly/4h7odjS

01/16/2025

📣 FREE WEBINAR! USFS Community Wildfire Defense Grant Opportunity and Indigenous Tourism

AIANTA will host an informational webinar regarding the Request for Proposals for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) for Tribes, currently open through February 28, 2025. Join our discussion and learn how this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) might assist your community’s tourism, recreation and land use strategies. AIANTA will introduce how your tourism program can be strengthened when potential impacts on land usage are at risk. The goals of the CWDG grant are to follow the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, which are: 1) restore and maintain landscapes, 2) create fire-adapted communities, and 3) improve wildfire response. The webinar will include a question and answer session specific to types of projects, timelines, the application process, and implementation.

Register now to secure your spot!
🔗 https://bit.ly/25WEBINARFEB11

01/15/2025

📣 AIANTA will be joining the Indigenous Tourism Canada at this year's International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Montréal, Québec February 25-27, as AIANTA CEO Sherry L. Rupert participates on an International Indigenous panel presentation with global leaders.

🌏 Today, and for millennia, Indigenous Nations have been the guardians of the lands and waters of the territory on which the event will be held. Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) is historically known as a gathering place for many Nations and peoples from all over the world. Various Indigenous Nations still inhabit these lands, and IITC wishes to acknowledge the importance of their past, present and future contributions. The event is a gathering of industry professionals, community leaders, entrepreneurs and partners dedicated to promoting and celebrating the richness of Indigenous tourism. The goal is to highlight the diversity of cultures, traditions and tourism experiences offered by Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond.

🔗 Click here to learn more and register for the event: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/25IITC/home

01/14/2025

📣 PRESS RELEASE: American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Announces New Members to its Board of Directors. Michelle Liberty (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) and Hanford McCloud (Nisqually Indian Tribe) join the AIANTA Board of Directors and Travis Owens (Cherokee Nation) and Charlene Virgilio (Penobscot Tribe) reelected as the national nonprofit continues transforming the tourism industry.

🔗 Click here to read the full press release: https://bit.ly/3WhxcGg

01/13/2025

📣 Registration Open for International Inbound Travel Association Summit 2025

🌏 The International Inbound Travel Association (IITA) recognizes the importance of relationships between Inbound Operators, DMOs and Suppliers, and the IITA Summit provides the perfect platform for enhancing these relationships through one-on-one networking meetings and social events. It also provides invaluable, industry-specific education in an informal setting where attendees hear from travel and tourism industry experts, learn from industry colleagues and share ideas and best practices.

⏰ The IITA Summit 2025 will take place February 9-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://www.inboundtravel.org/events/iita-summit-2025

01/13/2025

Today is National Sticker Day! To celebrate, here's AIANTA's favorite sticker "We Are Still Here" that we created in honor of our 25th Anniversary in 2023. It continues to be a fan favorite at our events! Do you have a favorite sticker?

01/09/2025

FREE WEBINAR ALERT! The free webinar "Telling Your Story: Leveraging Outdoor Writers for Indigenous Tourism," Chez Chesak, Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (and President-Elect of the Society of American Travel Writers), will instruct you on how to work with travel/outdoor media to get coverage. He will cover:

• The state of outdoor/travel media
• Definition of travel media vs. outdoor media
• How to target the right media to get the right placement
• Where to find them to connect
• How to pitch a story
• Hosting media for a press trip (including when to invite them, what you should cover, what to expect, and more).

🔗 Register at: https://bit.ly/AIANTA-25WebinarJAN28

💡‘Chez’ Chesak is an award-winning adventure travel writer, 30 year veteran of the outdoor industry, Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and President of The Society of American Travel Writers. His works have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Fodors.com, Matador Network, Postindustrial, Rachel Ray Every Day, Ohio magazine, Cincinnati magazine, Rails-to-Trails, Family Vacation Critic, and dozens more outdoor/adventure publications and websites. He's also done travel segments for his local FOX affiliate and on American Forces Radio and is a regular ‘expert’ contributor to USA Today’s 10Best.

01/08/2025

✨🎉 Gail celebrates her 12th anniversary with AIANTA this month. Join us in congratulating and thanking her for all of her contributions to our growing organization!

01/07/2025

🎉🎓 Registration Open for the Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities Certificate - Spring 2025

📣 AIANTA is excited to announce that registration is open for the Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities Certificate program, starting March 17, 2025. Offered through Arizona State University’s Center for Sustainable Tourism, this online program provides essential tools for developing sustainable tourism plans, with a focus on Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.

🎓The course runs for seven weeks and requires 5-6 hours of effort per week. Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the program.

💰 Pricing:
AIANTA members pay $2,200; non-members $2,250. A 10% discount is available for groups of three or more from the same organization.

⏰ The registration deadline is March 5, 2025.

🔗 Learn more here! https://bit.ly/4h7odjS

01/07/2025

President Joe Biden created two California national monuments on Tuesday, January 7. The Chuckwalla National Monument, located south of the Joshua Tree National Park, has a cultural history for the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Mojave, Quechan and Serrano nations. The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument has been a spiritual center for the Pit River, Modoc, Shasta, Karuk and Wintu Tribes for thousands of years

The two monuments will add protections to federal land in the desert of Southern California and the state’s northern mountains.

01/03/2025

Free Webinar on how to use Canva, a graphic design tool which can elevate your marketing and communications efforts. Join the Small Business Administration for a one-hour webinar where they will walk you through Canva basics, so you can become confident to navigate the application and create customized, branded content for your business. https://cabq.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfu2tqDItHtc2O9HLGnAutvaKNKoa-7dm #/registration