SUNDAY – MAY 15 7:30am – 9:30am
ASTA Registration Desk Open
8:30am – 12:00pm Departures
Breakfast & 2016 Hawai‘i Destination Specialist Certification Program - For Hawai‘i Specialist Program attendees only - no guests please Location: Kula Room ~ Sponsored by Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
Post-Showcase FAMs - **Separate Registration & Cost - space is limited.**
ASTA IS PLEASED TO BRING YOU TO MAUI AS OUR FIRST SHOWCASE DESTINATION. Maui lends itself to endless opportunities for your clients to discover its charming small towns, serene beaches, luxury resorts and local flavors. Make sure you take advantage of your time this week to experience all Maui has to offer by meeting with local providers who are here to help you craft itineraries that will enrich your client’s Hawai‘i experience. Before you leave this wonderful locale, please stop by the ASTA regsitration desk to see where we are going next...
UPCOMING ASTA/NACTA EVENTS 2016
2017 (Shhh...) We have not opened registration for these destinations yet. But if you want to be among the first to indicate your desire to go, give your business card to staff at the registration desk.
ASTA Destination Expo Seville, Spain, June 2 – 5 ASTA Global Convention Reno Tahoe, NV Sept 25 – 28 NACTA Annual Conference Greater Fort Lauderdale on Land & Sea Nov 3 - 9
May 11-15, 2016
Westin Maui
ASTA/NACTA Bahamas Showcase - TBD ASTA Global Convention San Diego, California, Aug 29 - Sept 3 NACTA Annual Conference Anchorage, Alaska, Sept 13-16 (with pre and post Alaska Cruise options)
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Thank you to our sponsors
WEDNESDAY – MAY 11 Arrivals/Hotel Check in 2:00pm – 8:00pm
ASTA Registration Desk Open
6:00pm – 6:30pm
Westin Maui Site Inspection - optional
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Welcome Reception ~Hosted by the Westin Maui & Starwood Hotels
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
THURSDAY – MAY 12 7:00am – 5:00pm
ASTA Registration Desk Open
7:45am – 8:15am
Continental Breakfast
8:30am – 11:45am
GENERAL SESSION
Location: Àloha Pavilion & Ko‘ala Evening Attire: Hawaiian Elegant
3:15pm – 4:10pm
Don’t Get Fined - Sell travel, avoid fines and Location: Haleakalā Ballroom stay out of jail/ASTA Regulatory Compliance Made Easy Mark Meader, Vice President Industry Affairs, ASTA Special ASTAPAC Message: Chris Seddelmeyer, Seddelmeyer Travel Concepts
4:15pm – 5:45pm
Tradeshow & Prizes [Supplier set-up time 3:00pm - 4:00pm]
6:30pm
Transfer to Royal Lahaina Resort ~ Sponsored by Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
7:00pm
Reception ~ Sponsored by Royal Lahaina Resort 8:30pm Rotating transfers back to Westin Maui Resort 9:00pm Last transfer departs Royal Lahaina Resort
Day Attire: Business Casual
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
How Maui Came to Be, a Special Visual Welcome Live Preformance: Hālau Hula Kauluokalā and Kumu Hula, recording artist: Uluwehi Guerrero Zane Kerby, President and CEO, ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents Ann Chamberlin, President, NACTA - National Association of Career Travel Agents Chris Austin, Vice President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Video Message Keith Regan, Managing Director, County of Maui Yue Jin, Executive Vice Mayor, City of Sanya, China
Will begin promptly at 8:30am
E KOMO MAI - WELCOME TO MAUI Keynote speaker: Kainoa Horcajo, Cultural Ambassador & Broadcaster Robyn Basso, CTC, Senior Director Travel Industry Partnerships, Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau Chris Kai‘aokamālie, Director of Leisure Sales, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau Julie-Ann H Bicoy, Director, Destination Moloka‘i Visitors Bureau Les Enderton, Executive Director, O‘ahu Visitors Bureau Deanna Isbister, Director of Leisure Sales, Big Island Visitors Bureau Maile Brown, Director of Marketing, Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau
ASTA Registration Desk Open
7:30am – 8:45am
City of Sanya, China Tourism - Plated Breakfast Seminar Yue Jin, Executive Vice Mayor, City of Sanya, China
9:00am – 12:00pm
Engagement Sessions [Supplier set-up & briefing 7:30am] Location: Haleakalā Ballroom Formerly known as “round table sessions”, these energetic meetings provide ASTA’s top suppliers and members the opportunity to network directly.
