ATTA Regional Meetings Across the United States Announced
February 3, 2010
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, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.
In each meeting, your ATTA host – Chris Chesak or Chris Doyle – having joined more than 500 executives at the association’s 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, Canada, will present an, “Adventure Travel Industry Briefing”, featuring current strengths and threats facing the industry, backed up by recent industry survey results, market size data and a synopsis of emerging trends. The meeting will then shift to lively group discussions on topics such as the economy, key market forces, marketing strategies and more.
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Boulder, February 11 COMPLETED!
3:00 PM @ REI Boulder
1789 28th Street (map)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Chesak
R.S.V.P. for the Boulder Regional Meeting: Click here.
Boston, February 19
10:50 AM – 12:20PM @ The Boston Globe Travel Show
Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard (directions)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Doyle
Boston’s Regional Meeting will be held during the trade-only day of the 2010 Boston Globe Travel Industry Conference on February 19th. ATTA’s Chris Doyle will present an Adventure Travel Industry briefing, followed by Industry Dialog led by special guest, Russel Walters, ATTA Board Member and President of Maine-based Northern Outdoors.
Meeting participants will also gain access to the rest of the Travel Show at no charge.
For your free registration for the ATTA
Regional Meeting in Boston, go to registration for the Boston Globe Travel Show.
Use the code ATTA2010, select “Full Conference”,
and finally check the box next to the session “OPEN MEETING -
ADVENTURE TRAVEL TRADE ASSOCIATION- ROOM 3″.
Post-Boston Regional Meeting Networking
Ordinarily, the ATTA’s Regional Meetings are 2-3 hours. In the special case of the Boston Globe Travel Show, it is the first the time the ATTA has held a regional meeting within an adventure travel show, and we’re just 90 minutes to cover a lot of territory. Therefore, our regularly scheduled networking periods will occur later in the day at two optional sessions:
1) At 4:00PM, The Boston Globe Travel Show starts its Travel Industry Opening Reception right on the show floor, which opens at 3:30pm. This gives the travel industry folks, including those signed up, the opportunity to walk around and meet folks in a more casual atmosphere. Anyone registered can come. Full agenda here: www.bostonglobetravelshow.com/agenda.htm.
2) The second is an emerging series of “Adventure Drinks” – a new, loose series of informal, local networking events assembled by adventure travel industry professionals in markets across the U.S., this one hosted by DuVine Adventures. Here are the details:
Harpoon Brewery, Friday, February 19, 2010 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Join ATTA Member DuVine Adventures for a fun, DuVine Adventures Party Friday night out at Harpoon Brewery (map). Come and be part this unique opportunity to get private access to the Brewhouse Platform and sample some award winning Harpoon beer. Learn about the incredible award winning destinations DuVine has designed for 2010. Located inside the Marine Industrial Park, next door to the Bank of America Pavilion, and near both the World Trade Center Boston and the Black Falcon Ship Terminal. RSVP for this networking event to info@duvine.com by Feb. 5
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New York City, February 24
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM @ The Men’s Journal Board Room
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor (map)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Chesak
R.S.V.P. for the New York City Regional Meeting: Click here.
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San Francisco, March 12
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM @ The Institute at the Golden GateCavallo Point Lodge
546 Seitler Road (directions)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Doyle
AGENDA
Welcome & Introductions (15 minutes)
Adventure Travel Industry Briefing (30 minutes):
Led by Chris Doyle, Vice President ATTA: ATTA and industry News & Developments, 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit + special guests from Scotland, Research, Market Size Report, Emerging Trends
Special Session (45 minutes):
Destination Management & Marketing Around the Globe – Spotlight: Hoi An, Vietnam
Presented by Robin Tauck & Partners:
Special Guests: Robin Tauck, Founder (Introduction) & Randy Durband, Sr. Partner (Project Overview)
Robin Tauck & Partners is a new entity — not affiliated with Tauck World Discovery — whose mission is to develop and enhance public-private partnerships that further the goals of “sustainable travel and tourism,” especially with regard to the social aspects of local community development, with a particular focus on world heritage.
They are partnering with many entities, including UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre itself, but other prominent destination management entities as well. For this workshop, participants will: 1) contribute their feedback to proposed changes in tourism management at Hoi An, My Son, and surrounding sites in central Vietnam; and, 2) learn how to engage with Robin Tauck & Partners in other world heritage sustainable tourism initiatives underway now and in the future.
Networking (90 minutes)
Peer-to-peer networking among tour operators, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.
R.S.V.P. for the San Francisco Regional Meeting: Click here.
The Institute at the Golden Gate advances environmental preservation and global sustainability by facilitating cross-sector dialogue and collaboration, encouraging new partnerships, and promoting action. The Institute helps forge environmental solutions by gathering policy makers, scientists, youth activists, and business leaders in an exceptional and inspirational setting.
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