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/travel-news-eco-tourism-lodges-to-be-built-in-queenslands-most-stunning-national-parks http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-news-eco-tourism-lodges-to-be-built-in-queenslands-most-stunning-national-parks#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:08:45 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11516 Australian news site, news.com.au, has reported that the Queensland government has approved plans to build five eco-tourism lodges across several of the state’s best national parks. The lodges will receive 20 year lease and license options instead of the normal ten year options, as operators said the 10-years leases were not long enough to see [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-news-eco-tourism-lodges-to-be-built-in-queenslands-most-stunning-national-parks/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/australian-adventure-company-announces-2012-eclipse-trips-with-this-years-nobel-prize-winning-astronomer http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/australian-adventure-company-announces-2012-eclipse-trips-with-this-years-nobel-prize-winning-astronomer#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:44:28 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11435 Timed with the Nobel Prize ceremony on December 10, 2011, Australian eco-tour company Small World Journeys has announced 2011 Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt will speak on several of their eclipse-related tours. On these adventure tours, guests will witness the November 14, 2012 total solar eclipse from a hot air balloon, tropical island or at The [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/australian-adventure-company-announces-2012-eclipse-trips-with-this-years-nobel-prize-winning-astronomer/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/nsw-tourism-operators-to-attend-world-youth-student-travel-conference-in-barcelona http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/nsw-tourism-operators-to-attend-world-youth-student-travel-conference-in-barcelona#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:03:04 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10535 The NSW Government is supporting seven NSW tourism operators to attend the world’s largest youth and student travel conference being held in Barcelona, Spain between 20-23 September. Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer, Sandra Chipchase said the operators are being supported to attend the conference through Destination NSW’s International Industry Incentive Funding scheme which was established [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/nsw-tourism-operators-to-attend-world-youth-student-travel-conference-in-barcelona/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourism-australia-and-tripadvisor-form-partnership http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourism-australia-and-tripadvisor-form-partnership#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:49:21 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10324 Through new Australian Tourism Data Warehouse link AUSTRALIA –  Visitors to Tourism Australia’s award-winning website can now benefit from travel reviews and other helpful user-generated content, thanks to a new partnership with TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site. Under the agreement, TripAdvisor content relating to key Australian tourist destinations is available on www.nothinglikeaustralia.com, with the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourism-australia-and-tripadvisor-form-partnership/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/renowned-adventurer-richard-wiese-explores-the-history-and-and-culture-of-australias-outback-on-new-abc-tv-series-born-to-explore http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/renowned-adventurer-richard-wiese-explores-the-history-and-and-culture-of-australias-outback-on-new-abc-tv-series-born-to-explore#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:39:10 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9853 Explorer and television host Richard Wiese takes a break from filming his new series Born to Explore in Australia’s Red Centre with a little help from one of the locals.  As part of ABC Weekend Adventure that will debut in September, Wiese – often referred to as the real Indiana Jones – will give viewers [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/renowned-adventurer-richard-wiese-explores-the-history-and-and-culture-of-australias-outback-on-new-abc-tv-series-born-to-explore/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-first-spoon-billed-sandpiper-chicks-hatch-in-captivity http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-first-spoon-billed-sandpiper-chicks-hatch-in-captivity#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:33:22 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9554 Interviews available with Nigel Jarrett and the team in Anadyr, Russia, by telephone Contact WWT Media Team to arrange an interview on 01453 891176/138/144 The first critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper to hatch in captivity in the world was always going to be a spectacular sight, but when a Heritage Expeditions boat docked in Anadyr last [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-first-spoon-billed-sandpiper-chicks-hatch-in-captivity/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-search-for-the-spoon-billed-sandpiper http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-search-for-the-spoon-billed-sandpiper#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:45:38 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9534 The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is one of the world’s rarest birds, and searching for one is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Which is one of the reasons passengers working with researchers on a recent voyage in the Russian Far East, operated by Heritage Expeditions in association with BirdLife International, were delighted when they [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-search-for-the-spoon-billed-sandpiper/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/volunteer-travel-on-the-rise-in-australia http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/volunteer-travel-on-the-rise-in-australia#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:34:57 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9061 The Sydney Morning Herald reported last month that levels of voluntourism in the country are on the rise. Reporter Mark Russel noted: Conservation Volunteers Australia says voluntourism is one of