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/uae-looks-to-gain-major-boost-as-global-tour-operators-look-to-off-set-losses-from-arab-spring-movements http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/uae-looks-to-gain-major-boost-as-global-tour-operators-look-to-off-set-losses-from-arab-spring-movements#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:20:16 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11540 Thomas Cook, Europe’s second-largest tour operator, will bolster its tour offerings to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2012 to try and offset almost £20m in losses after it had to cancel trips to Egypt and Tunisia in response to the unrest caused by the Arab Spring – a move likely to be echoed by other [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/uae-looks-to-gain-major-boost-as-global-tour-operators-look-to-off-set-losses-from-arab-spring-movements/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-eastern-travel-growing-stronger-iata-reports http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-eastern-travel-growing-stronger-iata-reports#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:23:16 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10781 Assistant Editor’s Note: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a report around the growth of Middle Eastern aviation market share, published here as it is of interest to our members in terms of global travel trends and shifts. Investment in Middle East infrastructure has proved a wise decision, with the region’s global aviation [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-eastern-travel-growing-stronger-iata-reports/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-from-mideast-europe-are-crowding-into-turkey http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-from-mideast-europe-are-crowding-into-turkey#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:32:03 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10343 Inbound Turkish tourism is undergoing a major boom, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article by Joe Parkinson, due to the country’s weak currency and its stability compared to neighboring countries in the region, which have been economically disturbed by various forms of political unrest. Istanbul hotels are reporting the highest occupancy in all [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-from-mideast-europe-are-crowding-into-turkey/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/an-unexpected-friday-in-iraqi-kurdistan http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/an-unexpected-friday-in-iraqi-kurdistan#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:23:43 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10059 It’s early Friday morning and I’m in a SUV travelling from Sulymaniya to the picturesque border town of Ahmad Awa. But it’s not the SUV I expected to find myself in when I first visited Iraq, or more accurately the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The only green I see is the grass covered mountains we’re slowly winding up into. ]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/an-unexpected-friday-in-iraqi-kurdistan/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/voluntourism-jordan-workshops-and-familiarization-experiences-wrap-up-in-amman http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/voluntourism-jordan-workshops-and-familiarization-experiences-wrap-up-in-amman#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:30:37 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9916 Following a set of workshops and familiarization experiences in the North (Ajloun) and in the South (Petra) of Jordan, the Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) concluded a three-part educational series on its most recent initiative – - VolunTourism Jordan – - for tour operators, community-based organizations (CBOs) and NGOs in Amman this past weekend. [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/voluntourism-jordan-workshops-and-familiarization-experiences-wrap-up-in-amman/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/%e2%80%98voluntourism-jordan%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-addressing-the-increasing-global-adoption-of-voluntary-service-and-travel-in-the-hashemite-kingdom http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/%e2%80%98voluntourism-jordan%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-addressing-the-increasing-global-adoption-of-voluntary-service-and-travel-in-the-hashemite-kingdom#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:03:28 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9816 JITOA, through the support of the European Commission (EU) funded – Jordan Service Modernisation Programme (JSMP)/JEDCO, is in the process of developing a national initiative: ‘VolunTourism Jordan’. “In response to a growing global emphasis on volunteering and service, tourism professionals in Jordan recognize the importance of creating itineraries that include both volunteering and tourism,” says [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/%e2%80%98voluntourism-jordan%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-addressing-the-increasing-global-adoption-of-voluntary-service-and-travel-in-the-hashemite-kingdom/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/research-and-markets-saudi-arabia-tourism-report-q1-2011-authorities-have-said-they-want-to-diversify-away-from-their-dependence-on-oil http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/research-and-markets-saudi-arabia-tourism-report-q1-2011-authorities-have-said-they-want-to-diversify-away-from-their-dependence-on-oil#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:46:22 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9665 DUBLIN - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Saudi Arabia Tourism Report Q1 2011” report to their offering. The Saudi Arabia Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, tourism associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry. Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/research-and-markets-saudi-arabia-tourism-report-q1-2011-authorities-have-said-they-want-to-diversify-away-from-their-dependence-on-oil/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-east-can-learn-from-south-africa%e2%80%99s-rise-as-top-responsible-tourism-destination-world-green-tourism-conference-in-abu-dhabi-to-hear-how-south-africa-averted-mass-tourism-pitfalls http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-east-can-learn-from-south-africa%e2%80%99s-rise-as-top-responsible-tourism-destination-world-green-tourism-conference-in-abu-dhabi-to-hear-how-south-africa-averted-mass-tourism-pitfalls#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:42:03 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9638 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/middle-east-can-learn-from-south-africa%e2%80%99s-rise-as-top-responsible-tourism-destination-world-green-tourism-conference-in-abu-dhabi-to-hear-how-south-africa-averted-mass-tourism-pitfalls/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-not-terrorists-the-middle-east-can-capitalize-on-world-eco-travel-trends-photos http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-not-terrorists-the-middle-east-can-capitalize-on-world-eco-travel-trends-photos#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:08:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8639 Assistant Editor’s Note: The following article, originally titled Tourists Not Terrorists: The Middle East Can Capitalize on World Eco-Travel Trends and published in the Green Prophet, was written by Rola Tassabehji, and is re-printed here with her permission. Photography by Paul Ross. Photos copyright GlobalAdventure.us. The three winners from the Middle East/MENA region are Tunisia, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-not-terrorists-the-middle-east-can-capitalize-on-world-eco-travel-trends-photos/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-webinar-jordan-egypt-%e2%80%94-a-tourism-update-from-the-field http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-webinar-jordan-egypt-%e2%80%94-a-tourism-update-from-the-field#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:16:26 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7894 ATTA President Shannon Stowell recently returned (April 22-28, 2011) from Jordan and Egypt. He was part of a delegation assessing the effects on tourism, especially the safety implications for international tourists. During their visit, Shannon met with government officials from the U.S., Jordan and Egypt to get a better sense of what they think will [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-webinar-jordan-egypt-%e2%80%94-a-tourism-update-from-the-field/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/delegation-seeks-to-restore-confidence-in-travel-to-egypt-and-jordan http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/delegation-seeks-to-restore-confidence-in-travel-to-egypt-and-jordan#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:42:10 