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Canada's Whistler Mountain Resort Selected for
October 4-6, 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit
Selected as a site for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and recognized as a world-class environment focused on outdoor adventure, recreation and responsible tourism, Whistler was chosen by the Adventure Travel Trade Association as the site for the 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit.
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Top 10 Reasons...
to attend the 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit - October 4-6
at Whistler, B.C., Canada's Telus Whistler Conference Centre
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Adventure Travel Trade Association Strikes News Distribution Services Agreements for Members
Search engine optimization for press releases, journalist-oriented, company-branded micro Web sites with access to image databases, and media alert services for public relations practitioners are among many of the progressive news-generation tools being made more accessible to members of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) vis-à-vis new partnerships with Market Wire and TravMedia.
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Understanding the Customer Experience
This article tackles the equally critical, yet often misunderstood, concept of the customer ‘experience’ and how it is increasingly shaping the face of travel & tourism marketing.
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Goodbye Mickey, hello Machu Picchu: Family adventure travel is on the rise
If you think family travel means road trips, beach resorts, and photo-ops with people dressed in oversized mouse costumes, think again. More and more families are turning away from traditional leisure vacations, opting instead for adventure tours that challenge their bodies and minds and strengthen relationships in a way that would be hard to come by on other types of vacations.
~SmarterTravel.com
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New ATTA Member, NativeEnergy Launches Carbon Offset Venture Serving the Travel Industry
NativeEnergy, the company that was chosen to provide the carbon offsets for the landmark climate crisis documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, has launched a new joint venture –
NativeEnergy Travel Offsets, LLC (NET O) – with leading ecotourism and adventure travel experts, Megan Epler Wood and Richard G. Edwards, to deliver
NativeEnergy’s unique brand of carbon offsets to the travel industry.
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STI Consumer Tools PDF - Editors Note ~ Editor’s Note: Despite “Consumer Tools” in the title of this educational piece, it’s relevant for the adventure travel trade as well as it brings additional clarity to the rather daunting emergence of “carbon offset” terminology. Sustainable Travel International has done an effective job with this piece in bringing attention to many carbon offset programs -- beyond their own.
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Makivik Corporation Receives ‘CIBC Spirit of Leadership’ Community Award for Community Spirit and Corporate Giving Excellence
Makivik, a not-for-profit organization representing the Inuit of Northern Quebec, received a $5,000 CIBC ‘Spirit of Leadership’ Community Award in recognition of their Arctic Clean-Up Mission recently completed by their subsidiary Cruise North Expeditions.
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(sustainable tourism, ecotourism, etc.), please visit our
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Watch our
News & Events section for information about Trade Shows and other Special Events.
Adventures in Travel Expos
Chicago, IL
January 27-28, 2007
Go to Event web
site
21st Educational Travel Conference
Chicago, IL
February 20-23, 2007
Go to Event web
site
The New York Times Travel Show
Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC
February 23-25, 2007
Go to Event web
site
ITB Berlin
Berlin, Germany
March 7-11, 2007
Go to Event web
site
INDABA 2007
Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
May 12-15, 2007
Go to Event web
site
PATA Travel Mart 2007
Bali, Indonesia
September 25-28, 2007
Go to Event web
site
OIA Rendezvous
Vancouver, WA
October 3-5, 2007
Go to Event web
site
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Adventurers Blaze Trail for
Vacation Law
As more and more Americans struggle to catch their breath from longer workweeks and shrinking vacations, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announced at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Seattle Oct. 20 its endorsement of a minimum paid-leave proposal that would protect vacation time in the U.S.
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Special Letter to 2006 Summit Delegates
Adventurers Blaze Trail for
Vacation Law - Letter from Joe Robinson
Joe Robinson delivered an incredibly creative program during one of the 2006 ATWS keynote presentations, which resulted in a room of approximately 400 adventurers from around the world standing up to learn samba – on the fly!
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McDowell, Wendt, Bombard Receive Adventure Travel Trade
Association 2006 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) named the three recipients of the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Awards: Mike McDowell, George Wendt, and Buddy Bombard. The three adventurers were chosen because of their lasting influences and inspiration they have provided to the international adventure travel community.
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Sponsors and Exhibitors Deliver at 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit
More than 40 sponsors and exhibitors filled the main hallway of the Bell Harbor International Conference Center for the 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit. Up from fewer than a dozen exhibitors featured at the 2005 Summit, the breadth of new corporate partners provided Summit delegates with access to an innovative mix of services and resources for the adventure travel community.
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Snapshot: 2006 Adventure Travel World (Post) Summit Delegate Feedback
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Globally Renowned Experts Elicit Standing Ovations During The 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit
Joining more than 70 adventure travel pioneers and experts from five continents, four world-renowned experts represented the fields of cultural anthropology, environmental and wildlife conservation, work-life balance, and archaeology and addressed more than 400 adventure travel business leaders in Seattle during the second annual, trade only, Adventure Travel World Summit held October 19-21.
