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		<title>AIA Site Preservation Grant Will Protect Underwater Maya Wooden Structures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) has announced that the only known Classic Maya wooden structures, located in Paynes Creek National Park in Belize, will benefit from a $25,000 Site Preservation Grant. The project, led by Louisiana State University Professor, Heather McKillop, will help protect the underwater wooden structures and make information available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orbitz Worldwide Launches New AdventureFinder Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Site Becomes the Web’s Most Comprehensive Destination for Adventure Vacations CHICAGO &#8212; Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) today announced the launch of AdventureFinder, a new travel Web site that provides instant access to the world’s leading adventure vacations. The site allows consumers to research, customize, and plan active escapes quickly and easily. Travelers looking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico: Balancing Adventure Travel Potential with Climate Change and Water Scarcity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 21:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="227" height="300" src="http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bricmreport-227w-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico: Balancing Adventure Travel Potential with Climate Change and Water Scarcity" title="Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico: Balancing Adventure Travel Potential with Climate Change and Water Scarcity" style="float:right;" />New Report Highlights the Rapidly Emerging Economic Potential among the BRICMs for the Adventure Travel and Tourism Industry Santa Fe, NM — Xola Consulting has released a new report, Climate Change, Water Scarcity, Sustainability and Adventure Travel in Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico, as an extension of its 2009 Research Roundup, which was published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Leaders Call on Congress to Make Investing in Public Lands and Protecting Natural Resources a Priority in Climate Legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seventy-five outdoor businesses, the Outdoor Industry Association, Outdoor Alliance and the National Parks Conservation Association have signed on to a letter calling on Congress to protect public lands from climate change impacts. The letter, which will be delivered to Congressional offices this week, is below. Healthy lands and waters help generate $730 billion in economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OpenTravel 2010 Advisory Forum, April 26-28</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Reckers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), in cooperation with the OpenTravel Alliance, will be hosting a meeting of ATTA&#8217;s new Distribution Working Group on Wednesday, April 28 at 4:00 PM (Pacific Time). The ATTA Distribution Working Group, which meets monthly via Web conference, is focused on identifying, discussing and resolving key obstacles to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland Week (April 3-10) Steps Up Adventure Tourism Visibility Ahead of the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve not heard of Scotland Week, then possibly you know of Tartan Day? It’s April 6th each year &#8211; marking Scotland’s Declaration of Independence in 1307. And, since 1998, Tartan Day has been recognized by the U.S. Senate as an official celebration of the contribution of American-Scots to U.S. culture and life. Over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iconic American Brand Eddie Bauer Celebrates 90th Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE &#8212; Specialty retailer Eddie Bauer, The Original Outdoor Outfitter®, is turning 90. When Mr. Bauer first opened for business in 1920, his &#8220;Eddie Bauer&#8217;s Tennis Shop&#8221; was renting space in a gun shop in downtown Seattle. Within a year he had his own storefront and became renowned as an outfitter and innovator. While he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Travel &#38; Tourism Council (WTTC) announced the 12 finalists for the 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Under WTTC&#8217;s stewardship since 2003, the prestigious Awards recognise best practice in sustainable tourism in four different categories &#8211; Destination Stewardship, Conservation, Community Benefit and Global Tourism Business. Over 160 entries were received this year from over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Association Awarded Portland Development Commission Grant  for Development of Industry Eco Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO, January 13, 2010 – Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) has received a $10,000 grant from the Portland Development Commission (PDC) that will allow OIA to finalize the development of  the association&#8217;s Outdoor Product Environmental Leadership Standard (OPELS) project, a family of environmental leadership standards for outdoor products scheduled to debut in August 2010. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Sparks Adaptation Strategies for Adventure Tourism Companies Coping with Climate Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly published research &#8212; Adventure Tourism Companies &#38; Climate Change: Observations from the Himalaya, Amazon, and Polar Regions Spark Adaptation Strategies for Business &#8212; is available now in PDF format (Download now, 2.9mb: click here) and offers management and business practices for sustaining adventure travel businesses in sensitive environments affected by climate change. With international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OpenTravel Launches the OpenTravel Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Long-time partners of the ATTA, the Open Travel Alliance, a community where companies in the electronic distribution supply chain work together to create an accepted structure for electronic messages, opened a new forum for professionals within the adventure travel sector to actively contribute to the dialogue. Below, please find OTA&#8217;s Executive Director Valyn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First ISO Adventure Tourism Working Group Meeting Set for October 23, Adjacent to 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit in Québec, Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summit Gains Traction as Organizers Schedule Around ATTA’s Annual Conference (SEATTLE) – Led by two authoritative standards organizations – Brazil’s Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) and the United Kingdom’s BSI, endorsed by the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), and backed by a 27-country ISO vote, the newly formed ISO Adventure Tourism Working Group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OpenTravel Announces 2009-2010 Board of Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(August 12, 2009) &#8211; The OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel), the travel industry&#8217;s leading distribution specification standards development organization, announced its board of directors for 2009-2010.  For the first time, the board includes representatives from the timeshare/vacation rental and tour operators segments. &#8220;The travel distribution world is changing, and OpenTravel is changing along with it.  