its fastest growing sectors. About 10,000 Australians join its programs each year. ”For people who enjoy connecting with nature and holidays with a difference, a [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/volunteer-travel-on-the-rise-in-australia/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/rockresorts-welcomes-bimini-bay-resort-marina-a-350-unit-resort-in-the-bahamas http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/rockresorts-welcomes-bimini-bay-resort-marina-a-350-unit-resort-in-the-bahamas#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:25:42 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=6317 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/rockresorts-welcomes-bimini-bay-resort-marina-a-350-unit-resort-in-the-bahamas/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/queensland-flood-update-and-travel-info-2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/queensland-flood-update-and-travel-info-2#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:14:24 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5345 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/queensland-flood-update-and-travel-info-2/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/flood-damage-hits-australias-tourism-industry-queensland-overwhelmed-with-responses-after-call-for-voluntourists http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/flood-damage-hits-australias-tourism-industry-queensland-overwhelmed-with-responses-after-call-for-voluntourists#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:19:54 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5309 The Wall Street Journal has posted an article about how the recent floods in Australia’s Queensland region have interrupted local tourism and are likely to add to declining national levels of tourism for the country: Over the past month, rainfall that has blanketed an area roughly the size of Germany and France combined has deterred [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/flood-damage-hits-australias-tourism-industry-queensland-overwhelmed-with-responses-after-call-for-voluntourists/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/gap-adventures-australia-nz-donates-5-of-all-bookings-towards-queensland-flood-relief http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/gap-adventures-australia-nz-donates-5-of-all-bookings-towards-queensland-flood-relief#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:56:41 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5311 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/gap-adventures-australia-nz-donates-5-of-all-bookings-towards-queensland-flood-relief/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/caribbean-tourism-organization-and-africa-travel-association-sign-partnership-agreement http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/caribbean-tourism-organization-and-africa-travel-association-sign-partnership-agreement#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:12:33 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4400 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/caribbean-tourism-organization-and-africa-travel-association-sign-partnership-agreement/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tahiti-expeditions http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tahiti-expeditions#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:58:09 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4096 The Place French Polynesia covers a swath of the South Pacific that is as large as Europe. In all there are 130 islands that are grouped into five archipelagos, each of which has its own fascinating physical and cultural attributes. The Marquesas are closest to the equator, but chilled by cool currents. Without protection from [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tahiti-expeditions/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:26:15 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2961 Rotorua, NZ – ZORB Limited, the New Zealand adventure tourism operator that provides the ZORB experience in New Zealand and overseas, has launched its latest product – the ZURF. After a number of years of fine-tuning the design, ZORB is happy to announce the launch of its latest product, the ZURF – cousin of the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-first-ever-circumnavigation-of-sumatra-voyage-kicks-off-2011-cruise-line-up http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-first-ever-circumnavigation-of-sumatra-voyage-kicks-off-2011-cruise-line-up#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 22:25:34 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2336 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-first-ever-circumnavigation-of-sumatra-voyage-kicks-off-2011-cruise-line-up/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-continues-to-lead-the-way-in-innovative-travel-with-the-launch-of-%e2%80%98the-travel-lab%e2%80%99 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-continues-to-lead-the-way-in-innovative-travel-with-the-launch-of-%e2%80%98the-travel-lab%e2%80%99#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:20:26 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=146 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/intrepid-continues-to-lead-the-way-in-innovative-travel-with-the-launch-of-%e2%80%98the-travel-lab%e2%80%99/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tourism-development-concepts-presented-in-the-philippines http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tourism-development-concepts-presented-in-the-philippines#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 01:54:51 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=143 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tourism-development-concepts-presented-in-the-philippines/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/boundless-journeys-named-in-tours-of-a-lifetime-list http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/boundless-journeys-named-in-tours-of-a-lifetime-list#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 17:49:44 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=94 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/boundless-journeys-named-in-tours-of-a-lifetime-list/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-membership-starts-strong-in-2008 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-membership-starts-strong-in-2008#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:13:05 +0000 Christopher Doyle http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=18 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-membership-starts-strong-in-2008/feed 0