Professional Travel Agents of North America - Hampton Roads VA Chapter

09/02/2026

PTANA Hampton Roads VA Chapter held its August meeting last Thursday in Portsmouth, VA. The featured guest speakers were Candice Waldeck, with African Travel and Donna Murray, with Brendan Vacations.

08/27/2026

📣 Travel Advisors — Don’t Forget to Register!

Join us tomorrow for an evening of learning, networking, and travel inspiration with PTANA Hampton Roads! 🌍✈️

Can’t make it in person? No problem! We’ve added a Virtual Option, so you can participate from wherever you are.

📍 In-Person: $25 PTANA Members | $30 Non-Members
🍽️ Dinner included

💻 Virtual: $10

Whether you join us in person or online, we’d love to have you! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow your travel business.

✨ There’s still time — register today and secure your spot!

https://us.list-manage.com/pfdOFEVPK89?e=22d581699e&c2id=0924dcfdb756a0168583f492035da2c3

08/12/2026

New Registration Option Available

To better accommodate our travel advisor community, the PTANA Hampton Roads Chapter is pleased to announce a new virtual attendance option for our upcoming educational event.

Join us as we explore the incredible travel opportunities throughout Africa, Ireland, and Scotland with two outstanding industry partners:

🌍 Candice Waldeck
Regional Sales Manager
Mid-Atlantic African Travel Inc.

🍀 Donna Murray
Regional Sales Manager, East Coast & Canada
Brendan Vacations

Event Details
📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

📍 In Person
Bloom Coworking Space
739 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704

Registration Options
• PTANA Members – $25 (Dinner Included)
• Non-Members – $30 (Dinner Included)
• Virtual Attendance – $10 (No Meal)

Whether you attend in person or virtually, you'll gain valuable destination knowledge, practical sales insights, and the opportunity to strengthen your expertise in two of today's most sought-after travel markets.

We look forward to learning and growing together with you.

REGISTER: https://ptana.org/membership-event-calendar/ #!event/2026/8/27/explore-africa-ireland-scotland-hosted-by-ptana-hampton-roads-chapter

07/21/2026

07/08/2026

🌴✈️ Calling All Travel Advisors! ✈️🌴

Looking to expand your destination knowledge and better protect your clients?

Join the PTANA Hampton Roads Chapter for an informative evening as we Let's Talk Barbados & Travel Protection! (In-Person event)

✅ Discover why Barbados should be on your clients' travel radar.
✅ Learn how Travel Protection can safeguard your clients and your business.
✅ Network with fellow travel professionals and industry partners.
✅ Gain valuable insights you can immediately apply to your sales.

Whether you're new to selling these products or looking to sharpen your expertise, this is a meeting you won't want to miss!

📅 Thursday, July 23, 2026

Register today:
https://mailchi.mp/ptana/hr-july-23-2026

Bring a fellow travel advisor and let's grow together! 🌎✈️

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06/26/2026

PTANA Hampton Roads VA Chapter held its June meeting at Susan's Kitchenette, in Virginia Beach VA. We enjoyed some good food and received valuable information from our guest speakers, Karen Thomas (Royal Caribbean Int.) and Antoinette Larman ( Hyatt Inclusive Collection)

05/29/2026

Photos from the PTANA Hampton Roads Chapter Travel Advisor Exchange in Newport News, VA

03/29/2026

PTANA Hampton Roads VA Chapter held an enjoyable and informative meeting last Thursday evening at Cypress Point Country Club, in Virginia Beach, VA. Our guest presenters, Karen Thomas, with Royal Caribbean and Ricardo Henry, with the Jamaica Tourst Board offered the attendees a wealth of useful product information.

03/29/2026

Great presentation by PJ Douglas Sands, from PTANA National Affiliate, Money Maker's Mindset at the Travel Advisor Bootcamp, held at the Fairfield Inn, Virginia Beach, VA today. The event offered both an in person and Zoom learning opportunity for travel advisors.

03/23/2026

If you are a travel advisor, travel agent, agency owner, or sub-agent looking for travel advisor training that helps you become more productive, profitable, and prepared for 2027, this is the room you want to be in. PTANA Hampton Roads is bringing travel professionals a high-impact, hands-on training designed to help advisors strengthen their systems, improve workflow, increase FIT bookings and group bookings, and use better tools to run a more profitable travel business.
Register: https://bit.ly/PTANAhamptonBootCamp2026