2024 Holiday Travel Towns
Holiday travel is a growing trend with as estimated two-thirds of American’s planning to take at least one holiday trip this year*. So, we asked ourselves, what are our favorite holiday destinations and what are they doing to bring in the holiday cheer? Here’s a list of some of our favorites to bring you peace, joy, and inspiration!
Employee Spotlight: Christy Betz
Christy Betz is next up for our employee spotlight series. She is responsible for all things Tennessee tourism and we love having her on the team. Find out a little more about her below.
2024 KTIA Annual Conference Recap
Kentucky is more than just bourbon and horses. The fine folks at Visit Northen Kentucky in conjunction with the Kentucky Tourism Industry Association showed that fact off in style last week at their annual conference. What were the top takeaways from the conference, we asked our man on the ground in Kentucky, Andrew Held, to help answer that question.
Key Takeaways from the 2024 Tennessee Governor’s Conference
We at Advance Travel & Tourism were honored to once again attend and sponsor the Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism in Chattanooga. Because TNHTA and Chattanooga Tourism Co. put on such an insightful event, we wanted to share some of our key takeaways from the conference below.
Key Takeaways: Advance Travel’s Midwest Team and Mackinac Island Tourism
In case you missed it, here’s a quick review of 10 takeaways for 2025 travel trends. Advance Travel & Tourism [...]
Team Spotlight: Ray Hydrick
Meet Ray Hydrick, senior account executive for the Southeast team. We sat down with him to learn a bit more about his love for travel, the Southeast and more.

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