Travel & Tourism Marketing Association

Welcome to TTMA!

The Travel and Tourism Marketing Association is a non-profit organization serving the greater Los Angeles area. Our purpose is to provide networking and educational opportunities to professionals in the travel and tourism industry and to create a forum for the exchange of ideas amongst our peers and colleauges. Whether you are new to the travel industry or a seasoned professional, we know you’ll benefit from connecting with our members. We invite you to join one of our monthy events to learn more about how TTMA can benefit you!

2012 Board of Directors (Susan McCloskey, Ilysha Buss, Jerri Harris, Lisa Scalia, David Singleman, Sarah McCann, Janet Zaldua, Jane Sandmeier, Jean-Pierre Gaspar,) (Not pictured: Michael McDowell and Beverly Denice Sparks and Mia Falkenstein, )

Industry News & Promotions!

Brand USA was unveiled at the 2012 International Pow Wow in Los Angeles. Please visit their website, www.DiscoverAmerica.com to learn more about how Brand USA is helping to market destinations in the United States on a global level. The Corporation for Travel Promotion, now doing business as Brand USA, was created in 2010 to encourage travellers from all over the world to visit the United States of America. The public-private marketing entity works in close partnership with the travel industry to maximise the economic and social benefits of travel in communities around the country. Through its website, Discover America, Brand USA will inspire travellers to explore America’s boundless possibilities.

Watch the music video for “Land of Dreams,” the original song written by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal and performed by Rosanne Cash and guest artists Los Lobos, Bebel Gilberto and TREME. Encouraging travelers to come and find your “Land of Dreams,” they are featured in the first ever global tourism campaign for the United States. You can download the song for free at: http://www.discoveramerica.com/