WE ARE . . .

Heritage Clubs

North America's Premier
Group Travel Community

Heritage Clubs International is an education first, community driven organization of Group Leaders that get the education, resources, and community they need to be the best in the industry.

200+
Group Leaders
40+
Years Strong
$9M
Annual Travel Sales
#1
Fastest Growing Group Leader Community
What Heritage Clubs Means

A Community Built by
Group Leaders,
for Group Leaders.

For over three decades, Heritage Clubs International has been the place where the best in the group travel industry come to learn, share, and grow. We're not a vendor. We're not a directory. We're a peer community, and that distinction is everything!

Whether you're a bank group leader, independent group leader, continuing education, or nonprofit group leader, you belong here.

YOU BELONG HERE!!

Why HCI?
  • Teamwork & Partnership
  • Education & Training
  • Group Leader Excellence
  • Community & Family
  • Leadership Development
  • Year-Round Learning
Affinity

Know Your Audience

Resources tailored to your specific community. Whether you lead a bank club, an independent travel business, or a mission-driven institution.

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Travel

Know Your Product

Hot destinations, PTO and partner spotlights, tips and tricks from across the network. Everything you need to plan better trips.

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Leadership

Invest in Yourself

Book club, virtual trainings, leadership interviews, and the tools to make you a better leader on the road and in the office.

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Membership

Find Your Seat at the Table.

HCI is a network of four audiences who make group travel work. Whichever role you play, there's a place, and a payoff, for you here.

Group Leaders
Group Leaders

Bank Club Directors, Independent Group Leaders, and Continuing Education/Nonprofit programs. Get the education, tools, and peer network you need to run a thriving travel program.

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Travel Partners
Travel Partners

Destinations, suppliers, and vendors who serve group travel. Reach group travel decision-makers in one room and build relationships that last decades.

Partner With Us →
Preferred Tour Operators
Preferred Tour Operators

PREFERRED Tour Operators are our exclusive network that organizes group itineraries and brings the world to life for our Group Leaders and their members.

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Corporate Partners
Corporate Partners

Service providers and brands who power the business side of group travel: insurance, technology, marketing, and beyond.

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Why It Matters

When you lead a group,
you change
someone's life.

The trips I plan aren't transactions, they're the moments people remember for the rest of their lives. HCI gave me a community that takes that responsibility as seriously as I do.

Group travel isn't just a service. For your members, it's connection. It's friendship rekindled. It's a bucket-list item finally checked. It's the laugh in the back of the motorcoach they'll still be telling their grandkids about.

Heritage Clubs exists because that work matters. We're here to make sure you have the tools, training, and community to do it brilliantly. Every single trip.

SK
A Veteran HCI Group Leader
25+ years in the industry
Peer Group 2027, Branson Missouri
Registration Opens Soon

Peer Group 2027 is headed to Branson.

March 15–18, 2027
Branson, Missouri

100+ Attendees Expected

Four days of education, networking, and the kind of conversations that change how you run your program. The one event the entire group travel industry won't miss.

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Education Sessions

Workshops led by industry leaders and the peers who've done it.

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Travel Partner Showcase

Meet the destinations and suppliers shaping next year's trips.

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Peer Roundtables

Real talk with people who do the same job...and get it!

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Branson After Dark

Shows, dinners, and the kind of fun you'll still be quoting in July.

Hosted Group Leader Program
A Community That Lifts Each Other

The Hosted Group
Leader Program.

For Group Leaders, Apply to attend Peer Group with your registration covered.

Cost should never be the reason a Group Leader misses Peer Group. Through our PTO sponsors, HCI covers all or part of conference registration for qualifying Group Leaders so the room reflects every voice in our industry, not just those with the budget.

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Virtual Learning & Connection

You don't have to wait
for Peer Group to grow.

Monthly Group Leader Connect

Monthly Meeting · Last Wednesday of every month 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

Hear from HCI, hear from your peers, hear from Travel Partners. And join the round table discussion. For Group Leaders only.

Register Free
Monthly Meeting
Monthly Group Leader Connect
Resources

Everything you need
to lead better.

The HCI Resource Hub puts the tools, templates, and training Group Leaders actually use within one click. Some are open to everyone. The deepest tools are reserved for members.

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CTGL
Certified Travel Group Leader
Featured Credential
Become a Certified Travel Group Leader

The industry's only professional certification built specifically for Group Leaders across every audience, every focus, every path. One credential, three tracks, lifetime recognition.

EXPLORE CTGL →
A.
Trip Planning Tools

Itinerary templates, networking calendars, day-trip and extended-trip resources.

Members Only
B.
Marketing & Promotion

Club promotion templates, brand kits, photo libraries, member communications.

Members Only
C.
Leadership & Reporting

Bank leadership tools, ROI surveys, reporting dashboards, board-ready data.

Members Only
D.
Public Resources

Glossary of terms, history of Peer Group, sample motorcoach activities, and more.

Open Access
Get In Touch

Let's talk.

Whether you're a Group Leader curious about membership, a Travel Partner exploring the network, or a member with a question, we'd love to hear from you.

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Office
359 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, RI
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