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7639 Leaders within the United States travel industry are undertaking a major project to support their colleagues in Jordan and Egypt, where earlier political reform has reduced the normal torrent of tourists to a trickle. On April 22 a delegation of U.S. travel leaders will embark on “Restoring the Journey: Support Travel to Egypt and Jordan,” a six-day visit [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/delegation-seeks-to-restore-confidence-in-travel-to-egypt-and-jordan/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iraq-tourism-hangs-in-balance-at-babylon http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iraq-tourism-hangs-in-balance-at-babylon#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:02:44 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5316 An article on CNN.com (by B. Neild and M. Tawfeeq), as part of a special series titled “Inside the Middle East,” has documented the race to preserve the ruins of Babylon from looters and environmental damage. The government of Iraq and the World Monuments Fund are using the site, previously home to the Hanging Gardens [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iraq-tourism-hangs-in-balance-at-babylon/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-attending-the-%e2%80%9cemitt%e2%80%9d-in-istanbul-next-month-to-boost-tourism-from-turkey http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-attending-the-%e2%80%9cemitt%e2%80%9d-in-istanbul-next-month-to-boost-tourism-from-turkey#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:33:40 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5193 The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) will represent Jordan at the 15th East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (EMITT 2011) along with over 50 countries all over the world.  EMITT is one of the growing tourism expos held in Turkey between 10th and 13th of February 2011. This participation is aimed at enhancing [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-attending-the-%e2%80%9cemitt%e2%80%9d-in-istanbul-next-month-to-boost-tourism-from-turkey/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oag-reports-strong-air-service-growth-in-the-middle-east http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oag-reports-strong-air-service-growth-in-the-middle-east#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:24:17 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3566 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oag-reports-strong-air-service-growth-in-the-middle-east/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-wins-a-one-year-grant-from-jedcojsmp http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-wins-a-one-year-grant-from-jedcojsmp#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:27:49 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3481 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-wins-a-one-year-grant-from-jedcojsmp/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/continental-airlines-announces-new-daily-service-from-new-york-hub-to-cairo-egypt http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/continental-airlines-announces-new-daily-service-from-new-york-hub-to-cairo-egypt#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:29:21 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2857 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/continental-airlines-announces-new-daily-service-from-new-york-hub-to-cairo-egypt/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-takes-part-in-promoting-um-al-rassas-archeological-site http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-takes-part-in-promoting-um-al-rassas-archeological-site#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:36:26 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2785 A group of The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) members participated in a Familiarization (FAM) trip to Um-Al Rassas Ruins located south of Madaba governorate, on Saturday 19th June 2010, to learn about the recent developments carried out by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in cooperation with the Department of Antiquities and funded [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-takes-part-in-promoting-um-al-rassas-archeological-site/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cyclone-phet-affects-tourism-in-oman-pakistan http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cyclone-phet-affects-tourism-in-oman-pakistan#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:07:03 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2695 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cyclone-phet-affects-tourism-in-oman-pakistan/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-adopts-jerash-archeological-site-for-greener-jerash http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-adopts-jerash-archeological-site-for-greener-jerash#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:59:06 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2654 The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) announces the launch of Jerash Adoption Program 2010-2011 on the World Environment Day, 5th of June 2010; under the second phase of JITOA “Don’t mess with Nature” the national tourism environmental initiative. The initiative committee decided to adopt Jerash Archeological site for one year being one of the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-adopts-jerash-archeological-site-for-greener-jerash/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-tourism-booms-in-the-first-quarter http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-tourism-booms-in-the-first-quarter#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:27:26 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2287 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-tourism-booms-in-the-first-quarter/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-launches-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-mess-with-nature%e2%80%9d-tourism-environmental-online-network http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-launches-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-mess-with-nature%e2%80%9d-tourism-environmental-online-network#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:57 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2181 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-launches-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-mess-with-nature%e2%80%9d-tourism-environmental-online-network/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-travel-mart-2010-a-success http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-travel-mart-2010-a-success#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:57:48 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2001 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jordan-travel-mart-2010-a-success/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-%e2%80%9cdestination-management-certificate%e2%80%9d-program-offered-to-boost-the-expertise-of-jordan-tourism-professionals http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-%e2%80%9cdestination-management-certificate%e2%80%9d-program-offered-to-boost-the-expertise-of-jordan-tourism-professionals#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:39 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1542 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-%e2%80%9cdestination-management-certificate%e2%80%9d-program-offered-to-boost-the-expertise-of-jordan-tourism-professionals/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/niche-market-stands-to-boost-jordans-tourism-industry http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/niche-market-stands-to-boost-jordans-tourism-industry#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:32:08 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1540 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/niche-market-stands-to-boost-jordans-tourism-industry/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/climate-vigil-rally-chitral-pakistan http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/climate-vigil-rally-chitral-pakistan#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:44 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1255 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/climate-vigil-rally-chitral-pakistan/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-negotiates-landmark-professional-insurance-coverage-for-member-tour-operators http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-negotiates-landmark-professional-insurance-coverage-for-member-tour-operators#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:33:12 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=993 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/jitoa-negotiates-landmark-professional-insurance-coverage-for-member-tour-operators/feed 0