IGLTA Member Benefits
IGLTA members represent all facets of the travel and tourism industry. Travel related organizations become part of IGLTA so that the world of gay and lesbian travel has a unified voice. In addition to this camaraderie, there are a variety of benefits an organization receives upon becoming a member of our association. Here is a listing of those benefits. Click here to Download a PDF of various Member Benefits.
Every member of IGLTA has a listing on www.iglta.org. This listing gives your organization's name, contact information, business type and a brief description. IGLTA's website attracts businesses and consumers from around the world and when somebody searches for gay and lesbian friendly travel organizations, you will be included.
IGLTA Members have the ability to sign up for a "Premium Membership." For US$295/year, your listing becomes much more dynamic. On our home page, on the right side of the page, you will see the 'Member Showcase.' Premium Members are displayed in this area on a random, rotating basis. On our Member Search page, if your listing is included in a search, your listing will appear at the very top of the page before the listings of our 'General Members.' In addition, when a visitor clicks on your listing, you will have the ability to upload many photos in various 'Photo Albums' that will appear at the bottom of your listing. For more information or to sign up, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
Being a part of an association provides you with immense educational and networking opportunities. By being a member you will have access to other organizations for idea sharing, collaboration and networking. IGLTA provides many events throughout the year that will enable you to meet people in the world of gay and lesbian travel as well as the tourism industry as a whole. IGLTA also has many educational resources. As an association, a goal is to help the business world understand how to cater to gay and lesbian consumers. We have partnerships with many organizations to help provide education to our members.
When you become a member of IGLTA, you position your organization as a leader in the tourism industry and the world of gay and lesbian travel. Displaying our logo tells consumers and competitors that you take an active role in catering to the gay and lesbian market and that will put your business ahead of others in the same industry and market. The more involved you become with IGLTA the more visible you will become as a player in this lucrative niche market and the gay and lesbian communities.
The essential directory of member travel agents, tour operators, accommodations, airlines, suppliers, tourist boards, publications and other allied members. Attractive advertising opportunities in this indispensable desktop tool that brings IGLTA member businesses closer to each other. This is mailed to all current members each Spring.
Our members in the following regions receive complimentary subscriptions to the following magazines:
- Canada
- Jane and Jane
- Passport Magazine
- Outlooks
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Gay Barcelona
- QTravel
- Zero
- Switzerland
- The United Kingdom
- The United States
- Jane and Jane
- Out Traveler
- Passport Magazine
We are looking for magazines in other parts of the world to provide these benefits to all members worldwide. If you would like your magazine to be offered to our members complimentary or if you have questions about receiving one of these subscriptions, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
IGLTA organizes two travel symposia and one convention each year. Members are offered reduced rates, airfares and inexpensive event costs when attending. These are the places to do business at trade shows, educational seminars and supplier one-on-ones, regional familiarization tours, panel discussions and countless networking opportunities. Please visit our IGLTA Events page for more information regarding upcoming events.
IGLTA sends you an e-mail update once a week on Wednesdays. Members can sponsor these blasts and provide an advertisement or a story about a product or service offered. The e-mail blasts go to our entire membership database that spans the globe. The cost to do this is US$300 for an advertisement or US$500 for a picture and a story. In addition to our membership database we have a consumer database of approximately 1500 consumers that also spans the globe. To send any sort of HTML e-mail blast to this group is US$500. If you would like to partake in any of these promotional opportunities, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
Suppliers have the ability to send an e-mail blast to our Travel Agent members for US$300. This is an HTML e-mail blast that the organization can design at their leisure, informing our travel agent members about specials, deals and other opportunities. If you would like to sen done of these e-mails, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
All members have the ability to buy advertising space on the right hand of the consumer pages on www.iglta.org. There are three available sizes: 160x86 for US$200; 160x160 for US$250; 160x600 for US$300. Click here for more details about specifications and pricing. If you would like to put an advertisement on our website, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
There is also an opportunity to place a horizontal banner sized 468x60 on our Search Page. You can specify which search term you want your banner to appear on. For instance, if you want to have your advertisement displayed to all people searching for things in Las Vegas, you can make it so your ad appears whenever people search for that city. The cost of this is US$200/month. For more information and to participate in this opportunity, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
On our website members have the ability to post specials and deals that are available to visitors to our site. To view the page, please click here. The cost for advertising a special is US$150/month. If you are interested in posting a special on our site, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
Drive your message and product directly into the hands of travel professionals and consumers around the globe by having your brochures placed at trade shows with the IGLTA World Tour. These events are priced separately, so please visit the IGLTA Events page to learn more about the IGLTA World Tour and how you can become involved.
As a member of IGLTA you will get access to a PDF version of our member database. Also, we are able to supply mailing labels for you to send out collateral. We will print our membership database on mailing labels and send the labels to your organization. The fee for this is US$500. If you would like to take advantage of this, please contact Richard Brower at richard@iglta.org.
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