NativeAmerica.Travel Reimagined: Your Free Resource to Promote Indigenous Destinations and Experiences
April 30, 2024; 10 a.m. (Mountain)
Join us for an webinar on the re-launch of NativeAmerica.Travel! Discover how AIANTA members can maximize visibility, access listing opportunities, utilize our new booking platform, and benefit from curated itineraries. Learn how AIANTA can elevate your business in the Indigenous tourism industry. Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your presence and reach a wider audience. Register now to secure your spot!
Speakers/Panelists
Bruce Rettig – Partner Program Coordinator, AIANTA
Bruce Rettig is an award-winning author, charged with scoping out exciting tribal tourism opportunities throughout the United States. He earned a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Colorado, and his published works and biography can be found at BruceRettig.com. Rettig earned a Professional Certificate in Cultural Heritage Tourism offered by AIANTA in partnership with the George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies, and he also provides marketing and web management support for the organization. Rettig has served as president and creative director for Charter Advertising/Design, Inc. for more than thirty-two years, providing copy writing, photography, and graphic design services. He has worked with the Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Ely Shoshone Tribe, Washoe Tribe of California & Nevada, Stewart Indian School, the Nevada Indian Commission and Nevada’s Indian Territory.
Colton Dehart – Account Executive, WeTravel
Colton Dehart joined the WeTravel team in September 2023 as an Account Executive. Prior to WeTravel, Colton worked at Pinterest and assisted advertisers in building advertisement campaigns on the platform. Colton is an avid traveler; some destinations include Spain, Portugal, Costa Rica, and Mexico in the last year alone. He is passionate about helping trip organizers grow their businesses and provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences to their clients. In his spare time, Colton loves to play golf, ride his motorcycle, and work to end animal homelessness in Utah! About WeTravel: Founded in 2016, WeTravel was built as a platform to support travel businesses by digitizing and simplifying the travel booking process. Now used by thousands of multi-day travel companies—to transact with nearly 500,000 travelers and thousands of suppliers, annually—the business has revolutionized how the travel industry manages their businesses. Developed with a suite of integrated administration, marketing and payment solutions that fit into an intuitive platform, it works for all group travel organizers and tour operators — and it’s constantly evolving to support these businesses’ growth.
Eileen Gutierrez – Account Executive, WeTravel
Eileen Gutierrez is an experienced Account Executive at WeTravel. Prior to WeTravel Eileen spent over 20 years in tourism development, working with organizations such as the United States Agency for International Development and Conservation International. Eileen’s work brought her to amazing destinations in Africa, Asia, Eurasia and Latin America while working on tourism planning, product development and marketing. She is passionate about supporting travel businesses and their growth. About WeTravel: Founded in 2016, WeTravel was built as a platform to support travel businesses by digitizing and simplifying the travel booking process. Now used by thousands of multi-day travel companies—to transact with nearly 500,000 travelers and thousands of suppliers, annually—the business has revolutionized how the travel industry manages their businesses. Developed with a suite of integrated administration, marketing and payment solutions that fit into an intuitive platform, it works for all group travel organizers and tour operators — and it’s constantly evolving to support these businesses’ growth.
Moderator
Ciarra Greene – Visitor Outreach Manager, AIANTA
Sapooq’is Wíit’as (Nimiipuu)/ Ciarra Greene (Nez Perce) is the Visitor Outreach Manager for AIANTA. With her Master of Science in Science Teaching from Portland State University (2019) and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University, her focus has been on promoting the protection and healing of Indigenous communities and homelands through culture, education, and science. Her experience in tourism has rapidly developed in the past three years, while her fifteen years of experience in outreach and education, founded in interdisciplinary collaboration with tribal communities, institutions, agencies, organizations, and businesses, have propelled her career. She views our role in tourism truly as an educational experience for tribal communities and our visiting guests alike. Ciarra strives to perpetuate her passion so others too may attain successful operations for their own communities, businesses, and honored guests who we welcome to tribal homelands.