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Despite Economic Downturn, Americans and Foreign Visitors Flocked to U.S. National Parks in 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten million more Americans and foreign tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked... Read more »

New Sustainable Travel Specialist Course Available Through The Travel Institute

Wellesley, MA / Boulder, CO – The Travel Institute announced the release of a new Lifestyle Specialist course for travel agents that’s focused on sustainable... Read more »

ATTA News

Q1 2010 Adventure Travel Industry Snapshot

GIVE 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND GET THE SURVEY RESULTS FREE Providing ATTA Members regularly with fresh research is a key objective of the ATTA. To help accomplish... Read more »

ATTA Represented at PATA Adventure Travel & Responsible Tourism Conference in Nepal

Among the 170 delegates from 25 nations at the recent Pacific Asia Travel Association hosted Responsible Tourism Conference in Nepal, was the Adventure Travel Trade... Read more »

Member News

New York Times best-selling author joins Gap Adventures as the surprise celebrity judge for Create Your Own Adventure contest

Toronto – New York Times best-selling author Patricia Schultz has been announced as the 10th celebrity judge in an esteemed panel that will select the Top... Read more »

March 11th and Earlier Reports & Updates from ATTA Members in Chile

Update – March 11 - According to multiple international media outlets, Chile has been rocked by a series of major aftershocks, including the latest, a 7.2... Read more »

Events

World’s Innovative Travel Entrepreneurs to Gather to Share Geotourism Successes

WHAT: The Second Annual Geotourism Change Summit will take place at National Geographic headquarters Tuesday, Feb. 2, as travel leaders whose businesses range... Read more »

Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Be heard by presenting at the 2010 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC). The call for proposals for the 2010 WRMC on October 14-16 in Colorado Springs, CO... Read more »

Snapshots: October 19-22 Adventure Travel World Summit, Québec, Canada

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Photos by: Cyndra Robbins

Regional News


Video Spotlight:
Adventure Travel – Why It Matters:
Shannon Stowell


Adventure Travel World Summit 200 - Québec - Delivered by Adventure Travel Trade Association President Shannon Stowell, October 21, 2009 at the Adventure Travel World Summit, Québec, Canada. Read the full transcript at Adventure Travel - Why it Matters.

Join us at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Scotland, October 2010

© Adventure Travel Trade Association
- Video by: Anne Yates

Trade News

The President Signs the Travel Promotion Act

According to www.whitehouse.org:  March 04, 2010 | 1:48 — The President signs the bipartisan Travel Promotion Act, which will create jobs, encourage... Read more »

March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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Regional News

March 11th and Earlier Reports & Updates from ATTA Members in Chile

Update – March 11 - According to multiple international media outlets, Chile has been rocked by a series of major aftershocks, including the latest, a 7.2... Read more »

March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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ATTA News

ATTA Regional Meetings Across the United States Announced

Coming to a city near you, the ATTA’s regional meetings are open to all travel industry professionals, creating peer-to-peer networking among tour operators,... Read more »

February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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Events

Q1 Dates Selected for ATTA’s U.S. Regional Meeting Series

ATTA’s Regional Meeting series is coming to key locations around the United States. The ATTA’s regional meetings are open to all travel industry professionals,... Read more »

January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

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ATTA Member News & Profiles

Kingo’s Ultimate Survival is Pinned on Sustainable Tourism

By Leslie Nevison, Director, Mama Tembo Tours Kingo - photo by Trish Peck Kingo, a 300 pound (140 kilogram) Western lowland gorilla silverback, and his six wives... Read more »

March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Global Rescue evacuates five telecom workers from Chile

Five telecom workers stranded in Concepcion, Chile, have been evacuated by Global Rescue security teams after the massive earthquake left the country’s second-largest... Read more »

March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Iconic American Brand Eddie Bauer Celebrates 90th Anniversary

SEATTLE — Specialty retailer Eddie Bauer, The Original Outdoor Outfitter®, is turning 90. When Mr. Bauer first opened for business in 1920, his “Eddie... Read more »

February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment

ExOfficio Chooses Adventure Travel Media Source to Expand their PR Reach

WELLINGTON, Colo. — ExOfficio has hired Colorado-based Adventure Travel Media Source (ATMS) to seek out new lines of communication for their popular lines of outdoor... Read more »

February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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