http://www.adventuretravelnews.com Adventure Travel Industry News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/successful-pata-china-responsible-tourism-forum-goes-annual http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/successful-pata-china-responsible-tourism-forum-goes-annual#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:37:54 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11651 A sold-out inaugural forum lays the foundations for future growth of responsible tourism in China. Next year’s forum will launch the PATA China Responsible Tourism Award Beijing -  A series of case studies, presented at the first China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF) in Beijing on December 16, confirmed that responsible tourism is firmly on the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/successful-pata-china-responsible-tourism-forum-goes-annual/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-asiapacific-visitor-arrivals-up-6-in-september http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-asiapacific-visitor-arrivals-up-6-in-september#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:48:42 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11503 Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today released its preliminary results of international visitor arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations1 for September 2011. Figures at hand show a collective year-on-year increase of 5.7%, a decline of half a percentage point from the previous month’s growth rate. For the first nine months of 2011, all Asia Pacific [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-asiapacific-visitor-arrivals-up-6-in-september/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-launches-china-responsible-tourism-forum http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-launches-china-responsible-tourism-forum#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:15:08 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11265 Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in collaboration with China International Heritage Towns Exposition, have organised the China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF). The forum will take place in Beijing on December 16, 2011. The event will coincide with the China Heritage Towns Exposition that will be held at the same venue December 16-18. The [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-launches-china-responsible-tourism-forum/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-and-dragon-trail-sign-preferred-partner-agreement http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-and-dragon-trail-sign-preferred-partner-agreement#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:11:57 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11054 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pata-and-dragon-trail-sign-preferred-partner-agreement/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-ride-please-join-the-power-of-10 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-ride-please-join-the-power-of-10#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:00:02 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10854 The Power of 10 is here! If our big announcement hasn’t reached all of you, we hope you could sense it anyway! The Power of 10 has arrived on 10.10 and we’re now a few days in! If you haven’t joined yet, please do! We’ve got another fabulous video produced for us by Kris Wozencroft [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-ride-please-join-the-power-of-10/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/10000-free-round-trip-tickets-to-japan http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/10000-free-round-trip-tickets-to-japan#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:44:32 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10790 Yahoo! News has reported on a remarkable campaign being proposed by the Japan Tourism Agency – the giveaway of 10,000 free roundtrip airfare tickets globally to elicit social media buzz in order to help jump start the ailing local tourism industry after the catastrophic earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Dai-ichi Powr plant disaster this spring. If [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/10000-free-round-trip-tickets-to-japan/feed 2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indian-court-urged-not-to-ban-tiger-tourism-by-tour-operators-travelers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indian-court-urged-not-to-ban-tiger-tourism-by-tour-operators-travelers#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:44:44 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10766 According to a recent article published in The Telegraph, the Supreme Court of India is considering banning tiger tourism and safaris in “core” tiger habitats, out of the concern that such trips are adversely affecting the approximately 1,400 wild tigers left in the country. They are being urged by a group of travelers, tour operators [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indian-court-urged-not-to-ban-tiger-tourism-by-tour-operators-travelers/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/managing-director-of-shikhar-travels-receives-lifetime-achievment-award-from-atoa http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/managing-director-of-shikhar-travels-receives-lifetime-achievment-award-from-atoa#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:36:36 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10706 Capt. Swadesh Kumar, Managing Director, Shikhar Travels, received Life Time Achievement Award from Adventure Tour Operators Association at their 9th Annual Convention held in Srinagar, India. He has been honoured for his outstanding contributions in the field of adventure tourism in the country. He received the award from Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/managing-director-of-shikhar-travels-receives-lifetime-achievment-award-from-atoa/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/license-to-kill-should-china-grant-foreign-tourists-visas-to-hunt-limited-numbers-of-protected-species http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/license-to-kill-should-china-grant-foreign-tourists-visas-to-hunt-limited-numbers-of-protected-species#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:11:39 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10654 A debate around granting international tourists special licenses to hunt protected animals as part of ‘adventure travel’ tours is taking place in China. A website dedicated to environmental issues, chinadialogue, recently reported that a special committee has granted permission to a group of American citizens to hunt the Bharal and Tibetan gazelle in the Dulan [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/license-to-kill-should-china-grant-foreign-tourists-visas-to-hunt-limited-numbers-of-protected-species/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-operators-for-tigers-introduces-14-new-pug-certified-lodges http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-operators-for-tigers-introduces-14-new-pug-certified-lodges#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:03:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10544 The well-known Indian wildlife tourism campaign, Travel Operators for Tigers, (TOFT), have announced that an additional fourteen wildlife lodges in 11 of India’s premier Tiger reserves have gained PUG environmental certification this season, growing its list of lodges to a total now of 39 accommodation holders. Five of these are in Tiger reserves that TOFT [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-operators-for-tigers-introduces-14-new-pug-certified-lodges/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wild-planet-adventures-unveils-new-hidden-thailand-program-guiding-guests-to-remote-wildlife-sanctuaries-exotic-islands