MEDIA RELEASEHost Agency Reviews’ Event Offers Independent Interviews of ASTA's 2022 Directors-at-Large Board CandidatesHAR’s Candidate Chat provides an opportunity for travel professionals to cast an informed vote during ASTA’s upcoming board elections.
Minneapolis, June 5th, 2022 – Host Agency Reviews (HAR), the leading online resource that connects travel professionals to industry resources, will host its second annual Candidate Chat event. The live stream event, planned and hosted by HAR founder Steph Lee, will offer an overview of the ASTA board elections process as well as brief and candid interviews with participating director-at-large board candidates. The event will be held Thursday, July 7th at 12 CT. Candidate Chat 2022 will start with a dialogue between Lee and ASTA’s Senior Vice President & General Counsel Peter Lobasso, where he’ll outline ASTA’s board structure, clarify their elections process, and touch on the importance of casting an informed vote for ASTA’s next National Directors at Large. The brief (6-8 min.) candidate interviews to follow are designed to level the playing field. Every candidate was invited to participate, each interviewee is allotted the same amount of time, and candidates will be asked the same two questions. Candidates are not provided with the questions beforehand, and interviews are pre-recorded and unedited so no one can benefit from hearing others’ responses. "We're so excited to present an event where agencies can learn more about the candidates for the board,” said Stephanie Lee. “These are the people that will be driving the ship at ASTA and it's so important that you don't vote solely on name recognition or because someone is in your consortium/host agency. Agencies need to vote for the people that are going to best represent their agency's interests." HAR’s Candidate Chat registration is free and open to all and will stream on Thursday, July 7th at 12:00 pm CT. While the event is open to all, those interested in voting in ASTA’s 2022 board elections must be or become an ASTA member in good standing by Fri. July 8th at 5:00 pm ET. Members can cast their votes between July 12th-26th.
Host Agency Reviews® is an independent website connecting travel agents to leading industry resources. With over 200+ combined host, franchise, and consortium profiles and 3,700+ reviews, it's the largest directory for agents on the web. Founder and former host agency director, Steph Lee, started Host Agency Reviews in 2012 to provide critical support for travel professionals to start and grow their agencies. Since then, the HAR team has expanded the site to include a robust industry blog, a free weeklong travel agency startup program, the Travel Agent Chatter quarterly podcast, Friday 15 weekly Q&A live stream, and Host Week, an annual virtual industry event to recognize and amplify independent agents and the hosts, franchises, and consortia that support them. Oh, and we like to have fun. Lots of fun. :) Press Contact:
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