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Welcome to AdventureTravelNews™!
We’re back on track and have re-emerged with this Winter 2005/2006 installment...
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National Geographic Adventure Circ Surpasses 500,000, Continues to
Pile Up Literary Awards - FEATURE
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Q & A with National Geographic Adventure publisher Francis X. Farrell
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Adventure Journey, The Extreme Vacationer’s Handbook
Adventure gets another consumer magazine? Time will tell…
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Press Release:
Leo Le Bon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Adventure Travel Trade Association
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Press Release:
Adventure Travel Trade Association Re-Calibrates Inaugural Adventure Travel ‘Pioneer Awards’ Program
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Adventure Travel World Summit Fuels Growth Spurt
ATTA Membership grew notably between July and December 2005, spurred in part by the 2005 Adventure Travel World Summit held in Seattle.
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Visit the ATTA
Press Center to get news and information about ATTA
Members…and more.
6th Koshi Tappu Migratory Bird Festival & World
Wetlands Day at Koshi Tappu
Nepal
February 1-8, 2006
www.dreamnepal.com.np
2006 VolunTourism Forum & Expo
Baltimore, Maryland
February 20-22, 2006
www.voluntourism.org
ITB
Berlin, Germany
March 8-12, 2006
www.itb-berlin.com/
Adventure Travel & Sports Show
Sydney, Australia
May 5-7, 2006
www.adventureshow.com.au/
Indaba
Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
May 6-9, 2006
www.indaba-southafrica.co.za
Adventure Sport Travel Expo
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 17-19, 2006
www.astexusa.com/
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Adventure Travel Trade Association Launches Interactive Job Board for Adventure Travel Industry
In response to increased demands by employers and recruiters for highly qualified adventure travel industry job candidates, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has introduced a new interactive job board. Story here And, be sure to take advantage of the introductory special here.
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New Positions Available at Northern Outdoors,
Geographic Expeditions, Wildland Adventures and Natural
Habitat Adventures
Click here to review.
Adventure Central Posts Gains, Raises Venture Capital…Competitors Emerge
- FEATURE
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Costa Rican FAM Opportunities –
For Agents and/or Journalists Interested in
Participating or Observing Adventure Racing, Climbing Peak
Kamuk, Jungle Canoeing to the Arenal Volcano
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Adventure Travel’s Role in International Development
As participants in a significant and growing niche tourism segment, adventure travel tour operators have an opportunity to positively influence the way tourism products are developed worldwide to support of global social issues...
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Why Sustainable Tourism?
In recent years, the negative environmental and socio-cultural impacts of tourism have become obvious.
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Green Travel Market Launched
Sustainable Travel International has officially launched the Green Travel Market (GTM) in North America. GTM is a business-to-business service designed to help tour operators and other tourism suppliers...
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National Ecotourism Declaration Calls on U.S. to Promote Responsible Travel
A newly released Declaration on Ecotourism, endorsed by some 300 tourism professionals from across the country, calls on the U.S. government to adopt measures that ensure tourism practices are environmentally and socially sustainable.
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For additional resources on responsible tourism
(sustainable tourism, ecotourism, etc.), please visit our
online Resources.
Look for companies featuring our responsible tourism logo.
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Research Points to Adventure Travel Industry Growth Over Next Five Years
Adventure Travel Trade Association & Michigan State University’s 2005 Research Links Increased Travel Plans with Broadened Definition of Adventure Travel
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New Study Anticipates the Travel X-Factor
for the 2020 Consumer
Over the next 15 years an increase in consumer confidence coupled with a desire to satisfy individual tastes will significantly reshape vacation aspirations and frequency according to a new report published today.
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Top Ten World Travel Destinations
iExplore recently announced the list of Top Ten World Travel Destinations as determined by the
vacation purchases of its adventure and experiential travelers.
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Active Americans Overwhelmingly Prefer Natural Beauty over Development at National Parks
More than two-thirds of active Americans named beautiful scenery, wildlife viewing, secluded quiet and lack of a corporate presence as experiences they expect during a visit to America's National Parks...
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David Noyes invited for "100 eyes" project in northwest China
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Adventure Travel Industry Pitched to Support SF Bay Area Public Television Auction
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Outdoor Industry Association® Expands Educational Opportunities for Outdoor Retailers by Bringing Outdoor University® into the OIA Family of Benefits
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More on Risk Management:
Continuing to address industry issues,
AdventureTravelNews™ in its March 2006 issue will take a look at
claims and concepts from the legal perspective.
Profiles: Feature stories on industry pioneers,
leading tour operators, countries, destinations and more –
in the March 2006 issue, visit adventures in Kenya and Ireland.
And more!
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