MEDIA APPLICATION – NOW CLOSED
Media applications are now closed.
Are you a travel journalist or writer that specializes in editorial work around adventure and sustainable travel? Consider becoming an ATTA Adventure Media Member! Benefits include:
This application closes on December 15 (deadline extended!). Applications will be reviewed December 2018 with final selections in January.
AdventureNEXT gives attending media the opportunity to discover the unique natural and cultural resources and activities in a specific region. Selected official media delegates will learn about the region through immersive adventure tours and connections with regional suppliers at Marketplace, as well as find inspiration in learning about the value and development of adventure travel through speakers and workshops at the event.
The final selected hosted official media delegates will receive: complimentary event registration, accommodations during the event, economy round-trip air, airport transfers, and a pre-adventure tour at no cost (though some additional incidental costs may be required per the specific itinerary). Hosted media delegates are required to participate in a multi-day pre-adventure tour.
Schedule:
If selected as an official media delegate, the entire trip length will vary up to 11 days depending on final selection of pre-adventure tour options (3-6 days in length) and travel time to/from origin city. Tour options will be made available after applications are accepted. The event itself is April 1-3, with return departures on April 4.
Who should apply:
The ATTA and our hosts are seeking approximately 35 hosted media delegates with audiences in the following countries (listed in order of the most number of designated spots to the least):
Applications will be considered and reviewed with the destination partner, with the goal to have a variety of media representing the markets listed above who specialize in adventure and sustainable travel stories, including (listed in order of the most number of spots to the least):
Media applicants that have previously participated in AdventureNEXT Near East will not receive priority consideration.
Who is not eligible to apply as an official media delegate:
Anyone with an interest in adventure tourism in the region may pay to attend AdventureNEXT Near East.
Do you also sell and lead trips?
International buyers (tour operators, travel advisors/agents, wholesalers) are also being considered for hosted opportunities. If you are a qualified media candidate and a qualified buyer, please complete both applications.
Local Media
Half-day passes will be available for local television, radio or newspaper representatives to access designated sessions during the event. Contact [email protected].
Role and expectations if your application is selected:
Official media delegates are expected to be “working media” meaning whether a freelance journalist, magazine editor, photojournalist, or professional blogger and influencer, you will be actively looking for ways to editorially cover the testination where the event takes place, the adventure travel industry, and attending delegate’s destinations and products. If accepted to attend, we will expect resulting publications, and we track all media results from our events.
In addition, all official media delegates are:
ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS:
This application closes on December 15 (deadline extended!). Applications will be reviewed December 2018 with final selections in January.