SYTA works to set standards and to help students, parents and educators experience the social and educational value of travel. SYTA creates business opportunities for our members and brings them together to help create a better environment for students and youth. We are the voice of the student & youth travel industry.

If you qualify for membership, we invite you to join your voice with ours - as together we help set high standards for our segment of the industry, promote quality student and youth travel, and provide abundant opportunities to help you grow your business.

• Raising Standards: SYTA's high standards for membership are making our organization the respected authority in the student and youth travel industry. Everyone benefits from high standards - increased trust on the part of students, parents and educators in planning trips leads inevitably to more student travelers. Our insurance and consumer protection requirements protect you and your customers.
• Recognition: SYTA continually reinforces our brand through marketing initiatives and strategic partnerships with key leaders among national educational associations. The SYTA logo - a symbol of quality and professionalism, is available for members to use on their website and sales brochures.
• Networking: SYTA events, the annual Convention and tour operator Summit provide opportunities to network in an informal, friendly fashion that promotes business friendships - the kind of relationships that last and provide more lasting business opportunities.
• Collective Voice: SYTA is the organization that represents the specific interests of our segment of travel before legislative and regulatory bodies.
• Teach & Travel Magazine: SYTA has its own student travel magazine published 5 times per year and sent to middle school and high school teachers in theUnited States and Canada.
• Consumer Education: SYTA publishes free brochures on travel safety tips and information on planning student/youth trips. An educated consumer is a smart shopper who looks for quality and security - the kind of quality and consumer protection that SYTA's membership criteria represent.
• Member Education: SYTA provides informative educational workshops and speakers at our conventions. The educational opportunities at our conventions prepare our members for success.
• Member to Member Discounts: SYTA member companies offer free or discounted benefits exclusively to each other: tickets to museums, attractions, skiing or discounted travel, hotels, and restaurants are just a few of the opportunities SYTA offers within our membership.
• Industry Education: SYTA provides workshops that educate hotels, restaurants, attractions and DMO's about the benefits of serving the student & youth industry and the best way to meet the needs of students & youth.  
• Business Development: SYTA acts as a call-in service for students, parents and educators seeking quality travel services. SYTA is the only organization that serves the same people our members serve - students, parents and educators - and works to bring those groups together. SYTA's work creates trust for our organization among potential customers, and this trust extends to our members.