ASTA's Young Professionals Society (YPS)
ASTA’s Young Professionals Society is a group of travel professionals designed for those travel agents who are under the age of 40. The YPS was created for the purpose of networking, education and career development. YPS plans on hosting networking events at all ASTA conferences.
How could YPS benefit me?
The objective of the YPS is to create a forum for young travel professionals to network with each other. Being a part of this group will enable you to establish strong business contacts in the travel industry. Membership in ASTA or employment with a premium agency is required to be a member of YPS.
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Aloha Hawaii Retreat - O'ahu Master Specialist Program
Time: Sunday, May 20 - Friday, May 25, 2012
Where: Hawaii
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The day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived! Registrations for the YPS 2012 retreat to O'ahu, Hawai'i are now being accepted!
ASTA's Young Professionals Society invites all U.S. and Canada travel agent members to join us for an awesome itinerary, created and sponsored by the O'ahu Visitors Bureau and many of O'ahu's top industry partners.
The trip will be completely FREE for YPS members thanks to the O'ahu Visitors Bureau. You're just responsible for your own air to Hawaii and some gratuities along the way. Everything else is taken care of for you including airport transfers, accommodations, destination seminars, excursions, unique tours, and niche activities.
We will be staying at three properties on O'ahu:
- May 20-22: Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel
- May 22-24: Turtle Bay Resort
- May 24-25: Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach
Come and join us, it will be a great trip
"If you have any questions about the 2012 retreat, please email YPS at YPS@asta.org. We hope to see you" —Jason Coleman, CTC, ECCS, LCS, CLS, DS, Chair of ASTA's Young Professional Society
Q&A with Stephanie Lee, Marketing Director, Travel Quest
Q: What value do you find in being an ASTA YPS member?
A: It's a great way to build a community outside your office. We come from different areas of travel but have a lot of common ground. I don't think anyone could argue about the value of having a group of people that are invested and passionate about their jobs that you can share ideas with and discuss problems facing the industry.
Q: How has being a member of ASTA helped you in the industry?
A: ASTA is like a personal assistant! They help keep me keep on top of important industry events and happenings, put together fabulous whitepapers that help me stay abreast of industry trends, and have been there when our agency needed advice many times.
Q: Do you have any words of advice for other young people coming into the industry?
A: I would encourage you to become involved with your local ASTA chapter and/or YPS. Being new to the industry is a great asset-- you see things from a different perspective. Being a young professional is another great asset that can bring a whole dimension to many travel agencies. My advice would be to not be shy about being new to travel and younger than most of your colleagues, see these factors as strengths that can help everyone.
YPS Committee
ASTA’s YPS is governed by a chairman who is elected for year-long terms by ASTA’s Board of Directors. Thirteen young travel professionals who are members of ASTA are nominated to sit on the committee. YPS is proud to be sponsored by Best Western, Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority, Sabre and TravelAge West.
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If you have any ideas or suggestions for the YPS, please e-mail yps@asta.org
