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/tianguis-turistico-mexico-awaits-you http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tianguis-turistico-mexico-awaits-you#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:59:47 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11856 Below is some information around Tianguis Turistico, Mexico’s premiere tourism event taking place this March 25-28th, in Puerto Vallarta.          ]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tianguis-turistico-mexico-awaits-you/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-to-host-wttc%e2%80%99s-first-regional-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-to-host-wttc%e2%80%99s-first-regional-summit#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:02:04 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11493 Assistant Editor’s Note: Mexico recently hosted its first Adventure Travel World Summit this October. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) just announced that it will hold its first Regional Summit on 16-18 May in 2012 in Mexico. The Regional Summit will be hosted in Cancun, Quintana Roo by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism. The [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-to-host-wttc%e2%80%99s-first-regional-summit/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/galapagos-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-achieves-rainforest-alliance-verification http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/galapagos-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-achieves-rainforest-alliance-verification#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:26:04 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11469 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/galapagos-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-achieves-rainforest-alliance-verification/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ocean-river-sports-paddles-into-new-territory-with-communications-hire http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ocean-river-sports-paddles-into-new-territory-with-communications-hire#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:46:21 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11456 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ocean-river-sports-paddles-into-new-territory-with-communications-hire/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/green-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-to-encourage-guests-others-to-contribute-to-scholarship-program-to-train-galapagos-students-as-environmental-leaders http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/green-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-to-encourage-guests-others-to-contribute-to-scholarship-program-to-train-galapagos-students-as-environmental-leaders#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:47:57 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10817 MIAMI, FL – Ecoventura, the company that cossets guests who opt to sail with its environmentally friendly fleet of small expedition vessels in the Galapagos, announces a 2012 scholarship program for local students from the islands of Isabela, San Cristobal and Santa Cruz to study conservation and ecology-related issues. Santiago Dunn, president, said his company [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/green-expedition-cruise-company-ecoventura-to-encourage-guests-others-to-contribute-to-scholarship-program-to-train-galapagos-students-as-environmental-leaders/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/colombia-far-beyond-cartagena-large-minority-expands-to-colombia-under-more-local-brand http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/colombia-far-beyond-cartagena-large-minority-expands-to-colombia-under-more-local-brand#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:35:00 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10456 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/colombia-far-beyond-cartagena-large-minority-expands-to-colombia-under-more-local-brand/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/singular-hotels-announces-newest-project-opening-in-chilean-patagonia-this-fall-landmarked-centurys-old-sheep-factory-restored-to-become-luxury-adventure-hotel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/singular-hotels-announces-newest-project-opening-in-chilean-patagonia-this-fall-landmarked-centurys-old-sheep-factory-restored-to-become-luxury-adventure-hotel#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:30:38 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10379 Patagonia, CHILE – After nearly a century, the landmarked post-Victorian circa 1915 Bories Cold Storage Plant will breathe new life with the December debut of The Singular Patagonia, the Chilean region’s newest luxury retreat, the result of a meticulous 10-year restoration and renovation.  Set on nearly 100 acres overlooking the Fjord of Last Hope along [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/singular-hotels-announces-newest-project-opening-in-chilean-patagonia-this-fall-landmarked-centurys-old-sheep-factory-restored-to-become-luxury-adventure-hotel/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/2012-cultural-educational-adventures-to-cuba-to-be-offered-by-award-winning-tour-operator-austin-lehman-adventures http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/2012-cultural-educational-adventures-to-cuba-to-be-offered-by-award-winning-tour-operator-austin-lehman-adventures#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:20:34 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10375 Billings, MT – Award-winning tour operator Austin-Lehman Adventures, the active travel company setting adventure vacations standards in The Americas, Europe, Africa and beyond, announces it will host cultural / educational adventures to Cuba beginning in early 2012. With license in hand from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Affairs, ALA’s programs will [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/2012-cultural-educational-adventures-to-cuba-to-be-offered-by-award-winning-tour-operator-austin-lehman-adventures/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/controversial-airport-planned-in-costa-rican-biodiversity-hotspot http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/controversial-airport-planned-in-costa-rican-biodiversity-hotspot#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:11:43 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10352 Assistant Editor’s Note: Information and excerpts from The New York Times Green Blog by Dylan Walsh Citing jog creation and poverty reduction, the Costa Rican government has labeled a proposed airport construction project as one of ‘national importance,’ despite objections from the Natural Resources Defense Council that it will negatively impact the Térraba-Sierpe Wetland, an [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/controversial-airport-planned-in-costa-rican-biodiversity-hotspot/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecuadors-ministry-of-tourism-to-promote-new-products-and-attractions-in-fall-travel-conventions http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecuadors-ministry-of-tourism-to-promote-new-products-and-attractions-in-fall-travel-conventions#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:36:04 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10305 Cultural Presentations and a Delegation of Travel Suppliers Will Participate NEW YORK – Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism will be promoting the country’s new tourism products and developments in its four regions – Galapagos Islands, Pacific Coast, Andes and Amazon, to U.S. and Canadian tourism professionals during the winter of 2011 as part of its ongoing [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecuadors-ministry-of-tourism-to-promote-new-products-and-attractions-in-fall-travel-conventions/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/developing-a-new-model-for-resort-and-tourism-development http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/developing-a-new-model-for-resort-and-tourism-development#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:17:21 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10105 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/developing-a-new-model-for-resort-and-tourism-development/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecoventura-offers-two-7-night-cruise-itineraries-starting-january-2012-on-20-passsenger-my-eric-flamingo-i-and-letty http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecoventura-offers-two-7-night-cruise-itineraries-starting-january-2012-on-20-passsenger-my-eric-flamingo-i-and-letty#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:36:12 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9981 New Itineraries Developed to Comply with New Galapagos National Park Regulations Will Enhance Experience While Minimizing Visitor Impact MIAMI – Ecoventura’s environmentally friendly fleet of small expedition vessels in the Galapagos will alternate two 7-night itineraries approved by the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve beginning on Jan. 29, 2012. Three 20-passenger sister yachts, MY [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/ecoventura-offers-two-7-night-cruise-itineraries-starting-january-2012-on-20-passsenger-my-eric-flamingo-i-and-letty/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/racingtheplanet-nepal-2011-a-seven-day-footrace-across-annapurna http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/racingtheplanet-nepal-2011-a-seven-day-footrace-across-annapurna#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:51:51 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9532 Kathmandu, Nepal: RacingThePlanet, an international organization specializing in high endurance races is organizing a footrace in the Annapurna region from 20th to 26th  November, 2011. Racing ThePlanet: Nepal 2011 footrace will begin just outside Pokhara. Competitors will have to cover a distance of 250 kilometers within seven days, carrying their own equipment and food. They [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/racingtheplanet-nepal-2011-a-seven-day-footrace-across-annapurna/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tucan-travel-celebrates-100-years-of-machu-picchu-with-tour-giveaway http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tucan-travel-celebrates-100-years-of-machu-picchu-with-tour-giveaway#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:25:32 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9702 To celebrate the approaching centenary of the ‘rediscovery’ of Machu Picchu, and the approach of its own quarter century celebrations, Tucan Travel is giving away a tour of Peru that includes a visit to this timeless ruin. On 24 July American historian Hiram Bingham, reportedly on the hunt for a different ruin, was led up [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tucan-travel-celebrates-100-years-of-machu-picchu-with-tour-giveaway/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/francis-ford-coppola-resorts-reinforce-commitment-to-sustainable-travel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/francis-ford-coppola-resorts-reinforce-commitment-to-sustainable-travel#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:16:49 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9676 Napa, CA. – Francis Ford Coppola’s famed resorts in Belize, Blancaneaux Lodge and Turtle Inn, have formalized two strategic alliances that further the company’s commitment and dedication to fostering best practices in ecotourism and sustainable travel. Blancaneaux Lodge and Turtle Inn have joined the Sustainable Tourism Program led by the Rainforest Alliance, the international nonprofit conservation organization dedicated [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/francis-ford-coppola-resorts-reinforce-commitment-to-sustainable-travel/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexican-tourism-officials-in-total-shock-at-princess-move