Offering instant acknowledgement & bold exposure!


Distinguish your company by supporting showcase events and venues at the annual Educational Travel Conference.

All ETC Sponsoring Partners receive the core benefits listed below, in addition to “special added” features connected to specific venues. If you are interested in more details about each venue's specific cost and benefits, please contact ETC Conference Director and Partner Liaison Carole Erickson at partner@travelearning.com.

Benefits delivered to all sponsoring partners include:
• Preferred location: visible positioning of your exhibition space, as situated on Partners’ Boulevard—the most heavily trafficked area in the International Bazaar.
• Larger display space—assigned according to partner level in International Bazaar.
• Option to decorate with company banners, pop-up exhibits (that do not require drayage)
or photo backdrops within your exhibit space assigned on Partners’ Boulevard. (Non-sponsoring tour operators, suppliers, and destinations are restricted to table top displays, which preclude decoration options and pop-up displays.)
• Logo & url on conference section of ETC website with link back to your company’s website.
• Print recognition in the Conference Resource Directory.
• Complimentary advance registration list two weeks prior to Conference (released to partners having paid their partnership and registration fees in full).
• Complimentary post-conference electronic attendee list
• Options to register up to three representatives from a partner organization. (The Sponsoring Partner package does not include Conference registration. Partners must register by the early bird deadline and complete payment for the Conference by the regular registration deadline.)

EIGHT STAR ********

Community Dinner: Make an exclusive impression on the entire Conference delegation with an opportunity to spotlight your organization as one of 8 co-partners for this once-in-a-lifetime Mardi Gras celebration that will not be soon forgotten by Conference attendees. The Community Dinner is heavily attended by delegates and valued as one of the best venues for networking. Traditionally held off site, this venue offers a look at an outstanding and fun local venue complete with local ethnic food and music.

SEVEN STAR *******

Community Website: Receive sustained and prominent partner exposure and recognition before, during and after the Conference - by linking your organization to the advancement and support of the Educational Travel Community online. Boldly have your name in front of the entire community with featured visibility on the main homepage for the entire travelearning.com website and special interest links to your organization's website. This is the first-ever web-based educational travel community "member" site, which will streamline the way colleagues network online.

SIX STAR ******

Audio/Visual Program: Showcase your name in lights and significantly heighten your branding recognition and visibility for your organization every day of the Conference! At the opening of all concurrent, non-Forum sessions your logo is visually displayed on the screen. Plus a print banner with logos is prominently placed in front of the main meeting rooms. This bold and sustained visual promotional medium reaches 100% of the Conference delegates over the course of the three day program.

Conference Resource Directory (CRD): Dominate the prime print advertising platform of ETC on site and attain year round prominent exposure on line by supporting the highly coveted and most sought after year round resource guide for the educational travel community—the CRD. The guide lists all of the contact information and profile background on all delegates—a broad reaching medium reaching 100% of the Conference delegation as well as virtual delegates. Plus featured partner logos and urls on the back outside cover of the "key" conference contact book. This bold and sustained visual promotional medium provides a sustained and bold print exposure during and after the Conference.

FIVE STAR *****

Welcome Mixer and Gala Party: Take center stage and make the most dramatic impact on the entire Conference delegation with an exclusive spotlight on your organization for one of these featured ETC evening events. Communicate your highly personalized message effectively through cultural demonstrations, local cuisine, hospitality, ethnic entertainment and décor, promotional displays, food and music. Well attended, these strictly networking events typically deliver 85% participation by all attendees.

FOUR STAR ****

Refreshment Table Day 1: Invite delegates to "experience" your destination through food, cultural demonstrations, "happenings", and exclusive print/display visuals by hosting the first day of refreshments, café tables, and/or breakfasts in the International Bazaar and networking venues.

Refreshment Table Day 2 and Cappuccino Bar Days 1-3: This venue gives you exclusive branding at the Cappuccino Bar for three days AND refreshment table branding for a full day in the International Bazaar by hosting the second day of refreshment, café tables and/or breakfasts and networking breaks

Closing Speaker and Luncheon: Create a lasting impact on the closing midday finale. Communicate your highly personalized message effectively through ethnic cuisine, hospitality, ethnic entertainment and décor, promotional displays, food and music. Well attended, these strictly networking events typically deliver 65% participation by all attendees.

THREE STAR ***

Refreshment Table Day 3: Invite delegates to "experience" your destination through food, cultural demonstrations, "happenings", and exclusive print/display visuals by hosting the third day day of refreshments, café tables and/or breakfasts in the International Bazaar and networking venues.

BiZ Passport: Said by many to be the most referred to on-site piece of print material at ETC featuring the mini-conference agenda and all location for companies represented in the International Bazaar. Every page is a must-read! You get branding on the cover, as well as a full page of branding in the center fold of the PASSPORT.

TWO STAR **

Speaker Handouts: Generate sustained visibility with exclusive advertising and branding on the Speaker Handouts, including the Intro and Table of Contents. The Speaker Handouts are an educational tool, containing handout information for each seminar—distributed to all Delegates upon registration. Have your partner commitment showcased on the landing page for all 2009 Conference Handouts, available online for download post-ETC as well! 

Plenary Speakers (1 of 4 choices available): Receive prominent partner recognition at the most heavily attended sessions of the Conference, and enjoy exclusive access to the Conference assembly at one of the daily plenary sessions. Link your corporate image to one of the featured speakers selected by the Conference Organizer and directly support the advancement of professional education within the Educational Travel Community. Have your partner commitment showcased visually to all the Conference prior to the start of the opening keynote and online where ETC keynote speaker pages are published.

Special One-Day Forums & Intensives: Provide support and generate visibility for your brand within specialty day programs featured at ETC—Donor Travel Forum, Executive Forum, Alumni Travel Forum and the Marketing Intensive and the Responsible Tourism Intensive. These Forums & Intensives feature a series of seminars and workshops that hone in on the key issues, programs, and marketing ideas relevant to the Forum focus. Extend your brand by providing printed materials and creative room decor for these full day programs.

Jumpstart Manual and ETC Jumpstart Online Materials: Secure targeted marketing exposure to first-time planner delegates by partnering on the Jumpstart Seminar, a "how to" seminar for Travel Planners needing a primer or refresher on the basics of educational travel. These venues provide unique access to the newcomer "planner" delegates of ETC 2009, and deliver heightened visibility among the entire ETC community for your support of professional development and training in the industry. This venue also offers an exclusive opportunity to support new year-round educational online course offering—Jumpstart online. Enjoy year round visibility online, in print, on the Jumpstart CDs, and in educational materials. Showcase your organization's support of professional development and training in the industry by helping underwrite the online delivery costs for these new online educational courses.

ONE STAR *

Travel Planner Jumpstart Food and Beverage: Benefit from official signage for the Jumpstart Luncheon room, featured Website visibility listed under the “Pre-Conference Programs” and “Jumpstart” pages, and name recognition for the support of Travel Planner Jumpstart Food and Beverage in the official full conference agenda.


Executive Forum Food and Beverage: Support the education of senior executives in institutional development & alumni affairs at nonprofit institutions by sponsoring this venue! The Executive Forum is a one-day program exclusively designed for Executive Directors to whom all the Travel Planners report. Your company will receive name recognition for the support of the Executive Forum Luncheon in the official full conference agenda and featured Website visibility listed under the “Pre-Conference Seminars” and “Executive Forum” pages.

Note! Partnership opportunities listed above are open to co-partnerships, thereby allowing you to heighten visibility for lower investment dollars! If more than one partner sponsors a venue, the total exhibition space and VIP Passes awarded to that venue are equitably divided between co-partners.