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Final Proceedings Available from 2006 Adventure Travel
World Summit
Final proceedings from the 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit are now available for
free to all Summit delegates.
Summit Delegates: Access the Summit Proceedings by
logging in at:
Summit Proceedings Login
If you have not already received your proceedings login,
please contact Murray at
info@adventuretravel.biz.
Missed the Summit? To purchase the 2006 Adventure
Travel World Summit
proceedings, visit our
Summit Proceedings - Purchase Access page today!
Adventure Travel Trade Association Forms Partnerships with Archaeology & Discover to Capitalize on Travel/Learning Trend
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National Geographic Adventure Wins A-List Spot and Other Accolades
National Geographic Adventure magazine has been awarded a prestigious spot on Advertising Age’s 2006 A-List.
~ National Geographic Adventure
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Special Note:
National Geographic Adventure also received The Gold Award for Best Consumer Travel Magazine of 2006.
For more detail on the outstanding (ATTA editorial) editorial that earned National Geographic Adventure The Gold Award, visit:
Folio Magazine Online
Mariah Media Launches Outside's GO
Mariah Media Inc., publisher of Outside
magazine, today announced the launch of Outside's GO, the first travel and
style magazine aimed exclusively at active, affluent men.
~ Outside Magazine
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What happens when one
runs out of roo...m
©
Chris Doyle
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Proposed Rule Outlines New Document Requirements for Air and Sea Travel
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of State (State) announced the proposed requirements for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
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Greenland - An Arctic Adventure
ATTA
President Shannon Stowell and Director Chris Doyle, joined
journalists and tour operators on the historic, first direct
USA-to-Greenland commercially operated flight on November 2,
2006.
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The 2006 Adventure Travel World Summit is Carbon Neutral
Trade Event Among First to Offset 100 Percent of its Impact on Global Warming
~ Sustainable Travel International
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Mt. Manaslu & Mt. Lhotse Golden Jubilee Celebration 2006
Himalayan Mountain Conference 2006, which coincided with the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Mt. Manaslu & Mt. Lhotse, was held on 11th – 12th December 2006 in Kathmandu. Its theme: Mountaineering, Livelihood and Environment.
~ Nepal
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ExOfficio Profile
Everett Potter offers a candid interview with an industry insider. Though the story’s subject, Rick Hemmerling, co-founder of ExOfficio, has recently resigned from ExO, his story and that of the adventure travel apparel company remains a potent example of what is working well in our industry.
~ ExOfficio
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G.A.P Adventures goes green with Bullfrog Power
G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel and sustainable tourism, is proud to announce that its Toronto Concept Store is now bullfrogpowered.
~ G.A.P. Adventures
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Adventure Central Announces Richard Bangs As Newest Board Member
Adventure travel pioneer, industry leader, and co-founder of leading outfitter Mountain Travel Sobek and Expedia.com, will provide valuable expertise to the Adventure Central team
~ Adventure Central
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Adventure Central Announces New CEO
Richard Schulte, a co-founder of Voyant Technologies, sees great opportunities to expand Adventure Central’s presence in the adventure and experiential travel industries.
~ Adventure Central
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JumpWood Marketing to Provide G.A.P Adventures with Research & Planning Services
JumpWood Marketing, a leading provider of consumer-centric communication programs in travel & tourism, today announced that it will be working with Toronto-based G.A.P Adventures on a strategic project basis aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of G.A.P Adventures’ marketing initiatives.
~ JumpWood
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Travel Alliances Offer More Choices, Peace of Mind
As more alliances of well-known adventure travel companies enter the scene offering a combined menu of wide-ranging destinations and experiences, consumers are discovering that it’s easier to shop for the perfect vacation, while taking the guesswork out of finding the right adventure company.
~ Trusted Adventures
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AmeriBag, Inc. Announces Donation of Proceeds to Help Fight
Against Breast Cancer
~ AmeriBag
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OutdoorMind Announces Adventure Sports Online Upgrades
~ Adventure Sports Online
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Renowned Author Loung Ung Joins PEPY for Humnitarian Adventure
Cycle Trip in Cambodia
~ PEPY
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AmeriBag, Inc Announces Trademark Registration on Shape of the
Healthy Back Bag® tote
~ AmeriBag
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Duvine Celebrates 11th Year of Success with
Recent Honors from French Tourist “Best Special Interest Product Award”
~ Duvine Adventures
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As Travelers Today Seek to Get "Off the Beaten Path",
East African Travel Company Takes Them There
~ The Fazendin
Portfolio/African Latitude
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An African Safari is a Trip of a Lifetime, Now
Heritage Hotels Helps Families Experience it Together
~ The Fazendin
Portfolio/Heritage Hotels
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