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AMERICAN TOURISM SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST TOURISM
COLLEGE SEMINAR IN THE U.S. FOR STUDENTS VISITING
FROM MECKLENBERG-VORPOMMERN, GERMANY,
HOST OF ATS 2009 FALL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 26-28
(July
8, 2009 -- New York, NY) By holding a tourism training session for students from the German state of Mecklenberg-Vorpommern recently in New York City, The American Tourism Society's Tourism College program has undertaken a jump-start of its fall educational program. The ATS Tourism College program will take place during the ATS Annual Conference to be held at the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm in Heligendamm, Germany October 26-28, 2009, as students from area universities have been invited to attend all activities of the conference. Additionally, ATS industry professionals will teach courses under the auspices of the ATS Tourism College at the University of Rostock, which will be attended by some 200 students from around Mecklenberg-Vorpommern.
ATS recently hosted 21 students at a training session in New York City, which took place in the Board Room of Travel Bound. This was the first time that the ATS Tourism College conducted a tourism seminar on the U.S. market for visiting students. These participants included tourism and economics students from the University of Applied Sciences, Stralsund. Don Reynolds, Executive VP of ATS moderated the session together with Jan Rudomina, Director for North America, The Polish National Tourist Office, Nico Zenner, General Manager of Travel Bound, and Dave Spinelli, ATS Vice President & Secretary, and Director of Strategic Business Development at Vacation.com. "For me this event proved once again how motivated and hungry future travel industry leaders are for up-to-date knowledge about key travel destinations..." said Mr. Rudomina.
Spinelli, noting the resounding success of the ATS Tourism College's first seminar in the U.S. said "This was the most interactive exchange ATS has had with tourism students to date." Dr. Thomas Rasmussen, Professor of Leisure and Tourism Management, University of Applied Sciences Stralsund University led the delegation of students and said: "We were delighted to get a preview of ATS' Tourism College educational program and look forward to their visit this fall where they'll be presenting to hundreds of students gathered from tourism colleges across Mecklenberg-Vorpommern."
American Tourism Society (ATS) hosted 21 students from Mecklenberg-Vorpommern,
Germany at a training session in New York City as part of the ATS Tourism College program.
Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany is the host of the 2009 ATS Fall Conference Oct. 26-28, 2009.For more information on the ATS Tourism College and the ATS 2009 Fall Conference contact
don.reynolds@americantourismsociety.org.
About ATS — Presenting Tomorrow's Destinations
The American Tourism Society (ATS) was established in 1989 by a group of US tourism industry executives to provide exclusive access, business networking and promotion for transformational destinations. It is a nonprofit, nonpolitical travel industry organization whose membership includes experienced tour operators, destination tourist offices, hotels, airlines and other travel industry professionals. Collectively ATS members generate over four billion dollars in sales involving three million North American travelers. ATS holds an Annual Fall Conference and a Tourism College hosted by a different member destination each year; travel marts and seminars in the US for its members; has a website
www.americantourismsociety.org. For more information on The American Tourism Society: 149 Madison Avenue, Suite 602, New York, NY 10016; USA -Phone 212.893.8111, Fax 212.893.8153; email:
info@americantourismsociety.org.
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