Author Kevin J. Wright

Kevin J. Wright

Kevin J. Wright is one of the world’s most recognized religious travel authorities and Founder/President of the World Religious Travel Association (www.religioustravelassociation.com). As the leading global network for the faith tourism industry, WRTA exists to shape, enrich, and expand the $18 billion and 300 million traveler religious tourism and hospitality market. WRTA brings the trade and consumer together for the primary purpose of promoting and providing quality travel experiences for people of faith. In Fall 2008, WRTA will host the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008, the first international tradeshow and convention for faith tourism.

Wright is also the President of the Religious Marketing Consulting Group (www.religiousmarketconsulting.com), a team of independent professionals who assist companies in marketing, selling, and developing products and services for the global religious market. In 2004, Wright launched the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division at Globus, one of the world’s largest escorted travel companies. In 2005, he pioneered North America’s first-ever annual National Religious Travel Symposiums – educational seminars designed for travel and tourism professionals specializing in religious tourism.

In the mid-1990s, Wright introduced the first faith-based travel guidebook series into the publishing industry with three award-winning religious travel guidebooks via Liguori Publications. In 2000, Wright personally presented his guidebooks to Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. In January 2008 he debuted his fourth book The Christian Traveler Planner, published by Thomas Nelson, the world’s sixth largest publisher. Wright’s newest publication is the most comprehensive guidebook ever written on faith vacation opportunities. In his near fifteen-year career, he has traveled to almost 30 countries, visited more than 300 major places of pilgrimage, embarked on full-ship faith-based cruise charters, writes for national publications, and serves as an international guest speaker.

As one of the most sought-out religious travel authorities worldwide, Wright has been interviewed by CBS The Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, London Times, El Pais (Spain’s leading daily newspaper), Financial Express (India), Yahoo! Business Traveler, Los Angeles Times, Denver Business Journal, Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, Modern Agent, Travel Weekly, Travel Age West, Travel Trade, Travel Agent Magazine, Lodging Hospitality, EWTN, Christianity Today, Going on Faith, Church Executive, Christian Travel & Cruise Guide, Catholic Digest, National Catholic Register, and dozens of other travel, religious, and secular media to discuss faith-based travel.

Official website of The Christian Travel Planner www.christiantravelplanner.com

About the Book www.christiantravelplanner.com/about-book.html

Press Release www.christiantravelplanner.com/press2.html

World Religious Travel Association www.religioustravelassociation.com

World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference www.religioustravelexpo.com

Religious Market Consulting Group www.religiousmarketconsulting.com

Upcoming release from Thomas Nelson





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		Kevin J. Wright Kevin J. Wright is one of the world’s most recognized religious travel authorities and Founder/President of the World Religious Travel Association (www.religioustravelassociation.com). As the leading global network for the faith tourism industry, WRTA exists to shape, enrich, and expand the $18 billion and 300 million traveler religious tourism and hospitality market. WRTA brings the trade and consumer together for the primary purpose of promoting and providing quality travel experiences for people of faith. In Fall 2008, WRTA will host the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference 2008, the first international tradeshow and convention for faith tourism. Wright is also the President of the Religious Marketing Consulting Group (www.religiousmarketconsulting.com), a team of independent professionals who assist companies in marketing, selling, and developing products and services for the global religious market. In 2004, Wright launched the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division at Globus, one of the world’s largest escorted travel companies. In 2005, he pioneered North America’s first-ever annual National Religious Travel Symposiums – educational seminars designed for travel and tourism professionals specializing in religious tourism. In the mid-1990s, Wright introduced the first faith-based travel guidebook series into the publishing industry with three award-winning religious travel guidebooks via Liguori Publications. In 2000, Wright personally presented his guidebooks to Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. In January 2008 he debuted his fourth book The Christian Traveler Planner, published by Thomas Nelson, the world’s sixth largest publisher. Wright’s newest publication is the most comprehensive guidebook ever written on faith vacation opportunities. In his near fifteen-year career, he has traveled to almost 30 countries, visited more than 300 major places of pilgrimage, embarked on full-ship faith-based cruise charters, writes for national publications, and serves as an international guest speaker. As one of the most sought-out religious travel authorities worldwide, Wright has been interviewed by CBS The Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, London Times, El Pais (Spain’s leading daily newspaper), Financial Express (India), Yahoo! Business Traveler, Los Angeles Times, Denver Business Journal, Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, Modern Agent, Travel Weekly, Travel Age West, Travel Trade, Travel Agent Magazine, Lodging Hospitality, EWTN, Christianity Today, Going on Faith, Church Executive, Christian Travel & Cruise Guide, Catholic Digest, National Catholic Register, and dozens of other travel, religious, and secular media to discuss faith-based travel. Official website of The Christian Travel Planner www.christiantravelplanner.com About the Book www.christiantravelplanner.com/about-book.html Press Release www.christiantravelplanner.com/press2.html World Religious Travel Association www.religioustravelassociation.com World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference www.religioustravelexpo.com Religious Market Consulting Group www.religiousmarketconsulting.com Upcoming release from Thomas Nelson
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