PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Geneva's International Museum of the Reformation Celebrates the 500th Anniversary of John Calvin's Birth http://www.prweb.com/releases/Calvin/Jubilee/prweb1951054.htm The International Museum of the Reformation (IMR), Geneva, Switzerland, announces an exceptional temporary exhibition and series of events in honor of the Jubilee Year of John Calvin, one of the founding fathers of the Reformation. The IMR, which opened in 2005 and was the recipient of the 2007 Council of Europe Museum Prize, will 'reintroduce' John Calvin to visitors from around the world with an exhibition entitled: 'A Day in the Life of John Calvin,' which will run April 24-Oct. 31, 2009. The museum's world-class 3-D exhibit falls during 2009, the 'Year of Faith Tourism,' designated by the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) as a year set aside for the promotion of and participation in travel by people of faith. One-third of visitors to the museum are from abroad, chiefly from France and the United States. (PRWeb Feb 3, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Calvin/Jubilee/prweb1951054.htm Bahamas Tourism Minister and Costa Chief to Deliver Keynotes at World Religious Travel Expo Speakers Represent New Era of Faith Tourism http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1015444.htm The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) has announced two of the keynote speakers for this fall's historic World Religious Travel Expo 2008 in Orlando, Florida: the Honorable Neko C. Grant, Bahamas Minister of Tourism, and Maurice Zarmati, President & CEO of Costa Cruise Lines. The selected keynote speakers reflect the growth and diversity of today's faith tourism industry. (PRWeb Jun 12, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1015444.htm World Religious Travel Association Courses Receive Travel Institute Accreditation: First Educational and Business Program on Faith Tourism Accredited and now Available to Travel Professionals, Agents Through WRTA or The Travel Institute Web Stes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb785884.htm The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) has partnered with The Travel Institute (TTI) to offer the industry's first educational and business resource package on faith tourism. The two-part course provides travel agents and organizations with the necessary knowledge and tools to tap into the exploding 600 million faith-based vacation market. The Religious Travel Market educational program can be purchased directly through The Travel Institute (www.thetravelinstitute.com) or accessed complimentary through WRTA Membership. To learn more about the landmark religious travel market courses, contact the World Religious Travel Association at 1-800-657-1288 (or 360-778-3047) or visit www.ReligiousTravelAssociation.com. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb785884.htm WRTA Offers Discount Membership-Expo Package to Travel Agents http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb737614.htm Additional savings offered to agency consortium members in 'New Year/New Clients' program. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb737614.htm Jordan Travel Mart Draws Over 100 North and Latin American Buyers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb663863.htm Diverse Travel Experiences, Bargain Luxury Spur Increased Interest in Jordan from the Americas. More than 100 tour operators -- "buyers" of tourism products and services - and travel journalists from North and Latin America have registered for the first annual Jordan Travel Mart Feb. 10-12, 2008, at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea. (PRWeb Jan 31, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb663863.htm CLIA to Conduct Educational Workshops at World Religious Travel Expo http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb634941.htm The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) has announced that the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) -- North America's largest cruise industry organization -- will conduct educational workshops at this fall's World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008. The Expo will be held Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 2008 at the Gaylord Palms Resort Hotel & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb634941.htm World Religious Travel Association Taps John Severini of KDS Solutions for WRTA Exp 2008 -- KDS Marketing, Sales, & Business Solutions to Leverage Opportunities for First-ever Faith Tourism Tradeshow http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb616621.htm As the World Religious Travel Association prepares to host this fall the first-ever international convention dedicated to faith tourism, WRTA is tapping into one of the travel industry's top authorities and consulting firms - John Severini of KDS Solutions. The new relationship will enable WRTA to leverage its strengths in attracting travel wholesalers, agency groups, suppliers, trade organizations, and group leaders to the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008. "KDS Solutions is excited to be working with WRTA and our primary focus is to leverage the huge initial demand for this fall's convention, which will enable more agents to tap into a burgeoning market to generate new customers and incremental sales. For agents and sellers of vacation travel, WRTA's Expo is a 'must attend,'" said Severini, a partner of KDS Solutions. (PRWeb Jan 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb616621.htm World Religious Travel Association Selects New Charter Members: Jordan Tourism Board, Gaylord Hotels and MTS Travel Join Elite Travel Board; Charter Members Show Leadership, Innovation in Faith Tourism Industry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb576880.htm The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) has selected three new Charter Members -- the Jordan Tourism Board, North America; Gaylord Hotels and MTS Travel -- because of their innovation and long-term commitment to leading and cultivating the faith tourism industry. In its first 12 months, WRTA has established itself as the leading network for the religious travel industry, with an impressive list of members from around the globe. The initial gathering of WRTA members will take place Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 2008 during the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008, the first-ever tradeshow and convention for the faith tourism industry. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb576880.htm U.S. Volunteers Join With Israeli, Palestinian Musicians for Holy Land Christmas Concert Tour; Christmas Eve Performance in Bethlehem to be Largest Event in Manger Square Since 1999 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573451.htm A Mississippi pastor has spearheaded an all-volunteer team of U.S., Israeli and Palestinian musicians for a four-city Holy Land Christmas Concert Tour that will culminate in the largest Christmas Eve concert in Bethlehem's Manger Square since 1999. "With the hope of a just peace looming on the horizon, it is time to 'prepare the way,'" said organizer Rev. Sam Morris, senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus, Miss., and adjunct professor at the Jerusalem Institute for Biblical Exploration (J.I.B.E.). "One of the world's greatest tenors, Stuart Neill, will sing those very words on Christmas Eve to a world watching and waiting for peace." The Christmas Eve concert -- the final leg of the "Prepare the Way Concert Tour 2007: Peace on Earth, Good Will to All," will be a highlight of the annual festivities celebrating the birth of Jesus that include processions by various local churches, and coordinated in part with the Peace Center in Bethlehem. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573451.htm U.S. Travel Officials Give Jordan Tourism Road Show High Marks http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb264039.htm Nearly 300 U.S. travel agents have given high marks to an educational road show sponsored by the Jordan Tourism Board, N.A., indicating the travel industry here is poised to take adnvantage of growing interest in the Middle East and the trend among American travelers to explore a region virtually ignored in the past. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reported a Middle East regional growth rate in 2004 of 9.1%. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2005)

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