Editor's Field Notes ~ June 2006 Edition:

Welcome to the June, 2006 edition of the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s AdventureTravelNews™!

Our Editor, Chris Doyle is currently out of the office, speaking at the Expo Aventura y Ecoturismo in Mexico, so I welcome you to this edition of ATN™. You will still find Mr. Doyle's notes at the beginning of many of the articles, so he isn't far removed from this edition.

I encourage you to read ATN™ front to back but want to call out a few highlights from this issue:

• What connection could Bono have with the world of Adventure Travel? Read on for hints and ideas... (Adventure Travel and the Media section)
   
• If that wasn't enough of a spark, read how Buffalo Tours in Vietnam is impacting a local community in the Article "Happy Sundays at Binh Luc Orphanage" (Responsible Tourism section)
   
• Did you know a recent change in Internet Explorer could be affecting Flash technology on your site? Viewing of your website may be affected- learn how to fix this for free (Technology and the Web section)
   
• New ATTA Member (self-authored) profiles are in this issue, along with new risk management articles, news bytes, and business connections
   
• And, of course, much more.....

In other news, the ATTA hosted its second Members Only phone conference on May 31st: "Getting Your Story In Travel and Adventure Media by John Poimiroo” designed to help tour operators, destinations and others better identify and execute on opportunities to get impacting content into public distribution. Not a member yet? Visit ATTA Membership for more details.

If you are an executive or key leader in the Adventure Travel industry, we encourage you to sign up for the 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit, October 19-21, 2006. We are capping this year's attendance at 400 and all indications are that it will sell out. Don't miss the best opportunity of the year to learn and network with the best and brightest in the space. www.adventuretravelworldsummit.com. We have a powerful sponsor and partner lineup for the event including Adventure Central, Virtuoso, Tourism India, National Geographic Adventure, Orbitz.com, Eagle Creek, Quotient Marketing, Sanofi Pasteur, Qatar Airways and Ex Officio.

As always, we remain interested in your ideas and feedback. Please email Chris for story ideas at and you can reach me through .

Warm Regards,

Shannon Stowell President, ATTA

Send news tips, news releases, story ideas, pioneering undertakings, unusual industry occurrences, issues, partnership ideas and just plain fun stuff to Chris ( 916.791.9409). We intend to cover topics that could use some open-forum dialogue and questions that the lion’s share of our readers may find timely and compelling. Additionally, if you’re interested in contributing a by-lined story, an opinion, photography and/or other creative elements, Chris will also carefully consider your offer(s).

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