Seattle, WA – After a year of development, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (www.adventuretravel.biz) is formally announcing AdventureEDU, a professional training program designed to assist governments, associations, companies and professionals in providing the best adventure travel experience in managed-risk and sustainable practices. In order to meet demand for dynamic and real world industry needs, the curriculum is designed and delivered by over twenty hand-picked educators with extensive experience working in the industry.
Courses will be offered in person or online, across five subject areas necessary for building a successful adventure tourism market:
- Adventure Definition and Concepts
- Adventure Travel Product Development and Marketing
- Operational Excellence
- Adventure Travel Operator Safety and Risk Management
- Adventure Travel Legal Matters
AdventureEDU is a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)-backed training program specifically dedicated to improving the adventure tourism sector.
“With the rapid growth of adventure tourism around the world we think it is very important that the industry raise the bar to assure quality, safety and sustainability,” said ATTA president Shannon Stowell. “AdventureEDU is our contribution to support best-of-breed training that will help ensure a responsible yet thriving and growing industry.”
Successful AdventureEDU training has been provided in:
- Saudi Arabia to help build adventure tourism as a business sector;
- Greenland to carve out partnership and co-branding strategies;
- Peru to focus on safety and risk management;
- Western Balkans to educate on adventure tourism marketing and risk management;
- New York, the first U.S.-based destination, with custom workshops designed to help suppliers rethink upstate New York as an adventure travel destination.
AdventureEDU training modules will also add a focus on training professional adventure travel guides. Guides are the front line for many operators when it comes to marketing and customer service. ATTA is currently exploring how it might best support destinations seeking to improve guide services that meet performance standards for safe and rewarding guided experiences. As a first step, the ATTA has undertaken a review of existing guide training efforts around the world in order to partner with the best-in-class guide training services in the future and continue to professionalize the adventure travel industry.
Those interested in AdventureEDU should inquire at contact AdventureEDU to set up a training design discussion.
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About Adventure Travel Trade AssociationEstablished in 1990, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) serves nearly 900 members in 80 countries worldwide. Members predominantly include tour operators, tourism boards, travel advisors and accommodations with a vested interest in the sustainable development of adventure tourism. The ATTA delivers solutions and connections that propel members towards their business goals and the industry toward a responsible and profitable future. Through its regional AdventureConnect events and annual Adventure Travel World Summit trade conference, the ATTA excels in professional learning, networking and partnering services. With expertise in research, education, adventure travel industry news and promotion, members of the ATTA receive competitive opportunities that help establish them as leaders in adventure tourism. (www.adventuretravel.biz)
For more information:
- www.adventuretravel.biz
- Adventure Travel World Summit
- AdventureConnect
- AdventureTravelNews
- Adventure.Travel – the travelers’ guide to finding adventure featuring ATTA member operator tours
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