http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wild-planet-adventures-unveils-new-hidden-thailand-program-guiding-guests-to-remote-wildlife-sanctuaries-exotic-islands#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:49:44 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10387 Promises Clients Exclusive, Up Close Encounters With Region’s Most Extraordinary Creatures Sausalito, CA – Leading wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures knows silence is golden when viewing elusive wildlife. For the first time ever they now access Thailand’s Klong Seang Wildlife Sanctuary by long-tail boat and soundless sea kayak which allow sightings of the most [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wild-planet-adventures-unveils-new-hidden-thailand-program-guiding-guests-to-remote-wildlife-sanctuaries-exotic-islands/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-travel-selects-discover-the-world-marketing-to-increase-sales-in-singapore-hong-kong-and-malaysia http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-travel-selects-discover-the-world-marketing-to-increase-sales-in-singapore-hong-kong-and-malaysia#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:58:28 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10367 Scottsdale, AZ. – Intrepid Travel, one of the world’s largest adventure travel companies, announced today its entrance into the Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysian market through new sales and marketing representation with Discover the World Marketing beginning September, 2011. According to Renata Shepley, Intrepid Travel’s Industry Sales Manager – Australasia, “We were looking for a [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-travel-selects-discover-the-world-marketing-to-increase-sales-in-singapore-hong-kong-and-malaysia/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-china-daily-china-set-to-grow-as-adventure-travel-spot http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-china-daily-china-set-to-grow-as-adventure-travel-spot#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:50:34 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9600 According to an article in the China Daily, after a four year application process, Intrepid Travel has obtained wholly foreign owned enterprise (WOFE) status in China. This comes right as Intrepid has announced a partnership with TUI Travel resulting in the formation of PEAK Adventure Travel Group. These moves put Intrepid in position to become [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-china-daily-china-set-to-grow-as-adventure-travel-spot/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/beyond-influencing-guiding-practices-in-india http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/beyond-influencing-guiding-practices-in-india#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:50:56 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9682 &Beyond, Africa’s leading luxury safari operator, is influencing better guiding practices in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, India, where it operates four exceptional jungle safari lodges in partnership with Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. The company’s permanent naturalist training school which operates near Kanha National Park has, to date, fully trained 30 Indian naturalists [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/beyond-influencing-guiding-practices-in-india/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-travel-trade-barometer-guides-u-s-travel-pros-to-chinese-market http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-travel-trade-barometer-guides-u-s-travel-pros-to-chinese-market#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:29:44 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9629 Results from the first-ever China Travel Trade Barometer show that China’s tour operators publish itineraries at a remarkable rate, something that should catch the attention of U.S. travel suppliers eager to tap the expanding Chinese market. Itineraries are what Chinese tour operators use to market travel to specific U.S. destinations, and frequent updates allow for [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-travel-trade-barometer-guides-u-s-travel-pros-to-chinese-market/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-returns-to-burma http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-returns-to-burma#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:19:52 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9480 After a 16-year absence, Explore has announced the reintroduction of tours to Burma. A two week tour is now available to book, for travel from November, 2011. Returning to the country with gusto, 12 departure dates will be offered for this tour, over a six month period. A further three-week tour and family trip will [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-returns-to-burma/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/thailand-bounces-back-for-intrepid-travel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/thailand-bounces-back-for-intrepid-travel#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:32:38 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9436   Intrepid Travel, one of the world’s leading adventure travel companies, has announced that May sales to Thailand grew by 148% compared to the same period last year, a strong sign that tourism to Thailand has bounced back following the Bangkok protests just over a year ago. Thailand recorded the highest growth of any of [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/thailand-bounces-back-for-intrepid-travel/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-opens-outbound-travel-to-foreign-operators http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-opens-outbound-travel-to-foreign-operators#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:28:15 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9041 China opened its tourism market wider and gave licenses to three joint travel services to organize Chinese tour groups overseas. The National Tourism Administration of China on Monday gave the licenses to TUI China Travel Co Ltd, CITS American Express Travel Services Ltd, and JTB New Century International Tours Co Ltd. The three joint ventures [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/china-opens-outbound-travel-to-foreign-operators/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/unwto-launches-new-energy-efficiency-project-in-indonesia http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/unwto-launches-new-energy-efficiency-project-in-indonesia#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:45:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9095 UNWTO and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) have launched a new energy efficiency project in Indonesia. The project, “Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Pangandaran” (STREAM), aims to serve as a model of innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in tourism destinations in Indonesia and South-East [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/unwto-launches-new-energy-efficiency-project-in-indonesia/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wttc-cements-its-ties-with-china%e2%80%99s-hainan-province http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wttc-cements-its-ties-with-china%e2%80%99s-hainan-province#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:15:33 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9047 Reflecting the shift of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC’s) focus towards emerging economies – not to mention the growing success of WTTC’s China Initiative – the Chinese delegation at the recently-concluded 11th Global Travel & Tourism Summit this year exceeded 60 industry and government representatives, 4 of whom are new WTTC