http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexican-tourism-officials-in-total-shock-at-princess-move#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:39:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9660 According to a USA TODAY article, the decision of Princess Cruises to halt all stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has left the nation’s tourist industry in “total shock.” “Puerto Vallarta is a perfectly safe destination,” says Rodolfo Lopez Negrete, chief operating officer of the Mexico Tourism Board. “We were very surprised and clearly very concerned [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexican-tourism-officials-in-total-shock-at-princess-move/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/twenty-three-tour-guides-from-throughout-guyana-attending-two-week-interpretive-guide-training-program http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/twenty-three-tour-guides-from-throughout-guyana-attending-two-week-interpretive-guide-training-program#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:28:41 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9524 NORTH RUPUNUNI, Guyana – From Georgetown in the north to Dadanawa in the South, 23 tour guides from around Guyana are currently attending the Interpretive Guide Training Program from July 2-15, 2011. The course is being sponsored and organized by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative, a joint project of the United States Agency for International [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/twenty-three-tour-guides-from-throughout-guyana-attending-two-week-interpretive-guide-training-program/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventuresmith-explorations-underscores-importance-of-advance-planning-with-experts-given-new-galapagos-national-park-regulations-in-effect-january-2012 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventuresmith-explorations-underscores-importance-of-advance-planning-with-experts-given-new-galapagos-national-park-regulations-in-effect-january-2012#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:29:07 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9475 Tahoe City, CA – Come January 2012, Galapagos National Park regulations go into effect to decrease traffic to over-populated (by boat) sites in the Galapagos and to better distribute visitor largess around this fragile ecosystem. Itinerary changes will affect how, where and for what duration travelers experience specific islands by boat. Small ship expedition cruise [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventuresmith-explorations-underscores-importance-of-advance-planning-with-experts-given-new-galapagos-national-park-regulations-in-effect-january-2012/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/seethewild-hatches-new-turtle-conservation-tours-to-nicaragua-and-el-salvador http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/seethewild-hatches-new-turtle-conservation-tours-to-nicaragua-and-el-salvador#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:41:22 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9380 Beaverton, OR -  After a successful first three years, SEEtheWILD is expanding its wildlife conservation travel offerings to include important new sea turtle conservation sites in Nicaragua and El Salvador.  To celebrate this expansion, the non-profit conservation trip planning organization is offering travelers a chance to win a free sea turtle tour to Nicaragua. Nicaragua [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/seethewild-hatches-new-turtle-conservation-tours-to-nicaragua-and-el-salvador/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-counters-violent-image-with-u-s-ad-campaign http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-counters-violent-image-with-u-s-ad-campaign#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:28:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8826 A recent Reuters article reported on the new ad campaign launched by Mexico to help counter its image as an unsafe travel destination due to drug violence. Mexico travel professionals say that the U.S. travel alerts are inaccurate in their scope and hurting the national tourism industry, which is the third largest source of foreign [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mexico-counters-violent-image-with-u-s-ad-campaign/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chile-approves-huge-dam-project-in-wild-patagonia http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chile-approves-huge-dam-project-in-wild-patagonia#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:04:17 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8823 The following excerpts are taken from a Yahoo!News article, Chile approves huge dam project in wild Patagonia. SANTIAGO, Chile – A $7 billion project to dam two of the world’s wildest rivers for electricity has won environmental approval Monday from a Chilean government commission despite a groundswell of opposition… [T]he dams would drown 14,000 acres [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chile-approves-huge-dam-project-in-wild-patagonia/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-visiting-rio-reach-highest-level-in-five-years http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-visiting-rio-reach-highest-level-in-five-years#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:35:03 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8814 The number of international tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro increased by 8% in 2010 compared with the previous year, according to a study conducted by Embratur, the Brazilian Tourism Board. The city received 1.61 million foreign visitors last year, compared with 1.49 million in 2009, an increase of 120,000 people and the highest level of [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/tourists-visiting-rio-reach-highest-level-in-five-years/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/panama-to-host-billabong-isa-world-surfing-games-2011 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/panama-to-host-billabong-isa-world-surfing-games-2011#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:32:02 