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/adventure-travel-trade-association-introduces-new-advisory-board-members http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-introduces-new-advisory-board-members#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:20 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=12161 Seattle, WA – The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has appointed three new members to its Advisory Board, including Ms. Malia Asfour, Director of the Jordan Tourism Board in North America (JTBNA), Bill Bryan, President, Off the Beaten Path, and Richard G. Edwards, Founder of ecoism. Francis X. Farrell, CEO of Turnstile Media, Perry Lungmus, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-introduces-new-advisory-board-members/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-unveils-regionalization-strategy-promotes-internal-veterans-to-new-posts http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-unveils-regionalization-strategy-promotes-internal-veterans-to-new-posts#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:27:00 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=12154 Seattle, WA.— Responding to its diverse and growing base of nearly 800 businesses and tourism organization members representing 82 countries – up from approximately 100 members and a dozen countries in 2005, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today unveiled the first-phase of a multi-year regionalization strategy designed to better address the destination-specific needs, challenges [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-unveils-regionalization-strategy-promotes-internal-veterans-to-new-posts/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-releases-1h-2012-north-america-regional-meeting-schedule http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-releases-1h-2012-north-america-regional-meeting-schedule#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=12125 Seattle, WA—The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announces its regional meeting schedule for 2012; in order to further enhance its member services, the ATTA built much of the 2012 schedule for its North American Regional Meetings next to each other, stringing five Regional events together in a 14-day period. This will allow any ATTA member [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-releases-1h-2012-north-america-regional-meeting-schedule/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sident-shannon-stowell-speaks-as-entrepreneur-in-residence-to-montana-state-university-business-students http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sident-shannon-stowell-speaks-as-entrepreneur-in-residence-to-montana-state-university-business-students#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:59:50 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=12090 ATTA President Shannon Stowell presented to the College of Business at Montana State University (MSU) as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, being involved in multiple aspects of the program for several days. Stowell’s November 30th presentation to the students focused on an introduction of global adventure travel and its pivotal role in international economies and how it can [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sident-shannon-stowell-speaks-as-entrepreneur-in-residence-to-montana-state-university-business-students/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-chris-chesak-interviewed-at-the-outdoor-retailer http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-chris-chesak-interviewed-at-the-outdoor-retailer#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:38:47 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=12059 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.]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-chris-chesak-interviewed-at-the-outdoor-retailer/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/summit-feedback-letter-from-mexican-tour-operator-attendee http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/summit-feedback-letter-from-mexican-tour-operator-attendee#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:35:47 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11390 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/summit-feedback-letter-from-mexican-tour-operator-attendee/feed 2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/attas-stowell-quoted-in-marketingweek-around-adventure-travel-stats-and-trends http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/attas-stowell-quoted-in-marketingweek-around-adventure-travel-stats-and-trends#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:23:36 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11319 The ATTA’s Shannon Stowell was quoted extensively from his recent talk at World Travel Mart as the basis for an article in Marketing Week, entitled Travel brands can exploit a ripe market for adventure and romance holidays. An excerpt is below: Stowell said the whole travel industry is heading towards adopting an adventure approach because [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/attas-stowell-quoted-in-marketingweek-around-adventure-travel-stats-and-trends/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-2011-atws-extensively-covered-in-travel-weekly http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-2011-atws-extensively-covered-in-travel-weekly#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:48:05 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11282 The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s 2011 Summit in Chiapas, Mexico was extensively covered in a two-page spread in Travel Weekly after the publication sent reporter Diane Merlino to attend the event. Summit goals, content, notable quotes and partnership announcements comprise of the feature article, as well as the preparation the country undertook to support the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-2011-atws-extensively-covered-in-travel-weekly/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/making-business-happen-inside-the-2011-afar-exchange-global-marketplace http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/making-business-happen-inside-the-2011-afar-exchange-global-marketplace#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:46:04 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11205 Within the colonial courtyard and garden of the El Carmen Cultural Centre in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Day 2 of the Adventure Travel World Summit saw successful business-to-business meetings in the AFAR Exchange marketplace. Now in its third year as a full day component of the Summit, marketplace forges successful long-term partnerships between [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/making-business-happen-inside-the-2011-afar-exchange-global-marketplace/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-inaugurates-8th-annual-adventure-travel-world-summit-lauds-adventure-travel-as-%e2%80%9cpath-to-correcting-inequalities-of-our-country-and-the-world%e2%80%9d http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-inaugurates-8th-annual-adventure-travel-world-summit-lauds-adventure-travel-as-%e2%80%9cpath-to-correcting-inequalities-of-our-country-and-the-world%e2%80%9d#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:07:46 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10965 Seattle, WA—More than 600 tourism industry professionals from 50 countries gathered in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico October 17-20 for the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit, which was inaugurated by Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón—the first head of state to champion adventure travel as the crux of tourism promotion for an entire country. In [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-inaugurates-8th-annual-adventure-travel-world-summit-lauds-adventure-travel-as-%e2%80%9cpath-to-correcting-inequalities-of-our-country-and-the-world%e2%80%9d/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-is-ready-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-is-ready-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:41:38 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10838 More than 650 tourism industry professionals, from 54 countries, will be gathering in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas for the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit. In a press conference with the Federal and Chiapas State Government, Mexico announced that everything is ready for the country to host its biggest international tourism event of the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-is-ready-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/lucerne-switzerland-announced-as-the-2012-atws-location-at-concurrent-press-events-in-north-america http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/lucerne-switzerland-announced-as-the-2012-atws-location-at-concurrent-press-events-in-north-america#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:33:59 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10624 The Adventure Travel Trade Association today made two nearly simultaneous announcements yesterday revealing Lucerne, Switzerland to be the host of the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit. The first was delivered by ATTA Vice President Chris Doyle at a press event in San Francisco, presented by Swiss Tourism and its regional partners, and attended by local [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/lucerne-switzerland-announced-as-the-2012-atws-location-at-concurrent-press-events-in-north-america/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-members-featured-in-time-magazine-piece http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-members-featured-in-time-magazine-piece#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:48:00 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10439 The ATTA, along with members Cruceros Australis, Andean Treks and Go South Adventures, were featured in a recent TIME Magazine article on how climate change is changing travel itineraries and even creating new opportunities: The Adventure Travel Trade Association, which offers resources to tourists, points out that even those who aren’t super physically fit are [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-members-featured-in-time-magazine-piece/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-development-index-is-used-in-forbes-travel-article http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-development-index-is-used-in-forbes-travel-article#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:45:38 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10273 The Adventure Travel Development Index was the basis for a recent Forbes article, a lifestyle piece called Top 10 Adventure Travel Destinations You Didn’t Know About, by Andrew Bender: Where to go on your next trip? So many choices, no? Well, the Adventure Travel Trade Association is out with its newest survey of adventure travel [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-development-index-is-used-in-forbes-travel-article/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-launches-%e2%80%9cchanging-the-world%e2%80%9d-video-contest http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-launches-%e2%80%9cchanging-the-world%e2%80%9d-video-contest#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:27:28 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10241 Winning Video to Premier at the ATTA’s October 2011 World Summit Seattle, WA.—The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today announced its first ever video-contest, exclusively for the more than 600 Adventure Travel World Summit delegates expected for the October 17-21, 2011 Summit in Chiapas, Mexico, a sold-out executive conference themed, “Prosper with Purpose”. The winner [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-launches-%e2%80%9cchanging-the-world%e2%80%9d-video-contest/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-hub-outdoor-retailer-summer-market-2011 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-hub-outdoor-retailer-summer-market-2011#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:43:27 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10158 The Adventure Travel Hub, brought to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market by the Adventure Travel Trade Association for the second consecutive year, was the confluence for more than 35 meetings between outdoor gear and apparel brands with the world-class adventure tourism destinations of Norway, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mexico and Belize. The meetings, cultivated by ATTA through its [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-adventure-travel-hub-outdoor-retailer-summer-market-2011/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-august-september-2011 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-august-september-2011#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:32:26 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10066 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-august-september-2011/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-independent-covers-the-2010-adventure-travel-development-index-atdi http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-independent-covers-the-2010-adventure-travel-development-index-atdi#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:58:17 +0000 Murray Bartholomew http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9990 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-independent-covers-the-2010-adventure-travel-development-index-atdi/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/u-s-travel-warnings-regarding-particular-areas-in-mexico-must-be-in-proper-context-by-rodolfo-lopez-negrete-and-shannon-stowell http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/u-s-travel-warnings-regarding-particular-areas-in-mexico-must-be-in-proper-context-by-rodolfo-lopez-negrete-and-shannon-stowell#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:40:44 +0000 Shannon Stowell http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9987 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/u-s-travel-warnings-regarding-particular-areas-in-mexico-must-be-in-proper-context-by-rodolfo-lopez-negrete-and-shannon-stowell/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/study-reveals-that-israel-slovak-republic-and-chile-are-among-countries-with-highest-adventure-tourism-potential http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/study-reveals-that-israel-slovak-republic-and-chile-are-among-countries-with-highest-adventure-tourism-potential#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:37:15 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9958 3rd Annual Adventure Travel Development Index Ranks Adventure Tourism in Developed and Emerging Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. – A study published by George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Vital Wave Consulting revealed that Israel, the Slovak Republic and Chile were among the top adventure tourism destinations for 2010.  