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Adventure Travel Trade Association Releases Keynote Speakers for Oct. 4-7 Adventure Travel World Summit
Headliners for the 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit include: the CEO of the United States’ newest air carrier, the developer of the world’s only hybrid rocket motors used for human spaceflight, a futurist who’s one of the world’s most respected practitioners of the science of man, a nationally syndicated adventure/exploration television show host, the president of the original ‘voluntourism’ adventure tour operation, and the tourism minister of the autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan.
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NOLS Risk Management Training To Be Held October 2-3 Adjacent to the ATTA’s at Adventure Travel World Summit 2007
...the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has partnered with the Adventure Travel Trade Association to deliver a two-day risk management training seminar immediately prior to the 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit.
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ATTA’S “Summit Connections” Helps Summit Delegates
Facilitate Pre-, During- & Post-Summit Business
For the second year running, the ATTA has invested in Summit Connections, the online networking schedule planner to promote advance peer-to-peer networking.
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New Partnership to Improve Environmental and Social Practices of International Adventure Tourism Operators
Conservation International and the Adventure Travel
Trade Association have partnered to develop and distribute best practices for adventure tour providers operating in sensitive environmental destinations.
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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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Reflections on the European Market
In the last installment of AdventureTravelNews™ we introduced the “By the
Numbers” column – each installment, we’ll pull together
numbers and curious stats from around the globe from the
very latest travel industry related research, including
research data from ATTA sources. Click here to access some
new numbers drawn from the European market.
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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. Non-members are charged ($50 per participant) to participate in the 2007 training and education programs.
Click here for details
on the ATTA Members Tune In Webinars scheduled for the
remainder of 2007.
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Still Scribbling Reservations by Hand?
It's Time to Consider Technology Alternatives
If you run a small to medium operation you may consider outsourcing your online booking system to a service provider...
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News & Events section for information about Trade Shows and other Special Events.
Destination Marketing Association International
Pittsburgh, PA
July 18-20, 2007
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer Market 2007
Salt Lake City, UT
August 9-12, 2007
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Expedition Medicine Conference
Washington, D.C.
August 22-25, 2007
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Adventure Sports Fair
Săo 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
Go to Event web
site
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LeapUp Learnings - New!
We are happy to announce that 2007 Adventure Travel World Summit Advisory Committee member Annie Ellicott from LeapUp Marketing will be authoring "LeapUp Learnings", a regular ATN™ column full of valuable marketing tips for ATTA member organizations. In this month's issue, download Annie's free whitepaper on "Search Engine Optimization in 2008: What You Need To Know".
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Members Only - Search Engine
Optimization (SEO) Primer
Seeking more in-depth information on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
Multiple perspectives on sometimes complex topics such as SEO can prove incredibly useful and help the rest of us break through the maze of jargon. Especially for ATTA Members,
Marketek Consulting Group has revamped the Search Engine Primer to include notable changes in search engine technology. ATTA Members looking to increase their organization's search engine presence may access this updated, complimentary primer as a first step to understanding the tasks at hand. ATTA Members, to download your free copy today, send an email to .
Editorial Opportunities!
-- For ATTA Members Only
ATN Editor’s Note: In an emerging trend, media outlets are getting more and
more creative in bringing to their readers/viewers special editorial content.
The following two outlets have reached out to the ATTA membership with two immediate editorial opportunities…with creative
marketing twists. These are not pay-to-play opportunity – the editorial
opportunities come with simple appeals for special offers exclusive to the
respective media outlets’ readers/viewers.
1) FamilyTravel.com/
GoodHousekeeping.com
2) Los Angeles Times
ATTA Members will receive a follow-up alert on July 6th for these two
opportunities.
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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Topas Bolivia
Topas Bolivia is a joint-venture between a Bolivian partner and the Danish company Topas.
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I'm in!
I'm in! is the leader in trip ideas and planning tools for gender-based group trips.
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Adventures Within Reach
Adventures Within Reach offers treks and cultural tours in Tanzania, Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal), and Peru/Galapagos.
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Eagle's Nest Camp & Hante Adventures
Our mission: Experiential education for young people, promoting the natural world and the betterment of human character.
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Kalypso Adventures
Kalypso Adventures was established with the avowed purpose of bringing the diversity of the abundant natural wealth of India and the adventure of life in the outdoors in a responsible manner to the discerning international traveler, mainly employing local talent in all its activities.
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Casa del Caballo Blanco
Opportunities for volun-tourism, sustainable travel, avi-tourism, and conservation of bio-diversity are all found at Casa del Caballo Blanco, LLC home of Casa Avian Support Alliance, LLC, NGO (CASA) in San Ignacio, Belize; a small eco-lodge on the outskirts of San Ignacio, Belize, with an ex-situ conservation facility for the rehabilitation and release of avi-fauna.
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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
World Tourism Marketing Summit
Beijing, China
October 28-30, 2007
Go to Event web
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
Mountain Travel Symposium
Vail, CO
April 6-12, 2008
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site
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Senate Commerce Committee Reports Bills Promoting Travel to U.S.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported on June 27th on the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, which promotes international travel to the United States through a non-profit Corporation for Travel Promotion.
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10 Non-U.S. Adventure Travel Associations Band with ATTA For ‘Global Adventure Travel Network’ Initiative
Tour operators associations in the Asia/Pacific, South America and North America are integrating into a more definitive global adventure travel community, through the first round and launch of the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) new Association Partnership Program.
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Eagle Creek Pro Deal Available to Adventure Travel Industry Professionals
Click here to sign up here for Eagle Creek’s pro purchase program. Get 50% off retail for all
Eagle Creek travel gear.
ATTA Membership growing strong in 2007...
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Cruise West Announces Senior Vice President, Operations
Cruise West, the small-ship cruise line leader, has appointed Karl D. Kruger as the company’s Senior Vice President, Operations.
~ Cruise West
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Zegrahm Expeditions Becomes Long-Term Charterer of M/V Clipper Odyssey
Adventure cruise and tour company Zegrahm Expeditions, Inc. has signed a five-year agreement with International Shipping Partners
(ISP), to charter the 122-passenger ship Clipper Odyssey.
~ Zegrahm Expeditions Inc.
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Adventure Central Adds AllAboutRivers.com to Affiliate Program
Whitewater Enthusiasts Can Now Search and Book Raft Trips From Most Complete Resource for Whitewater Rafting in the U.S.
~ Adventure Central
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Adventure Sports Online Chooses Adventure Central for
Real-Time Trip Reservations
Adventure Central Gives Online Distributor Access to More Than 1,000 Adventure Travel Trips
~ Adventure Central
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Qatar Airways Maiden USA Flight Arrives In New York
The new service from Doha, capital of the State of Qatar, to Newark – gateway to New York City – also marked another first as the flight operated via Geneva , the airline’s newest European destination, taking its international network to 77 destinations.
~ Qatar Airways
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~ ATTA Member Inkaterra Draws TripAdvisor Notice
TripAdvisor Travelers Keen on Going Green
Nearly 40 Percent of Travelers Surveyed Are Environmentally Concerned
~ TripAdvisor
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Members…and more.
Employees and employers would benefit from legislation to ensure that we're taking enough vacation
A growing movement of nonprofits, citizen advocacy groups and trade associations is trying to change all that. Take Back Your Time, a national organization with more than 10,000 members, has declared getting a federal vacation law that guarantees Americans at least three weeks of paid vacation a top priority issue this year. They are joined by Joe Robinson, author of the 2003 book Work to Live and a work/life balance coach, and the Adventure Travel Trade Association, among others.
~ The Dallas Morning News
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