Marcia Knight
PTANA, North Carolina Triangle Area Chapter President
Welcome and thank you for visiting the North Carolina Triangle Chapter of (PTANA) Professional Travel Agents of North America Website.
My name is Marcia Knight, and I am your current chapter, President 2024-2025 . I’m excited that we will be celebrating 13 years as a chapter in NC. While the organization will be celebrating 16 years. That says a lot for our organization. PTANA was created by travel agents, for travel agents. PTANA gives us a platform where we can get together and learn from our industry suppliers along with our fellow colleagues.
We host a monthly meeting with our travel suppliers who provide updated industry training on the products they represent. This is done virtually or in person. These meetings give you the opportunity to build relationships with cruise lines, tour operators, tourist boards, hoteliers, and organizations. We look forward to our meetings to have the added opportunity to mingle with other travel professionals, both Home-Based or brick and mortar, who have the same goals as we do to gain knowledge, friendship, comradery, and growing our respective businesses.
PTANA is big on giving back to various charities both on the local and national level. We welcome visitors to participate in our meetings and other events to learn why you should become a member.
On behalf of our dynamic Board of Directors and Members of the North Carolina Chapter of PTANA, we invite you to join us.
Our motto for 2024 “Reconnecting with Members, Destinations and Partners”
YOUR CHAPTER BOARD
Marcia Knight
Chapter President
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J’Metria Anderson
Vice President
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Kelli Clarke
Membership Chair
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Lea Alston
Treasurer
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Demeika Roberts
Secretary
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Natasha Etheridge
Programs/Education Chair
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Vacant
Parliamentarian
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Icilma Knight
Registration
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INDUSTRY PARTNERS
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UPCOMING MEETING
MEETING INFORMATION
MEETINGS
Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of every month unless otherwise advised.
MEETING LOCATION (unless otherwise notified)
NORMAL MEETING AGENDA (Special events may differ)
6:00pm Registration, Networking & Dinner
6:30pm Presentation
7:00pm to 8:00pm Program
Prize Eligibility: Only PTANA Chapter Members in good standing are eligible for prizes offered by the chapter, vendors, or sponsors at a general PTANA meeting or special event.
NORMAL MEETING COST (Unless otherwise specified. Excludes special events)
Your membership dues must be current in order to receive the “Members” price. If you have not paid your membership dues for the current year, you are considered a guest and the NON MEMBER rate will apply.
- R.S.V.P. is due at least 5 days PRIOR to the meeting
- MEMBERS: $15 w/RSVP by the deadline
- NON-MEMBERS: $20 w/RSVP by the deadline
- Membership is $99.00 annually
Deadline for RSVP and Payment: Monday prior to meeting date (may differ for special events).
PAYMENT METHOD
Please pay by agency check or personal check only. Do not send cash. Payments must be RECEIVED prior to the RSVP deadline to receive the member rate.
Make check payable to: PTANA NC Triangle Area Chapter
Mail to: 1363 Scholar Drive, Durham, NC 27703
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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
If you would like to form a new PTANA Chapter please Click Here to contact us.
Join an Existing PTANA Chapter
- To join an existing chapter, select Membership Application
- Upload your business card, specialist certificate, and CLIA, True, or IATA during the application process.
- If you are hosted, a letter is required.
Important
- At least one specialist program is required for membership. This includes domestic, international, chain hotels, cruise lines, and Travel Institute Specialist Programs. If you do not have a Specialist Certificate, you may go to https://www.travelagentacademy.com/, https://edu.recommend.com/ or http://www.travelagentuniversity.com and take one of the many on-line Specialist courses offered.
- Renew membership by the beginning of each calendar year.
I am excited to be your chapter President for the 2018-2019 term and with the help of the new Executive Board along with Committee Chairpersons we have great things in-store for you this year.
We have come together to partner professional travel agents and travel industry partners through a forum that recognizes the strength of the travel market in North Carolina.
The PTANA NC Triangle Area Chapter is focused on building our travel businesses through continuous product education, partnerships sharing valuable knowledge and team motivation among colleagues. We believe our travel industry partners deserve to do business with passionate, educated and motivated travel agents.
Join us as we continue to build a community of Travel Agents where we can network, grow and meet a wide array of Industry Partners.
Please don’t allow this opportunity to slip by you to be apart of a group of wonderful individuals. After attending your first meeting, I’m pretty sure you will be ready to join us as a member.
We all look forward to seeing you at our next meeting and be sure to bring an travel agent friend with you!