About Us

The Group Travel Leader Inc. is a Lexington, Kentucky-based publishing company that currently owns and publishes four national travel industry publications.  Founded in 1990 by publisher Mac Lacy and his partner, Charlie Presley, The Group Travel Leader Inc. was created to identify specific niches in the travel industry and deliver key readerships in those niches to prospective advertisers. 

Conferences and marketplaces for these travel industry niches are managed by Presley in Salem, Ohio, through the offices of Group Leaders of America Inc. (GLAMER). These meetings serve to complete the marketing loop for these influential readers by bringing buyers and sellers of travel face to face annually for education, entertainment, sponsorship opportunities and sales sessions.

Editorial & Advertising Sales Offices

Editorial & Advertising Sales Offices:
301 East High Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: 888-253-0455
Fax: 859-253-0499

Our National Publications

The Group Travel Leader
The National Newspaper for the Group Travel Industry and America's only monthly newspaper published exclusively for the billion-dollar group and package travel markets.  Read by more than 30,000 qualified readers every month since 1991.

Bank Travel Management
The National Magazine for Bank Loyalty Program directors and the official magazine of BankTravel, the National Organization for Bank Loyalty Program Directors.  Read by more than 4,100 qualified readers six times a year since 1994.

Going On Faith
The National Newspaper for Traveling Religious Groups and the official newspaper for the Going On Faith Conference.  Read by more than 5,500 qualified readers six times a year since 1997.

TravelBound!
The National Magazine for African American Group Travel and the official magazine for the African American Travel Conference (AATC).  Read by more than 4,500 qualified readers since 2001.

Other Publication
Our sister company, Pioneer Publishing Inc., publishes Small Market Meetings, the National Newspaper for Smaller Meeting Destinations and Sites.  Thousands of meetings and conferences are planned each year in second and third tiered cities and Small Market Meetings is the monthly newspaper planners use to plan for and manage these events.  To visit our website, go to smallmarketmeetings.com.

Meet Our Staff

Mac Lacy, President and Publisher
maclacy@grouptravelleader.com

Herb Sparrow, Executive Editor
hsparrow@grouptravelleader.com

Brian Jewell, Associate Editor
brianj@grouptravelleader.com

Kelly Tyner, Director of Sales and Marketing
Kelly@grouptravelleader.com

Stacey Bowman, National Account Manager
Stacey@grouptravelleader.com

David Brown, Art Director
dbrown@grouptravelleader.com

Donia Simmons, Website Designer and Graphic Artist
donias@grouptravelleader.com

Eliza Tychonievich, Publishing Assistant
eliza@grouptravelleader.com

Sarah Sechrist, Accounting Manager
sarahs@grouptravelleader.com

 Christine Clough, Copy Editor