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ATTA and Partners Commit 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit to Carbon Neutrality – 2nd Year Running
Executive Conference Offsets 100 Percent of Event and Attendee Carbon Emissions
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New! - Access ATTA’s President Shannon Stowell and Director Chris Doyle’s video invitation and welcome to you:
Summit Video Invitation >>
Not registered yet for the Summit? View the Top Ten Reasons to attend:
Top Ten Reasons >>
See who’s already registered for this year’s Summit & check back weekly for updates:
2007 Summit Attendees >>
Registered and need to maximize your time at this year’s executive level conference? Leverage YOUR Summit Connections:
Visit Summit Connections >>
Read testimonials from 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit delegates:
2006 Summit Testimonials >>
Need accommodation and transportation deals and recommendations for this year’s Summit? Visit:
2007 Summit Recommendations >>
What adventures will YOU participate in?
Learn more about The Day Outside >>
Who’s exhibiting and what’s the delegate composition of
the Adventure Travel World Summit?
Summit Exhibitors >>
ATTA Members -
Tune In Webinars - New!
Designed especially for ATTA Members, the new ATTA Members Tune In series of Webinars address customer acquisition, email marketing, risk management and improved productivity in a connected world.
ATTA Webinars are provided free ONLY to ATTA members. Find more details
on the ATTA Members Tune In Webinars scheduled for September
and November 2007.
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ATTA's Tune-In Webinars for September and November are made possible by ATTA and 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit sponsor
GORE-TEX.
New! - Tour operators associations in the Asia/Pacific, South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean are integrating into a more definitive global adventure travel community, through the first round and launch of the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s new Association Partnership Program. Below, you may access the first in a series of profiles of the ATTA’s new strategic association partners.
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Aventure Écotourisme Québec
The province of Québec provides an exotic locale to embark on an exciting adventure steeped in French-speaking culture and history. Our local guides, using an English language peppered with French expressions, impart to all visitors their passion for adventure and ecotourism in this corner of paradise.
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Mexican Association of Adventure Travel & Ecotourism
AMTAVE is the Mexican Association of Adventure and Ecotourism. It was founded 12 years ago by a small group of young Mexican operators who, seeing the risk and potential of introducing the markets to the pristine natural sites that they were promoting, decided to form an organization whose purpose would be to assure responsible adventure travel development.
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Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO)
Mission: To effectively support and facilitate the tour operation of the members while continuing to collaboratively initiate value-added products & services for the members and the tourism industry in general and to liaise with the relevant Government Departments and various agencies for the overall development of tourism industry in Bhutan
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Watch our
News & Events section for information about Trade Shows and other Special Events.
Expedition Medicine Conference
Washington, D.C.
August 22-25, 2007
Go to Event web
site
Adventure Sports Fair
São Paulo, Brazil
August 22-26, 2007
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site
TravelMart LatinAmerica
Cartagena, Colombia
September 12-14, 2007
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site
The North American Ecotourism Conference
Madison, WI
September 26-27, 2007
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site
PATA Travel Mart 2007
Bali, Indonesia
September 25-28, 2007
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site
Central American Travel Market
San Jose, Costa Rica
October 11-13, 2007
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site
TIA's Annual Market Outlook Forum
Charlotte, NC
October 22–24, 2007
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site
National Ecotourism Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
October 22–24, 2007
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site
World Tourism Marketing Summit
Beijing, China
October 28-30, 2007
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site
2007 USTOA Annual Conference & Marketplace
Cancun, Mexico
December 1-5, 2007
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site
Luxury Travel Expo
Las Vegas, NV
December 4-6, 2007
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site
Adventures in Travel Expo
New York, NY
January 12-13, 2008
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site
Adventures in Travel Expo
Chicago, IL
January 26-27, 2008
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site
LA Times Travel and Adventure Show
Long Beach, CA
February 9-10, 2008
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site
Adventures in Travel Expo
Washington D.C.
March 29-30, 2008
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site
Mountain Travel Symposium
Vail, CO
April 6-12, 2008
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site
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Iceland FAM Opens Minds of Outdoor Manufacturers
Instead of travel agents or media, the host, Icelandair, invited gear manufacturers from several prominent outdoor brands, including Black Diamond, Camelbak, Confluence Watersports, Kelty, Marmot, and Petzl.
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Call for Feedback -
Deadline: September 3, 2007
ATTA encourages tour operators – despite your obviously hectic schedules – to take the time needed to review the following open, time-sensitive (deadline end of
Sept. 3, 2007) call for review, comment and contributions to a new took kit that provides practical tools for tour operators to integrate sustainability into the supply chain.
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Free to Adventure Travel Industry Professionals
Good Practices Webinars for Operating in Sensitive Ecosystems
Adventure travel companies worldwide are encouraged to participate in a new series of ATTA/Conservation International (CI) Web-based seminars (Webinars) dedicated to Good Practices for those businesses operating in Mountain, Tropical Forest and Marine ecosystems around the world.
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Upcoming Webinars:
Thursday, Sept. 6 - 10:00am PDT
Tropical Rainforest Tours
A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Tropical Rainforest Tours
Register Today >>
Tuesday, Sept. 18 - 10:00am PDT
Marine Tours
A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of
Marine Tours
Register Today >>
In case you missed it!...
A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Mountain Tours
On August 21st, the ATTA/CI hosted the first Webinar on Good Practices - here is the Practical Guide to Good Practices shared during the first program - it is free to all.
