Who belongs
Membership is open to any organization or individual whose business or role touches group travel in the United States, Canada, or Mexico, and to overseas operators that bring groups into North America. Consumers and individual travelers are not members. NAGTA does not license, certify, or inspect anyone; we record what a member says it is, require that the record be accurate, and let members report each other through the dispute channel.
Every member joins in 1 of 7 categories. The category drives your directory listing, which requests for proposal reach you, and the size bands for paid tiers.
A. Transportation
Motorcoach and charter bus operators, minibus and shuttle companies, sightseeing operators, airline group desks, and rail, ferry, and cruise group departments. Bus brokers and charter lead resellers are admitted with a mandatory “broker” label.
Join as TransportationB. Lodging
Hotels, resorts, conference centers, campus and retreat lodging, campgrounds and RV resorts that accept groups, group housing firms, and hotel group-sales representation and management companies.
Join as LodgingC. Attractions, venues, and dining
Attractions, museums, theme parks, theaters and shows, sports group-ticket offices, casinos, group-friendly restaurants and caterers, wineries, farms, shopping districts, and activity providers.
Join as Attractions, venues, and diningD. Destinations
Destination marketing organizations, convention and visitors bureaus, state, provincial, and national tourism offices, destination management companies, and ground handlers.
Join as a DestinationE. Planners
Tour operators and receptive operators, student and faith travel companies, travel advisors who sell groups, corporate and incentive planners, churches, schools, alumni groups, senior centers, reunion planners, and any volunteer who leads a group trip.
Join as a PlannerF. Individual professionals
Tour directors and escorts, step-on guides, motorcoach drivers, and group-sales managers, as personal members independent of their employers.
Join as an individualG. Allied vendors
Motorcoach dealers, manufacturers, parts and service, fuel, tolling, insurance, financing, compliance and drug-testing vendors, industry software, travel insurance, media and marketing, and the legal, accounting, and consulting practices that serve the industry.
Join as an Allied vendorCanada and Mexico are part of NAGTA's territory by design, and the join form takes a province or state and a country. Overseas operators that bring groups into North America join in the Planners category as inbound operators. Not sure which category fits? Pick the closest; we correct categories on request and never penalize an honest pick.