Welcome 

We are the Suncoast Travel Industry Association located in the Tampa Bay Area and comprised of Travel Agents, Managers, Owners and also include Travel Industry people from Various Tourism Boards, Hotels, Cruise Lines, Attractions and more.

Our meetings have given Travel Agents the opportunity to meet their local travel representatives and also to engage in educational meetings, travel shows. and more.

For Travel Suppliers- our organization has given the opportunity to  meet with the Travel Agents and also to keep them abreast on sales opportunities.

We are proud of STIA.

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Membership Forms are located on the News, Events and Membership Page......Yes 2012 is a new year with memberships due now.

You can send your check made out to STIA and signed form to Yvonne Brun (Past President and Present Treasurer) We MUST have forms signed for each member with business card attached. (Even if you have been a member for many years)  .........Guess what  we now have to make you life a bit easier..We now have PAYPAL (but we still need your completed form with signature)   

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS!

It is my hope to have the new year of 2012 be the most profitable year for your businesses ever. Our organization promotes the use of our member vendors. Let us work together so we can help fulfill our clients dreams of a fantastic vacation come true.

STIA has many great travel shows, educational meetings, fams, and more in the works.

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Our invite for our Annual Member Vendor Travel/Trade show on  Feb. 22 is here. We know some have difficulty receiving invites and we also are getting in more great members so we will leave an invite on this website.(Click link below) 

 http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1107520269128/archive/1109075707185.html

March we will have an educational meeting with Paul Gauguin Cruises.

Our Vacations in Your Neighborhood Show (featuring attractions, hotels, and places not more than a day's drive) is scheduled for May 23 and travel vendors interested in participating may contact me (Linda Grauer, President of STIA) at cruisetogo@msn.com for this. (This show is a great way for our members to get new ideas for their group motorcoach trips, family reunions and corporate outings.)

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BELOW are pictures taken during inspection of the Jan 8 Holland America's ms Ryndam. This ship is lovely. (Look at all of the smiles from our members!)