The Adventure Tourism Development [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/study-reveals-that-israel-slovak-republic-and-chile-are-among-countries-with-highest-adventure-tourism-potential/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-partners-with-the-adventure-travel-trade-association-atta http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-partners-with-the-adventure-travel-trade-association-atta#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:32:02 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9835 Jackson Hole, WY Mountain Khakis®, a leading mountain-inspired lifestyle apparel brand, announces their partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). A global organization, the ATTA supports adventure tourism businesses and destinations the world-over.  Their nearly 800 business members are comprised of tour operators, , tourism boards, travel agents, accommodation-providers,  travel media, and other industry [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-partners-with-the-adventure-travel-trade-association-atta/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/stowell-presenting-at-australia-nature-adventure-workshop http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/stowell-presenting-at-australia-nature-adventure-workshop#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:45:40 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9824 ATTA President, Shannon Stowell is a guest presenter at the Australia Nature & Adventure Workshop, being held August 25 & 26, 2011 at the Terranea Resort in Los Angeles, California. Stowell will be speaking about the North American outbound traveler demographic and marketing trends. Attendees will also learn about the very best experiences Australia has to [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/stowell-presenting-at-australia-nature-adventure-workshop/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-july-september-2011 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-july-september-2011#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:53:10 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9621 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/upcoming-webinars-july-september-2011/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-members-comprise-majority-of-2011-travel-leisure-worlds-best-survey http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-members-comprise-majority-of-2011-travel-leisure-worlds-best-survey#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:09:57 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9768 SEATTLE–  Seventeen active members of the Adventure Travel Trade Association were honored in the 16th annual Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Awards” Reader’s Survey, the cover story of the August 2011 print issue of the magazine now at newsstands, and also available online, in iPad version and on iTunes. In the Tour Operators and Safari [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-members-comprise-majority-of-2011-travel-leisure-worlds-best-survey/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-continues-membership-with-the-outdoor-industries-womens-coalition http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-continues-membership-with-the-outdoor-industries-womens-coalition#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:04:43 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9748 Supporting women to thrive both within their organizations as well as the larger industry is the aim of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC). As the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) advances on its one year anniversary as a Corporate Member of OIWC, it joins the ranks of 76 outdoor companies also committed to same [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-continues-membership-with-the-outdoor-industries-womens-coalition/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-demonstrates-staying-power-with-encore-orsm-appearance http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-demonstrates-staying-power-with-encore-orsm-appearance#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:21:30 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9591 ATTA President to Address Outdoor Industry on Adventure Traveler Trends Aug. 6th (SEATTLE) – July 13, 2011 – Presented by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the Adventure Travel Hub in the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (ORSM) Ballroom will again serve as the meeting place for creative marketers of outdoor gear and apparel brands seeking [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-demonstrates-staying-power-with-encore-orsm-appearance/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-away-com-to-award-three-tour-operator-scholarships-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-away-com-to-award-three-tour-operator-scholarships-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:45:58 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9561 Providing financial support to early-stage adventure tourism enterprises is the purpose behind the Tour Operator Scholarships launched today by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Away.com.]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-and-away-com-to-award-three-tour-operator-scholarships-for-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-chinese-tourism-organization-plus-four-others-join-adventure-travel-trade-association%e2%80%99s-expanding-network http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-chinese-tourism-organization-plus-four-others-join-adventure-travel-trade-association%e2%80%99s-expanding-network#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:42:22 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9223 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-chinese-tourism-organization-plus-four-others-join-adventure-travel-trade-association%e2%80%99s-expanding-network/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-comitted-to-full-speaking-schedule-leading-up-to-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-comitted-to-full-speaking-schedule-leading-up-to-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:19:28 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9099 In the months leading up to the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit, the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s President Shannon Stowell is slated to participate and speak at a variety of industry events to continue to promote key industry causes while strengthening the Association’s global ties and developing new partnerships between industries. Stowell returned June 8th [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-comitted-to-full-speaking-schedule-leading-up-to-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/june-webinars-for-atta-members-legal-forms-toolkit-content-marketing-in-supplier-operator-relationships-photo http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/june-webinars-for-atta-members-legal-forms-toolkit-content-marketing-in-supplier-operator-relationships-photo#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:44:58 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=8937 Based on feedback from ATTA Members, current industry trends and development needs, the ATTA presents the following calendar of ATTA Members Tune In Webinars for June, 2011 exclusively for ATTA Members (except where noted for sustainable tourism matters, in which case, the Webinars are open and free to the entire industry). THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011 [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/june-webinars-for-atta-members-legal-forms-toolkit-content-marketing-in-supplier-operator-relationships-photo/feed 1