Former USTTA Directors Form Seminar Group

ANNANDALE, Va. -- Three former regional directors of the old U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration launched Simply International Seminars, offering educational sessions on the practical aspects of working with international markets.

The principals are Max Ollendorff, former USTTA regional director for France and Germany; Sandra Gamo, former regional director for Japan, and Jon Arthur, former regional director for South America.

Ollendorff spent 33 years with the USTTA; Gamo has 33 years of experience in the Japanese market, and Arthur has 25 years in the South American market.

The trio will present a morning seminar in seven West Coast cities in February geared to travel industry professionals who deal in inbound and/or outbound markets involving Japan, Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and/or France.

The seminars will be held in Seattle on Feb. 17; Portland, Feb. 18; Santa Barbara, Calif., Feb. 19; Santa Monica, Calif., Feb. 23; Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 24; Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 25, and San Diego, Feb. 26.

Sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon. The fees, which include continental breakfast and a hand-out kit, are $90, $60 for the second person from the same organization and $30 for others from the same organization.

Ollendorff said a rate for tourism students is available on request.

Simply International Seminars:
To reach Ollendorff: phone and fax (703) 426-9420
To reach Arthur: Phone (305) 444-5677, fax (305) 444-4361

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