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8817 One of the most important tournaments for international surfers, the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games, will take place in Panama from June 25 to July 3, 2011. While other destinations were considered to host this tournament, ISA and Billabong were impressed by Panama because of its perfect waves throughout the year, both on the Pacific [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/panama-to-host-billabong-isa-world-surfing-games-2011/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travelmole-thumbs-up-for-mexico-travel-photo http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travelmole-thumbs-up-for-mexico-travel-photo#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:25:42 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8830 Travelmole reports that despite continued media attention around drug violence and U.S. travel warnings, travel to Mexico continues to increase – as an example, bookings to the region made through Expedia are up almost a quarter in the last year while Visa noted that inbound visitor spending has increased by $.04 billion since 2009. The [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travelmole-thumbs-up-for-mexico-travel-photo/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-expeditions-launches-major-sustainable-trekking-initiative-in-the-himalaya http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-expeditions-launches-major-sustainable-trekking-initiative-in-the-himalaya#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:23:48 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8957 Leading adventure travel company World Expeditions is delighted to announce a major sustainable trekking initiative in the Himalaya that will ensure travelers continue to enjoy taking the paths less traveled while enjoying a comfortable and ecologically sustainable accommodation. The establishment of a series of permanent camp sites, wilderness camps and eco lodges in the Everest [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world-expeditions-launches-major-sustainable-trekking-initiative-in-the-himalaya/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-other-mexico-san-cristobal-de-las-casas http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-other-mexico-san-cristobal-de-las-casas#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 00:16:13 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8625 In a recent series of articles, Gadling focused on Mexico’s hidden travel gems, those that lie far from the crowded beaches and the much reported border towns. One article, The Other Mexico: San Cristobal de las Casas, featured the town that is hosting this year’s Adventure Travel World Summit. San Cristobal is surrounded by areas [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-other-mexico-san-cristobal-de-las-casas/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-life-reviews-100th-anniversary-machu-picchu-tour http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-life-reviews-100th-anniversary-machu-picchu-tour#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:19:38 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8577 Missoula, MT- The award-winning travel company Adventure Life has announced an exclusive tour to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s rediscovery of Machu Picchu. This 8-day itinerary departing on June 20th, 2011 explores Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley with arguably the top guide in the Peruvian travel industry, Marcos Palamino. This Machu [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-life-reviews-100th-anniversary-machu-picchu-tour/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cnn-reports-travel-expert-on-why-you-should-go-to-mexico http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cnn-reports-travel-expert-on-why-you-should-go-to-mexico#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:25:19 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8186 CNN reports on travel expert Robert Reid’s  (Lonely Planet’s New York-based U.S. travel editor and host of the 76-Second Travel Show) advice to travel to Mexico right now despite the current bad PR surrounding regional gang and drug violence. We tend to lump all of Mexico — a country the size of Western Europe — [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/cnn-reports-travel-expert-on-why-you-should-go-to-mexico/feed 8 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/guyana-tourism-receives-top-travel-media-awards-and-coverage http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/guyana-tourism-receives-top-travel-media-awards-and-coverage#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 09:51:55 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8057 Georgetown, Guyana – From hosting one of Outside magazine’s five best adventure lodges in South America to being featured as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s “2011 Tours of a Lifetime,” tourism in Guyana has been at the forefront of leading travel media in recent months. The media’s interest in Guyana has been growing steadily [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/guyana-tourism-receives-top-travel-media-awards-and-coverage/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/expedia-data-shows-rising-demand-for-travel-into-mexico http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/expedia-data-shows-rising-demand-for-travel-into-mexico#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:33:32 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7410 Global online travel leader discusses industry outlook with Mexico hotel partners at e-commerce summit Acapulco, MEXICO and Bellevue, WA. – Expedia, Inc., the world’s largest online travel company, today released booking data from its global websites showing rising demand for travel into Mexico. Travel bookings to Mexico made on the more than 90 Expedia® and [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/expedia-data-shows-rising-demand-for-travel-into-mexico/feed 0