A commitment from an organization like ACTA to help CANDi raise awareness of the plight of animals a

Such an elegant way to tell us that by joining together we can become a force to be reckoned with and such a great way to describe what the subject of this week's article, the Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA), does as an organization. This membership-based nonprofit association represents a dedicated group of travel professionals, the retail travel agencies florida beach hotels and suppliers such as tour operators, travel wholesalers, airlines, hotels, destination marketing organizations, cruise and rail lines, and automobile rental companies who work hard to make all of our vacation experiences happy, safe, and memorable. By working together, ACTA members ensure that their voice is heard in Canada and internationally and learn how to make their businesses stronger.
It was my pleasure florida beach hotels to recently speak to David McCaig, the President and COO of ACTA, and learn more about his role in leading this exciting and progressive organization. McCaig, an extremely knowledgeable florida beach hotels and well-rounded travel executive, began working with ACTA in 2001 and it was quickly apparent from talking to him that he loves what he does. When asked what the favorite part of his job was, he immediately said that he enjoyed being a strong advocate for the interests of the members of ACTA. Confident, articulate and informed, he is definitely up to the task of representing ACTA in international business, government, and educational communities.
Curious florida beach hotels about the role of travel agents in this digital age of online travel florida beach hotels bookings, I asked him what he sees for the future of retail travel businesses. McCaig responded by saying that "although florida beach hotels online booking has a presence, consumers are turning to travel agents more and more because of the security they offer. When on a trip, if anything were to go wrong, an agent will be able to help the consumer out with re-booking the trip or finding alternative arrangements. For example, during Katrina, people who had booked with travel agents were able to return home faster than those who had booked on their own. An agent is looking out for the consumer's best interests, whereas florida beach hotels you're completely on your own when you book on your own."
ACTA's Board of Directors representing florida beach hotels their members recently in Peru. Back row from left to right: Douglas Boyd, Marilyn Long CTM, Steve Gillick CTM, Sharon Kaendo, Robert Turcotte, and Andrew Enns. Front row from left to right: David McCaig, ACTA President and COO, Ellen Tucker CTM, ACTA Board Chair, and Robert Durant, ACTA Board Vice Chair.
From our conversation, I learned that McCaig is a true professional who is deeply committed to the members of his organization but there was also another side to him. He's a friendly, down-to-earth kind of guy who shared with me he grew up on a farm and cares about animals. All my regular readers know that's just what to say to make me sit up and take notice.
Even better, it turns out that under his leadership in 2009, ACTA endorsed florida beach hotels international animal welfare group, CANDi-Cats and Dogs International (www.candiinternational.org). CANDi was started by travel business owner, Darci Galati, after she saw stray cats and dogs around her resort while on vacation with her family. Her young children asked her to do something to help the starving animals and since then, Galati's made it her mission to enlist the help of the travel industry and travelers so sustainable and humane changes could be made to help these suffering animals.
With the support florida beach hotels of ACTA's approximately florida beach hotels 2,000 members, who employ 14,000 travel professionals and represent the interests of Canadian travelers, florida beach hotels CANDi's programs to help animals at international tourist destinations can gain recognition as viable and humane solutions. florida beach hotels McCaig agrees and cites awareness florida beach hotels of the need for the humane treatment of animals as one of the biggest opportunities florida beach hotels that the organization can provide florida beach hotels CANDi. "I think that the real issue is awareness and with CANDi's florida beach hotels help, we should be able to raise it in the travel agency community," said McCaig. "When an animal lover becomes aware of a situation at a certain animal attraction, they can send any information available florida beach hotels to their preferred travel agency and request that the agency use this information when referring clients to attractions. If awareness is raised within the travel agency community, our members will be better able to help counteract the problems associated with animal attractions and change public perception."
A commitment from an organization like ACTA to help CANDi raise awareness of the plight of animals at tourist destinations can change the world for stray cats and dogs, overburdened working animals, and neglected animals at animal florida beach hotels attractions at international tourist destinations, according to CANDi President and Founder Darci Galati. "Tourists have always complained to travel agents about the terrible conditions for animals they encounter during their travels but until CANDi was formed, the travel industry had nowhere to send these complaints, " Galati said. "Now, through our partnership with ACTA, CANDi can address travel agency customer concerns that are animal welfare-related. We are so grateful to have this opportunity to work together and make a difference."
ACTA is an excellent example of how powerful the businesses, governments and other organizations that make up the tourism industry can be for their constituents and for the greater good of this planet when they come together. Indeed, they form the bundle of twigs that Chief Tecumseh counsels us cannot be broken.
On that note, I'd like to thank David McCaig for taking time out of his very busy schedule to provide me with a few insights into what ACTA does for its members and also for the larger world community through its support of CANDi and the humane treatment of animals. Additional thanks to Amanda Pratt at ACTA for her help.
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