12:00pm – 1:15pm
Lunch ~ Sponsored by Starwood Hotels & Resorts
1:30pm – 2:30pm Travel Consultants will be attending one seminar
Supplier Seminar Series The Mark Travel Corporation Norwegian Cruise Line Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
LUNCH PRESENTATION - Top Tips for Selling Hawai‘i
Hear from some of Hawai‘i’s top selling travel consultants on how to maximize your clients experience - and your own profitability. Moderated by: Kim Daley, Sr Vice President, Sales Strategy, Pleasant Holidays Participants: Donna Barron, The Cruise ‘N Tour Store; Sandy Keel, Cruise Planners; Karen Ellison, Above & Beyond Travel; Marilyn Clark, Lighthouse Travel; Deb Fogarty, Be Well Travel; Geoff Millar, Ultimate All-Inclusive Travel ~ Hosted by Pleasant Holidays
1:00pm – 2:00pm
How to Make Money Selling Hawai‘i
Location: Valley Isle Ballroom
Location: Haleakalā Ballroom
Make sure to have your laptop or tablet charged up for this valuable session! Kim Daley, Senior Vice President, Sales Strategy, Pleasant Holidays
Location: Mezzanine Rooms Meeting Levels Location: Carthaginian Location: Nantucket Location: Pioneer
2:45pm – 3:30pm Transfers to Lāhainā for non-supplier registered attendees for scheduled activities Depart from Valley Isle Lounge 4:00pm – 8:30pm
Experience Lāhainā during Maui’s Friday Night Town Party
Visit Lāhainā Heritage Museum
Visit Pioneer Inn with heavy pūpū, refreshments and Hawaiian music
Take a self guided walking tour Afternoon and evening at leisure for those who choose to remain at the resort
7:30am – 9:00am
ASTA Registration Desk Open
Day Attire: Hawai‘i Fun
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
Island Experience Tour Departures - Travel Consultants only
Tours Depart from Valley Isle Lounge You were prompted during your conference registration to select one of the tours.
Location: Lahaina Terrace
Learn & experience Hawaiian culture and crafts such as hula, ‘ukulele, lei making
Location: Valley Isle Ballroom
Location: Valley Isle Ballroom
SATURDAY – MAY 14
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Hawaiian Cultural Showcase
Day Attire: Business Casual
7:30am – 3:30pm
INSIDERS’ SECRETS TO HAWAI‘I PANEL Moderated by: Mark Meader, Vice President, ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents Rodney Lau, ASTA Hawai‘i Chapter President with local ASTA/NACTA Agent Guests
2:10pm – 3:10pm
Location: Valley Isle Lounge
FRIDAY – MAY 13
Location: Valley Isle Ballroom
Location: Haleakalā Ballroom
Location: Valley Isle Ballroom
6:30pm – 9:30pm
5:00am
Island of Moloka‘i
8:30am
Island of Lāna‘i
6:00am – 4:00pm
Hāna Maui - Ke‘anae Peninsula, Hana Bay, ‘Ohe‘o Gulch, Charles Lindberghs Grave
8:00am – 4:30pm
Upcountry Maui - Lavender Farm, Maui Wine, Surfing Goat Dairy,
Maui Ocean Vodka
8:00am – 4:30pm
Central Maui - Ho‘okipa Lookout, Maui Swap Meet, Univ of Hawai‘i, ‘Īao Valley Lookout, Maui Ocean Center
8:00am – 4:30pm
South Maui - La Perouse Bay, Mana Kai Resort, Maui Brewing Company,
Maui Tropical Plantation
Evening Attire: Bahamas Elegant Reception & ASTA/NACTA Bahamas Showcase 2017 Dinner ~ Sponsored by Bahamas Tourism Location: Àloha Pavilion & Ko‘ala