View Mountain Tours Guide >>
Vacationing like Brangelina
'Voluntourism' continues to make headlines - this time, in a recent issue of TIME Magazine. Along with several sustainable travel practices sessions, this year's
Adventure Travel World Summit also will delve into, "The Potent Trend of Adventure Tourism and Giving Back".
Specifically, the presentation offers practical guidance for tour operators seeking to diversify their product offering to incorporate some form of volunteering into their adventure itineraries. Product development guidance, including selecting appropriate in-country NGO partners, ensuring that contributions are meaningful, plus suggestions for marketing new volunteer adventure trips and for improving existing volunteer and give-back programs also are provided.
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Eco-Tourism: A Step
ATTA partner in Nepal Bijay Pradhan of Dream Nepal Travels & Tours, shares his perspectives eco-tourism.
Re-published with permission from Bijay Pradhan/NTTR
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ATTA New Member Profiles is a new Members-Only opportunity. Submission Guidelines: New ATTA Member profiles are meant to provide new ATTA members with an opportunity to present its mission and interest in the adventure travel community to the industry at large. ATTA Member profiles offer a platform for the newly joining organization to convey its industry positioning, and…
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Tucano Reps. Peru Latin Trails
Tucano Reps. Peru Latin Trails offers a paradise of natural richness for the most diverse open-air adventures.
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Adventure & Travel Marketing Pty Ltd
We are Australia’s only one-stop Adventure Travel Marketing organization
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Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose
Launching this fall is, “Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose, a new, one-hour special from American Public Television.
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New TV series tracks Canadian children travelling around the world
TORONTO (CP) - July 27, 2007 -
A new adventure travel series for kids, titled "Are We There Yet?: World Adventure," will premiere Sept. 3 on Treehouse TV.
The Canadian-made live-action series features seven-minute episodes that track two brother-sister duos, aged six to eight, as they travel to almost 35 cities.
Countries visited include Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, England, France, Germany, Ukraine, India, Kenya, Thailand and the United States.
"We wanted to build a series that celebrates every part of the world through a child's perspective," says J.J. Johnson, the show's creator. "Our hope is to spark an interest, from a very young age, in different cultures and places around the globe."
The four young travellers experience each culture by interacting with local children and eating local food, exploring manmade or natural wonders, playing local games and attending festivals.
The show is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in association with National Geographic Kids and with the support of UNICEF.
Find excerpts from recent reports and news with data
about the Travel & Leisure Industry
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Quake in Peru
The quake which recently struck Peru has had some devastating consequences. It has also affected some of our partners there. Below, please find an August 16th update from “Peru This Week” about the region’s status and where assistance is needed.
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Travel'n Radio Interview
ATTA's Chris Doyle is interviewed about adventure travel on Washinton, D.C.'s 630 WMAL travel show, Travel'n On Radio Show - Download and listen...
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The Wall Street Journal Article & Response
ATTA’s work with influential media continues. In case you missed it, the 18 July, 2007 edition of
The Wall Street Journal – in which the ATTA contributed – carried the following article:
Adventure Tours Lighten Up
Low-Impact Itineraries
Offer Guests an Escapee
Without Big Workout
By HANNAH KARPP
July 18, 2007; Page D4
It’s also available online here.
While the article suggests a softening of adventure travel, the ATTA maintains that it is more of a broadening of the industry. Read the ATTA’s response to the industry, plus, a similar contrarian viewpoint presented by ATTA Member Backroad’s Founder and President to the WSJ reporter.
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Adventure travel to hit the streets of New York
G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel, is bringing its unique brand to the streets of New York City with its newest and largest adventure travel concept store.
~ G.A.P Adventures
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explora Spearheads Environmental Sustainability in South America, with LEED Application for new Easter Island Lodge
Green building certification will be a first for region’s hospitality industry, with sustainable design to benefit guests and environment
~ explora
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Alpine Tourist Comission Launches New Interactive Website
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www.walkmyalps.com
The Alpine Tourist Commission (ATC) made up of 5 nations, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy and Austria, released a new innovative and interactive website, Walk My Alps...
~ Alpine Tourist Commission
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Ready for Online Reservations:
Adventure Central Enables 24 More Tour Operators with E-Commerce Capabilities and Office Management Solutions
~ Adventure Central
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Bikes Awarded to Cambodian Sixth Graders for High Attendance
The Bike-to-School program awards bicycles to sixth grade students in Cambodia who have shown a commitment to education through high attendance rates.
~ PEPY
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Escape to The Real World with i-to-i Meaningful Travel
Now Hiring: Surf Bum/ Conservationist
~ i-to-i
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New Home, New Name for Cruise West's Spirit of Nantucket
“The name Spirit of Glacier Bay not only reflects the itinerary this ship will be sailing, but also celebrates the history of Cruise West and Glacier Bay..."
~ Cruise West
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Bike Ride Through Nepal Raises Money for Scholarship Program
PEPY, an adventure cycle tour and humanitarian aid organization, announces its upcoming November 2007 trip to Nepal, which will bring together travelers and students in a unique educational initiative.
~ PEPY
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Make Your Company Bigger than its Bottom Line
i-to-i, a meaningful travel provider, offers programs
for companies to send their employees on volunteer projects
around the world.
~ i-to-i
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Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC, Announces EPA Approval of Revised
Durability Claims
Buzz Off Insect Shield, the first epa-registered insect-repellent
apparel, is now proven effective through 70 washings.
~ Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC
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Trusted Adventures Alliance “Walks the Talk” of Responsible Travel
Trusted Adventures travel alliance includes members who are committed to conserving the natural environment and the local cultures of the destinations they visit.
~ Trusted Adventures
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