members. The [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wttc-cements-its-ties-with-china%e2%80%99s-hainan-province/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/crucible-forced-to-shut-down-harvard-business-reviews-article-on-wildchina http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/crucible-forced-to-shut-down-harvard-business-reviews-article-on-wildchina#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:11:44 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8630 Assistant Editor’s Note: The following article,  written by Allison Beard and featuring ATTA Board member Zhang Mei, was originally published in the Harvard Business Review, and is reprinted here with permission of both Zhang and the publication. The first defining moment of Zhang Mei’s career came in late 1999, when she quit her lucrative consulting [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/crucible-forced-to-shut-down-harvard-business-reviews-article-on-wildchina/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-transitioning-to-new-leadership http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-transitioning-to-new-leadership#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:43:58 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8839 Assitant Editor’s Note: The following note is taken from a PEPY newsletter, and is written by Daniela Papi. As I transition out of the Executive Director role at PEPY after nearly six years in Cambodia, I feel so lucky to be leaving our organization in the hands of such a talented team. Last June, when [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/pepy-transitioning-to-new-leadership/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-himalaya-organizes-everest-expedition-for-first-female-climber-from-seven-north-eastern-states-of-india http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-himalaya-organizes-everest-expedition-for-first-female-climber-from-seven-north-eastern-states-of-india#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:31:42 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8581 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-himalaya-organizes-everest-expedition-for-first-female-climber-from-seven-north-eastern-states-of-india/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-unveils-unprecedented-ancient-silk-road-photography-%e2%80%9cboot-camp%e2%80%9d http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-unveils-unprecedented-ancient-silk-road-photography-%e2%80%9cboot-camp%e2%80%9d#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:56:20 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8557 Beijing, China – Award-winning sustainable travel company, WildChina, is pleased to announce an 8-day Xinjiang photography expedition with celebrated British photographer, Sean Gallagher. WildChina and Gallagher have designed a unique and unprecedented photography boot camp along the ancient Silk Road. Intended for people who are passionate about photography and travel and looking to hone their [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-unveils-unprecedented-ancient-silk-road-photography-%e2%80%9cboot-camp%e2%80%9d/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-explorer-grant-offers-adventurers-opportunity-to-turn-outdoor-visions-into-real-exploration http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-explorer-grant-offers-adventurers-opportunity-to-turn-outdoor-visions-into-real-exploration#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 16:49:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8481 Beijing, China – WildChina provides adventurers the opportunity to turn their outdoor visions into real advancements in China exploration. The WildChina Explorer Grant is a grant of USD 1,000 to 3,000 that will be awarded to adventurers seeking to push the boundaries of responsible, off-the-beaten-path travel in China. WildChina’s own story is one of exploration, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wildchina-explorer-grant-offers-adventurers-opportunity-to-turn-outdoor-visions-into-real-exploration/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/worlds-travel-industry-gears-up-for-globe-trotting-chinese-cnbc-reports http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/worlds-travel-industry-gears-up-for-globe-trotting-chinese-cnbc-reports#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 06:28:46 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7957 CNBC.com reports on the rush for airports, airlines and travel companies to prepare for both inbound and outbound Chinese travel: This year, China’s outbound departures are predicted to top 65 million after reaching over 57 million in 2010, according to a report from the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI). The UN World Travel Organization [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/worlds-travel-industry-gears-up-for-globe-trotting-chinese-cnbc-reports/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-firm-expedia-says-japans-tourism-will-recover http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-firm-expedia-says-japans-tourism-will-recover#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 05:18:07 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8000 In a recent BBC news interview, Expedia President Scott Durchslag predicts Japan’s ailing tourism industry will recover what he considers a temporary setback and will “normalize” in a timeframe only slightly longer than the several months he notes most major disasters take to recover regional tourism numbers. He also reports a “real change of travel [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-firm-expedia-says-japans-tourism-will-recover/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/dispatches-from-japan-a-members-blog http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/dispatches-from-japan-a-members-blog#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 19:49:01 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8112 Assistant Editor’s Note: The following is a blog post from Masaru Takayama, Executive Director of Japan Ecolodge Association, who has been keeping a blog in English on the recovery and rescue mission in Japan. For this post and other entries / photos please visit the Japan Ecolodge blog. Today, like yesterday, we went to help [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/dispatches-from-japan-a-members-blog/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/us-tourism-mission-takes-social-media-to-china http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/us-tourism-mission-takes-social-media-to-china#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 08:06:41 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8006 A Tourism Mission which took place April 22- 29, brought together educators and tourism professionals in the travel industry field, organized by Sunels International Inc., a business consulting firm focused on identifying and developing opportunities between China and the U.S. by working with the governments, institutions, agencies in both countries. While this tourism mission is [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/us-tourism-mission-takes-social-media-to-china/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/burma-back-on-the-map http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/burma-back-on-the-map#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:10:29 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7889 Join KE Adventure Travel – On the Road to Mandalay Off-limits for 15 years, Burma is now back on the tourist map since the National League for Democracy (Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party) announced in early November that the boycott on tourism should be lifted. With the general message from the Burmese people also [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/burma-back-on-the-map/feed 0