Membership Benefits
FOR ALL MEMBERS
- Create your own online member profile on travelmedia.ca and include recent list/links to your destination(s)/attraction(s)/points of interest and contact details
- Member to member access to 200+ travel media professionals across Canada as well as some 150+ travel industry professionals (representing destinations, hotels, attractions and events around the world)
- Feature on home page slide show including photo, your favourite personal travel quote and direct link to your profile
- Find + Connect with TMAC Members:We have comprehensive online member directories where you can search people by first name, last name, region, and areas of interest. Here’s our media directory and here’s our industry one.
- Bi-monthly TMAC Travels e-newsletter
- Comprehensive group health plan includes unlimited trip travel insurance up to 60 days per trip
- Access to online calendar of events with ability to add events of interest to fellow members
- Online editorial directory (with 100+ listings) and ability to search/add/share outlets of interest to fellow members (in development)
- Membership Dues WAIVED for National Board Members, Committee Chairs and Chapter Chairs who have served a minimum of one year, Committee Members and Co-Chairs receive 50% membership Dues waived
- Special discounts for access to Magazines Canada programs and events
- Eligible to submit proposals for Future Conference Hosts, exclusive promotional opportunities including paid partnerships via Dedicated Newsletters, posts within Newsletters, sponsored PD Sessions or Destination Showcases, and dedicated social media posts.
- TIAC Associate Membership for $25.00 is available to TMAC Members (Media & Industry) learn more now.
Let's Get Social with TMAC!
Engage with us and other members to have your stories, pitch call outs, programs and initiatives shared and promoted across the industry. We have a:
- TMAC National Facebook Page
- TMAC National Private Facebook Group , and
- Are active on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
INDUSTRY & MEDIA - please TAG us so we can 'see' you and share 'you' in our socials - it's all about you!
CHAPTER-HOSTED EVENTS
- Attendance at Chapter-hosted networking events
- Attendance at Chapter-hosted PD workshops
CONFERENCE
- Ability to register to attend Annual Conference
- Ability to request up to 24 Media Marketplace appointments
- Participation in local tours within the host destination - best practices and story ideas
AGM
- Attendance at the AGM
- Voting privileges at AGM
FOR MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY
- Access to Group Health Plan | https://www.travelmedia.ca/tmac-health-insurance
- Free Press Card | https://www.travelmedia.ca/webform/2020-press-card-request
- Special discounted media rates at conference
- Access to Travel Grant Subsidy to help offset costs of hotel and/or accommodation for conference (in 2022 $21,000.00 was distributed)
- Option to participate in hosted pre- and/or post-tours at no additional cost during conference
FOR INDUSTRY MEMBERS ONLY
Opportunity to:
- Sponsor a National OR Chapter event
- Sponsor a TMAC Award presented during conference
- Sponsor an event/activity/contest during conference
- Host a future conference
