Partnership Development
We build strategic partnerships, both public and private, to extend the reach of tribes and ensure authentic tribal experiences.
AIANTA’s best work is done by connecting with tribal, federal, state and industry leaders. Through strong relationships with our partners and stakeholders, we are able to move our mission forward. Since our founding, we have worked to grow our existing relationships while attracting new partners to support our work.
Through our strategic partnerships, AIANTA works to educate state, federal and industry leaders so they support and facilitate a thriving Indian Country tourism industry. In our work with strategic partners, we help to cut through the noise of global tourism promotion to elevate tribal destinations among travelers, tour operators, travel agents, the media and nationally.
Our Valued Partners
Federal
- U.S. Department of Interior
– Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Technical Assistance Programs
– National Park Service
– Bureau of Land Management
– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
– U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
- U.S. Small Business Administration
State
Member Partners:
- Arizona Office of Tourism
- Colorado Tourism Office
- Hawaii Tourism Authority
- Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development
- Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
- South Dakota Department of Tourism
- Wyoming Office of Tourism
Tribal
- National Congress of American Indians (MOU)
- National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
- Native American Rights Fund (MOU)
- National Indian Gaming Association (MOU)
- American Recreation Coalition
- American Association of Parks and Recreation
- American Indian Law Center
- Native American Tourism of Wisconsin
- Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes
Industry
- U.S. Travel Association
- National Tour Association (MOU)
- National Geographic Society Sustainable Destinations
- George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies
- International Tourism Marketing
- Western States Tourism Policy Council (MOU)
- Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend (LOI)
- Powers Pyles, Sutter and Verville PC (LOI)
- Hobbs Straus Dean and Walker LLP (LOI)
- Akerman, LLP
AIANTA welcomes new partnerships to expand our impact and increase collaboration throughout Indian Country and the tourism industry.
If you are interested in joining AIANTA as a strategic partner, contact Hannah Peterson, AIANTA’s Development Director at hpeterson@aianta.org or 505.361.2168.
AIANTA, BIA Partner to Offer Cultural Tourism Certificate Scholarships
Ten qualified candidates will receive full enrollment in AIANTA’s six-week Cultural Heritage Tourism Certificate program offered in partnership with the George Washington University.
Many Roads Lead to Tribal Tourism
LeRoy Gishi, the Chief, Division of Transportation, Office of Indian Services, BIA will speak at the American Indian Tourism Conference.
Cultural Heritage Tourism Certificate Now Accepting Enrollments
The six-week, self-learning module is offered by AIANTA in partnership with George Washington University. (August 14, 2018)
Explore Southwestern Tribal Culture at the American Indian Tourism Conference
Cliff dwellings, North America’s oldest continuously inhabited settlement and an homage to Navajo Code Talkers are all part of the Mobile Workshop itineraries during the American Indian Tourism Conference.
Register Now for the AITC Golf Tournament
More than 70 golfers are expected to participate in the September 16 event.
AIANTA Opens Native Art Show to Public During AITC
The Native Art Fair will be open Tuesday, September 18 and Wednesday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
AIANTA Announces Appointment of Monica Poling as Public Relations & Media Manager
Poling, who brings more than two decades travel industry experience, is charged with extending the voice of Tribal Tourism in the United States. (August 6, 2018)
AIANTA Celebrates 20 Years of Tribal Tourism Growth at Southwest Conference
The nation’s only Native American Travel Association, celebrates two decades of successful industry growth at its upcoming conference September 17-20 at the Isleta Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (July 28, 2018.)
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and Rt. 66 Road Ahead Partnership Join Forces
The first project of the new AIANTA – Road Ahead relationship will focus on a “Route 66 Tribal Itinerary.” (July 26, 2018)
NM Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism
Albuquerque Conv. Ctr.
AMERICAN INDIANS AND ROUTE 66
More than half of Historic U.S. Route 66 lies in Indian Country, roughly 1,372 miles. AIANTA, in collaboration with the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program and Cherokee travel writer Lisa Hicks Snell, has published a tour guide of Route 66, bringing American Indian voices and a new perspective to this iconic highway.
To learn more, visit www.AmericanIndiansAndRoute66.com
