March/April 2009
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North American Leisure Nomination Time - ABA Top 100 Events in North America  American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in North America is an annual compendium of the best events for group travel in the United States and Canada. Each spring, a committee of ABA-member motorcoach and tour operators selects the Top 100 Events for the subsequent year; the list is unveiled in September. Winners are chosen from hundreds of celebrations, festivals, fairs, commemorative events, and more that have been nominated by state tourism offices and local and regional CVBs. From among the winners, ABA names the Number One Event for both the United States and Canada. ABA launched the Top 100 program in 1982 to help motorcoach and tour operators plan itineraries. Each year, 100 U.S. and Canadian events are selected for the program. Two events from the list of 100 are singled out for top honors, one from each country. Now in its 28th year, The Top 100 events receive worldwide attention via the media--television, radio, and print--such as USA Today and CNN. ABA distributes some 10,000 copies of the Top 100 Events in North America magazine, featuring the winners, to all of its members and to thousands of travelers worldwide. For the 2010 Top 100 edition ABA will work with Group Leaders of America (GLAMER) on special promotions. These promotions will result in leads for the winning destinations and events. The leads will be distributed to the nominating member and the winning event/festival contacts. In 2008 – Edmonton’s Capital Ex was selected as one of the two winners for Alberta.
If you would like to nominate a festival or event to represent the Edmonton area please contact Christie Makowichuk, Manager, Leisure Travel, Americas at cmakowichuk@edmonton.com or (780) 862-7831.
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