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Courier’s GUIDE TO NTA TOUR OPERATOR RECEPTIVE SERVICES A s the desires of travelers for one-of-a-kind experiences continue to rise, one of the best ways to ensure that your tours meet their expectations is to work with a company that can deliver authentic, local tour components. The NTA membership includes more than 400 tour operators offering receptive services, each with the type of expertise that can turn a good tour into a great one. These local pros also can come up with creative options that provide those truly unique experiences, and by drawing from their expertise, you gain access to such “only-in-my-city” adventures that connect your travelers with the culture of the destination. Save this guide as a reference of your fellow NTA members who stand ready to add these and other authentic components to your upcoming tours. * Listings in this guide are based on a company’s profile selections and/or membership designations. The information was provided by the member contact and was current as of April 18. The C mark indicates a company’s membership in the NTA China Inbound Program, which allows those organizations to work with Chinese travel agents to bring groups to the United States. Please check NTAonline.com for updated information on NTA tour operators who provide receptive services. 1000 Islands Tours & Travel Inc. Able International Holiday C Alaska Skylar Travel LLC C Eiko Bao San Leandro, CA USA ablespace.com Haiyan (Skylar) Jiang Anchorage, AK USA 5ialaska.com 101 Travel Corp. C ACC — American China Connection C All Aboard America! Horng Daw Hsieh City of Industry, CA USA gogo101.com Sonny Shang Covina, CA USA acc2vip.com 1st Alaska Outdoor School C Accenting Chicago Events & Tours Inc. Jean Cutcliffe Gananoque, ON Canada 1000islandtours.com Maggie Dobrovolny Fairbanks, AK USA 1stalaskaoutdoorschool.com 50 Stars Travel Inc. C Kai Wu Fresh Meadows, NY USA ACFEA Tour Consultants C 500 Tours Inc. Ken Olson Edmonds, WA USA acfea.com Phil Campbell Greenwood, IN USA 500tours.com Adventure Student Travel/ Exploring America Inc. A A Closer Look Tours Colin Caparros Glendale, AZ USA acloserlooktours.com AAA Signatours Ju lio Soto Tampa, FL USA aaasouth.com John Kvedaras Chicago, IL USA accentingchicago.com AAA Sojourns Rene Schneeberger Emeryville, CA USA aaa.com Kara Mihalevich Kirksville, MO USA exploringamerica.com Africa Untamed Wilderness Adventures Ltd. Elphas Ongong’o Nairobi, Kenya africauntamedwilderness.com Alaska Coach Tours Dennis McDonnell Juneau, AK USA alaskacoachtours.com Lesleigh Campise Mesa, AZ USA allaboardamerica.com All Alaska Tours Inc. Al Koch Anchorage, AK USA allalaskatours.com All American Tours Inc. David Burns Ellington, MO USA allamericantours.us All United Int’l Travel Inc. C Yan Zhou Flushing, NY USA Allied Tour Inc. Susan Busskohl Norfolk, NE USA alliedtt.com Alpha Way Culture Exchange Inc. C Xiao Hua Wu Rowland Heights, CA USA Amazing Destinations Ltd. Steven Meyerson Elmhurst, NY USA amazingdestinationsltd.com America by Rail Inc. H. Lawrence Swartz East Lansing, MI USA americabyrail.com America Int’l Travel Services Inc. C Misha Thompson San Francisco, CA USA America United Global Travel Inc. C Zhi De Hu El Monte, CA USA American Carson International Inc. C Carson Zhang El Monte, CA USA us-chinanetwork.com American Commercial Strategies Inc. C Timothy Ebsary Newport Beach, CA USA amcmcs.com American Rainbow International Inc. C Zhien Yan Rockville, MD USA amrainbow.com American Spring Travel C Jane Huang City of Industry, CA USA spring-tour.com American Student Tours C Paul Monahan Bothell, WA USA americanstudenttours.com American Tours & Travel Inc. Jenee Masterson Orlando, FL USA bandfest.com NTAonline.com 51