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ASTA Announces Travel Advisor Conference 2026 Location and Speakers

 

 

Salt Lake City, UT; May 22, 2025 – The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) announced during the General Session at this year’s ASTA Travel Advisor Conference in Salt Lake City that registration is now open for its annual conference in 2026, with big-name speakers slated to appear.

The 2026 ASTA Travel Advisor Conference will be held May 27-29, at the brand-new Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, California. The highly-anticipated keynote speaker is Rachel Hollis, New York Times best-selling author of several self-help books, motivational speaker, and host of The Rachel Hollis Podcast.

Hollis joins a roster of incredible presenters, including educational content presented by the Dale Carnegie Institute. Additional confirmed speakers include Nadia Sparkle, founder of Travel With Sparkle; Denella Ri'chard, host of the popular television travel show, Traveling With Denella Ri'chard; Angela Hughes, CEO of Trips & Ships Luxury Travel and a travel and tourism professor at Brigham Young University; and Kha Ly, marketing and technology expert specializing in the travel industry.

Travel advisors can now register here. Advisors must be an active ASTA member to attend. Photos from this year’s conference will be updated regularly throughout the event on ASTA’s social media channels and Flickr page here.

 

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ABOUT ASTA
Founded in 1931, The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is the leading global advocate for travel advisors, the broader travel industry and the traveling public. Its members represent 80 percent of all travel sold in the United States through the travel agency distribution channel. Together with several hundred internationally based members and travel partners, ASTA champions the essential role of travel advisors through advocacy, education and professional development. In addition to serving as a professional resource for travel advisors, ASTA maintains a long-standing commitment to elevating the travel industry by promoting integrity, expertise and consumer confidence. Learn more at www.asta.org

 

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