If you attended ROA's Mid-Winter Conference, you may have visited the new ROA Travel booth or saw an ad for ROA Travel in the conference program. As part of ROA's business development initiative, we have joined forces with Expedia and nuTravel to offer our members the same or better discount travel opportunities than they can find on the Internet or from their local travel agent. Realizing that some of our members either do not have computers or are not "Internet-savvy," these same discounts will be available by phone through a toll-free number (see future ads in The Officer).

ROA's partner in this venture is a New York company called nuTravel. NuTravel is a leading online and traditional leisure travel company that provides premiere benefits and discounts through organizations such as ROA. Their claim is unparalleled service and savings for all their customers' leisure travel needs. By streamlining the booking process through the well-known Internet travel provider Expedia, they are able to use cutting-edge technology and support it with excellent customer service, as well as real-time phone and online support from live travel agents.

It will be easy for ROA members to search and book bargains from some 500 airlines, 68,000 hotels, 48 car rental companies, and more than 15 million vacation packages and cruises for domestic and global travel. ROA members will receive exclusive savings of as much as 30 percent. ROA benefits, too, as a percentage of the income generated goes to support ROA programs.

ROA Travel is a new benefit for our members and is unique among organizations like ours. Through negotiated deals via membership purchasing power, our members benefit from booking flights, hotels, rental cars, vacations and cruises at the best rates anywhere. Use ROA Travel for ALL your travel needs, business and personal. It's a "win-win" for everyone.

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