Growing Your International Tourism Business
May 10, 2022; 10 a.m. (Mountain)
Visit Idaho’s recent Tribal Artists in Idaho is an exemplary testament to how tribes and Native businesses can work together to promote Native tourism in the international market. Hosted in partnership with U.S. Commercial Service (Department of Commerce),
Globalize Your Website
Drive more international visitors and buyers to your website – learn some simple, low-cost techniques to increase visibility in overseas markets. Specifically geared to tribal tourism firms, this event will help refresh your digital strategy.
International Market Opportunities: Understanding the UK, German and Italian Tourism Market
In this webinar presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce) along with tourism specialists in the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassies in the UK, Germany and Italy, Native American hospitality businesses will learn more about promoting their tourism product in overseas markets.
International Shipments, Payments & Protecting your Brand: A Webinar for Rural and Native Firms
Wednesday, May 26, 2021; 12-1:30 p.m. PST
As you grow your global brand, participate in trade events and engage with international buyers, you’ll need to focus on sales fulfillment and protecting your intellectual property.
International Market Research & Growing Your Global Brand: A Webinar for Rural and Native American Businesses
As companies around the world rapidly adjust to new business practices due to the pandemic, many are taking a fresh look at their digital strategy. Through this webinar, learn how to globalize your website to increase international buyers.
Globalize Your Website: A Webinar for Rural and Native American Businesses
Through this webinar, learn how to globalize your website to increase international buyers.
On-Demand Webinars
AIANTA and USDA Webinar Session 3
Session 3 –Developing Tribal Tourism Enterprises Based on Native Values
AIANTA and USDA Webinar Session 2
Session 2– Adding Value to Native Agriculture Products
AIANTA and USDA Webinar Session 1
Session 1 – Resources for Native Agriculture Production and Conservation
Evolution of A Native American Arts Collective
Great Basin Artist Collective has been thriving for 8 years as a collective of Native artists from tribes in Nevada, California, Southern Oregon, Southern Idaho and Utah.
Developing Culinary Tourism in Rural Communities with a Focus on Healthy Foods
In this webinar, learn how Next Evolution Coffee incorporates Indigenous learnings and a people-over-profit philosophy in its business model.
Globalize Your Website
Drive more international visitors and buyers to your website – learn some simple, low-cost techniques to increase visibility in overseas markets. Specifically geared to tribal tourism firms, this event will help refresh your digital strategy.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses: Business Strategy and Financials in Uncertain Times
In this webinar, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and AIANTA invite you to assess the financial health of your business.
Working With the International Trade
Through this webinar presented by Brand USA, attendees will learn the importance of international marketing and how to work with the international travel trade.
International Market Opportunities: Understanding the UK, German and Italian Tourism Market
In this webinar presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce) along with tourism specialists in the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassies in the UK, Germany and Italy, Native American hospitality businesses will learn more about promoting their tourism product in overseas markets.
SDSU/AIANTA Information Session on Certificate in CTTE II
In partnership with San Diego State University (SDSU) and the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, AIANTA is offering the online Certificate in Cultural Tourism and Tribal Enterprises (“CTTE”).
New Market Tax Credits – Creating Economic Health and Prosperity
Many tribal communities find themselves isolated and underdeveloped, unable to build and support a local economy that can provide the needed jobs and services for economic prosperity. New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) is a tool that can help tribal communities develop the key community projects that lack the needed capital to move forward. This webinar will introduce the use of NMTC for your project and unlock the possibilities of growth and expansion for job development and the expansion of key goods and services in tribal communities.
GW & AIANTA Professional Certificate in Cultural Heritage Tourism: Information Session & Indigenous Marketing Spotlight
Join AIANTA for an information session about the Professional Certificate in Cultural Heritage Tourism offered by the George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies (GW) in partnership with AIANTA.
Collecting and Understanding Tourism Data
Within the competitive hospitality industry, investing time and resources in collecting accurate visitor data can help significantly improve the customer experience by aligning programming with traveler expectations. Equally importantly, collecting tourism data can help ensure community expectations align within the larger tourism infrastructure and tourism data can also help justify marketing efforts with tribal leadership and local and national elected officials. In this webinar, Daniel Nāho’opi’i (Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian) tourism data expert and former Director of Tourism Research for the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, discusses why quantifiable tourism data should be a part of any visitor marketing plan.
SDSU/AIANTA Information Session on Certificate in Cultural Tourism & Tribal Enterprises
In partnership with San Diego State University (SDSU) and the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, AIANTA is offering the online Certificate in Cultural Tourism and Tribal Enterprises (“CTTE”).
Information Session & Indigenous Marketing Spotlight: GW & AIANTA Professional Certificate in Cultural Heritage Tourism
Join us for a 30-minute information session on the Professional Certificate in Cultural Heritage Tourism offered by the George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies (GW) in partnership with AIANTA. This 7-week online program provides tourism entrepreneurs and community leaders with the tools to identify and develop tourism assets.
Expanding Global Awareness of Native Tourism With EXIM Bank
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), U.S. Commercial Service and the Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM) and the La Jolla Adventure Park, for a panel discussion covering resources available to Native businesses looking to expand their tourism offerings to a global reach. Additionally, the panel will present case studies of success and challenges during the pandemic and provide ideas of other support tools available for hospitality industry businesses.
A Warm Thank You to Our Partners
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Native American Agriculture Fund
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
NativeAmerica.Travel
Education & Training
Technical assistance and training is the heartbeat of our work at AIANTA. We provide general and tailored technical assistance, training and education in a variety of ways.
International Outreach
AIANTA plays a critical role in supporting the National Travel and Tourism Strategy to bring more visitors to the United States, especially in our participation at trade shows internationally and domestically, to promote tourism in Indian Country.
Membership
Through AIANTA membership, tribes, the tourism industry and other partners form a dynamic network of shared experiences, resources and support.
