Where
group travel
professionals
grow.
Heritage Clubs International is the community built for everyone in the group travel ecosystem, Group Leaders, Travel Partners, Corporate Partners, and Preferred Tour Operators.
We believe in group
travel, and
everything it creates.
Group travel isn't just a product. It's the way communities discover the world, seniors stay connected, learners go deeper, and small businesses thrive. We believe in the group travel industry and the success it brings not only to Group Leaders, but to every community they travel to and interact with.
That belief is what Heritage Clubs is built on. Every resource, every conference, every relationship in this community exists to make Group Leaders better at their work and the industry stronger for it.
Real relationships built over years, not transactions. The people in this network have each other's backs.
Practical, pillar-based learning across Affinity, Travel, and Leadership, built for the real challenges Group Leaders face.
Group travel changes lives. The communities visited, the travelers served, the businesses built... all of it matters. We're here to support it.
Find the membership
built for you.
Six membership types across four categories, every one designed for a specific role in the group travel ecosystem. Find yours below.
If you manage a bank-affiliated travel club, this is home. Education, community, and resources built specifically for the bank travel club director and the unique challenges of running a program inside a financial institution.
- Peer Group Conference access
- Bank-specific education & best practices
- Certification eligibility
- PTO & Travel Partner network access
- Monthly virtual meetings
For entrepreneurs running their own group travel businesses. Whether you're a former bank club director who went independent or built your business from scratch. Same membership, expanded support for the business-owner reality.
- Everything in Bank Group Leader membership
- Business owner education (legal, accounting, marketing)
- Independent Leader Peer Circles
- Business Resource Library
- Mentorship from veteran operators
For Group Leaders at OLLI programs, museums, zoos, libraries, botanical gardens, historical societies, and other mission-driven institutions. Same membership, resources built for the dual mandate of mission and revenue.
- Everything in Bank Group Leader membership
- Curriculum-driven trip design education
- Education-focused peer circles
- Nonprofit & institutional resources
- Institutional POs accepted
For destinations, tour suppliers, cruise lines, hotels, and any travel product or service that Group Leaders need to fill their programs. HCI membership puts you in front of group travel decision-makers who are actively planning.
- Peer Group Conference access
- Conference sponsorship tiers (Entry–Expedition)
- Travel Spotlight at monthly meetings
- FAM tour hosting & year-round visibility
For insurance providers, software companies, technology platforms, financial services, marketing tools, and any business that Group Leaders need to run theirs. Offer exclusive member rates and build trusted relationships with your exact market.
- Peer Group Conference access
- Same sponsorship tiers as Travel Partners
- Offer exclusive member rates & programs
- Resources Hub corporate partner listing
HCI's Preferred Tour Operators are a hand-selected, exclusive consortium of tour operators chosen for the distinct value they bring to our Group Leader community. PTOs are reviewed and approved based on their unique offerings and benefits to our members. If you're a tour operator interested in joining our PTO Network, we invite you to reach out and begin the inquiry process.
What every HCI
member gets.
Regardless of which membership you hold, every member of the Heritage Clubs community gets access to these foundational benefits.
Access to the entire Heritage Clubs network including Group Leaders, Partners, PTOs where they are all in the same room, at the same table, working toward the same goals.
Free, open to all members. HCI News, Member Spotlights, Travel Spotlights, and round table conversations every last Wednesday, year-round.
Members-only tools, education, and resources organized under HCI's three pillars of Affinity, Travel, and Leadership. Continuously updated with new content.
Monthly book club open to all members. 2nd Thursday of every month, 2:30–3:30 PM ET.
Annual multi-day conference. The week where the entire HCI community comes together for education, networking, and the relationships that fuel the year ahead.
Stay current on what's happening in group travel with destination trends, industry challenges, and the conversations shaping the future of our business.
Find your place in the
community.
Pick the membership that fits your role and let us walk you through it. Every membership starts with a simple application and we personally welcome every new member.