BEFORE YOU GO
SAN ANTONIO
Volunteer : Make connections while lending a hand
Volunteering at Travel Exchange is a big help to the NTA staff , and it also gives you another way to meet more members . Here are the different ways you can volunteer in San Antonio :
Registration Assistant Working at the registration counter gives you the chance to greet attendees when they first arrive , while handing out name badges and registration bags .
Seminar Monitor You ’ ll be a VIP when your role in the room is to greet , assist and maybe even introduce the featured speaker .
Tourism Cares student mentor Share your knowledge and experience by allowing a student to shadow you during your appointments . Tourism Cares is seeking mentors for its scholarship recipients who will attend Travel Exchange in San Antonio .
Greeter You can provide a morning welcome — and a copy of the Travel Exchange Daily newsletter — to your fellow members as they enter the convention hall .
Increase your TREX app-titude
Registered delegates will receive an email before the show with steps for downloading and logging into the Travel Exchange mobile app . And you should . It contains tons of useful information about the event , including :
• Full schedule
• Your personalized appointment schedule
• List of event registrants with messaging function
• Push notifications for announcements and schedule changes
• Social chatter from your friends and colleagues who use # TREX17 on social media
The app is compatible with iOS and Android devices , and it ’ s accessible from a web browser , too . Search for “ Travel Exchange ’ 17 ” in your respective app store . If your login details have gone to your spam folder — literally or mentally — email headquarters @ ntaonline . com for troubleshooting .
The Travel Exchange online volunteer registration system is scheduled to open Nov . 15 , so you can sign up then to find the opportunity that works best for you . If you have any questions about volunteering , contact Todd Probus at + 1.859.264.6578 or todd . probus @ ntastaff . com .
GARDEN GLOW 2017
NOVEMBER 18 through JANUARY 1 NIGHTLY 5 to 10 P . M . Groups are always welcome – group rates available ! 1-800-332-1286 • www . mobot . org / tourism
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