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ATTA Regional Meeting Schedule Covered by Travel Agent Central
May 7, 2012
Travel Agent Central covered the following ATTA release about the North American regional meeting schedule for Spring 2012: Five Adventure Travel Trade Association Meetings Read More →
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ATWS Mentioned in Swiss Article in Leisure Group Travel Magazine
May 1, 2012
The following quote is from a Swiss article for Leisure Group Travel Magazine about the Adventure Travel World Summit in Lucerne: It’s no wonder then that the Adventure Travel Trade Association has scheduled its ninth annual Adventure Travel World Summit for Oct. 8-11 at the Culture and Congress Center. As many as 600 adventure tourism professionals from more than 50 nations will gather in this supreme adventure travel destination. Read the full Leisure Group Travel Magazine article here. Read More →
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2013 Adventure Travel World Summit Gains More Local Coverage in Namibia
May 1, 2012
New Era Newspaper in Namibia has announced that Namibia is one of three finalist for ATWS 2013. The following quote is from one of their articles discussing the announcement: The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) Secretariat, which organises the Summit, does not want to reveal who the other contestants are. Namibia is the only country that has come out publicly and announced its participation. Read the full article on New Era’s website. Read More →
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ATTA Mentioned in CNN Article on Baby Boomers
April 27, 2012
CNN ran an article on baby boomers – and their adventurous bucket lists – which mentioned a study by George Washington University School of Business and the ATTA: Baby boomers are intrigued by popular TV shows like “The Amazing Race” and “Survivor,” have large budgets and crave trips that offer authentic cultural experiences, according to a study released last year by the George Washington University School of Business and the Adventure Travel Trade Association. Read the full article. Read More →
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ATTA News Releases Highlighted in Breaking Travel News
March 28, 2012
Two ATTA press releases on key news items were covered recently in Breaking Travel News: American Tourism Society joins forces with Adventure Travel Trade … and ATTA appoints new Public Relations contact for North America Read More →
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ATTA Appoints New Public Relations Contact for North America
March 20, 2012
Seattle, WA - The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announces its new public relations contact for North America, Jennifer Hobson, Principal of JLH Media. Hobson, whose company is based in Santa Fe, will serve as the main point of contact for all media relations in North America and will focus on consumer media outreach regarding the ATTA and the adventure industry on the whole. Chris Doyle, the ATTA’s Executive Director-Europe as well as Editor of AdventureTravelNews, will remain engaged with media relations but is shifting his focus to the industry’s significant growth in Europe. Hobson’s founded JLH Media in January 2011 after three years as the New Mexico Tourism Department’s Deputy Cabinet Secretary, appointed by Governor Bill Richardson. In this role Hobson served as the state’s international PR liaison and started the country’s first statewide Ecotourism Program. Before that, Hobson was the Director of Ballantines PR’s N.M. office, handling the N.M. Tourism... Read More →
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Breaking Travel News Runs Article About ATTA’s Chris Doyle
February 28, 2012
Breaking Travel News ran a recent article about ATTA‘s Chris Doyle hosting Corporate Social Responsibility Day at ITB Berlin 2012: ATTA European Director to Host Corporate Social Responsibility Day Read More →
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All Africa Discusses Namibia’s Bid For ATWS 2013
February 19, 2012
Namibia’s bid for ATWS 2013 and the benefits that will come with hosting the summit were discussed in a recent article by All Africa: Namibia: Summit to Have Great Spin-Offs for Tourism Read More →
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ATTA’s New Regional Strategy Featured in TravelDailyNews
February 10, 2012
ATTA’s announcement of its new regional strategy was picked up as a featured story in TravelDailyNews. Read the entire article, ATTA unveils regionalization strategy, promotes internal veterans to new posts, on TravelDailyNews. Read More →
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ATTA Chris Chesak Interviewed at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2012
January 25, 2012
ATTA Vice President of Business Development, Chris Chesak, represented ATTA at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week, meeting with various outdoor brands to help facilitate partnerships between them and our extensive network of global destinations. Chesak was interviewed for a full page article (at right) in the OR daily publication. Read More →