We know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partners ATTA &amp; AIA Release First Version of “Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tourism Industry Feedback Sought, Deadline for Comment July 15, 2009 (June 18, 2009) &#8212; Archaeological sites and historic places are major tourist attractions worldwide. In the last few years, visits to historical sites have ranked third—after dining in restaurants and shopping—among activities undertaken by Americans traveling abroad. The number of people that visit archaeological sites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Association Survey Reveals Industry Cautious About Economic Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revenue and inventory plans appear appropriately conservative Boulder, CO, – In a survey released June 1, 2009, by Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), small businesses reported they have lowered revenue expectations, reduced inventory levels, and believe their businesses will rebound later than they expected last fall. OIA, in conjunction with Piper Jaffray Companies, recently surveyed industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Ascent Team Summits Everest, Including ATTA Advisory Board Emeritus Member Viesturs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viesturs and Whittaker Return Eddie Bauer to the Top of the World SEATTLE, WA &#8211; On the morning of May 19, two legendary mountaineers on the First Ascent &#8220;Return to Everest&#8221; expedition reached the highest point on Earth. Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker stood on the summit with members of their production crew before descending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March and Q1 (U.S.) Outdoor Sales Decline, Camping and Internet Sales on Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO  – March 2009 retail sales for all core outdoor stores (chain, internet, specialty)* combined dropped 5% compared to last March, moving from $369,182,477 to $349,797,17, according to the most recent edition of The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report, produced for OIA by the Leisure Trends Group. Sales for the entire first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geotourism Challenge 2009 Nomination Deadline Nears</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online Contest Seeks Top Innovators in Sustainable Tourism The National Geographic Society and Ashoka’s Changemakers entry process for the second annual “Geotourism Challenge” to showcase how tourism done well sustains, enhances and preserves local culture and the environment is winding down this month. The competition will identify individuals worldwide who have introduced the most innovative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Association Launches Economic Confidence Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO (April 21, 2009) – Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) today announced the launch of a new online survey, the results of which will shed light on the outdoor industry’s current economic situation. OIA, in partnership with Piper Jaffray &#38; Co, fielded the Piper Jaffray Economic Confidence Survey to provide real time data about how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia Travel Experts See Surge in Last-minute Bookings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immediate Turnaround No Problem for Asia Transpacific Journeys BOULDER, CO, March 2009 – Time was when a trip to Asia was months in the planning. Now that’s no longer true, according to Asia Transpacific Journeys. “A family called on Thursday. They had good airline rates to Thailand. We put the trip together for them overnight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Outdoor Sales Mixed Bag as Retail Prices Plunge, Internet Sales Strong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO (March 11th, 2009) &#8211; January 2009 retail sales for all core outdoor stores (chain, internet, specialty)* started off the new year on a mixed note, according to the most recent edition of The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report, produced for OIA by the Leisure Trends Group. According to The OIA Outdoor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Tourism Takes Travel to the Extreme, but the Effects of Climate Change Could &#8220;Heat Up&#8221; a Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Study Examines the Effects of Climate Change on the Adventure Sector and Offers Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers (Santa Fe, NM) February 12, 2009:  Xola Consulting recently released a research report entitled “Exploring the Effects of Climate Change and Sustainable Development in the Adventure Tourism Industry.” The report provides an in-depth look at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Outdoor Sales Gain 5% Despite December Decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO (January 29, 2009) - Outdoor sales for the entire year in all three core outdoor store channels (chain, internet, specialty)* totaled $5.2B, a 5% gain over 2007, according to the most recent edition of The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report, produced for OIA by the Leisure Trends Group. For the entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Geographic Magazine Group Names New Advertising Directors for Adventure and Kids Magazines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Jan. 26, 2009)-The National Geographic Magazine Group has promoted Bryan Kinkade to advertising director of National Geographic Adventure magazine and Jeff Nicholson to advertising director of National Geographic Kids magazine. In their new roles, Kinkade and Nicholson are charged with expanding the reach of the National Geographic brand, growing businesses in a variety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Adventure Travel Website Connects Travelers with Unusual and Responsible Destinations and Operators</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 13, 2009 (Santa Fe) - Off the Radar (www.travelofftheradar.com), an adventure travel newsletter since 2005, announces the launch of its new adventure travel information website today.  The online resource and monthly newsletter provide adventure enthusiasts with information about unusual, less-traveled destinations and many independent, owner-operated tour companies serving them.  Every destination and tour operator mentioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Outdoor Foundation Releases Outdoor Recreation Participation Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Findings include increase in overall participation and declining youth participation Washington, D.C., January 12, 2009 &#8211; The Outdoor Foundation today announced the release of the 2008 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, the only detailed study of its kind tracking American participation trends in outdoor recreation. The findings highlighted in the report are areas of both opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Members Comprise More than Half of National Geographic Adventure’s “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) &#8211; JANUARY 8, 2009 &#8211; Forty-three of the 72 adventure tour operators named in National Geographic Adventure&#8217;s February 2009 cover story (print edition), &#8220;Best Adventure Travel Companies {on Earth}&#8221;, are active members of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). National Geographic Adventure surveyed 248 companies representing paddling outfitters, trekking guides, safari specialists and companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry&#8217;s Eco Working Group Developing Product Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, CO (January 8, 2009) &#8211; &#8220;We are engaged in an unprecedented collaboration. It is a clear demonstration of how to collectively rise to a value-driven vision of the Outdoor Industry,&#8221; said Kevin Myette, chairman of the Outdoor Industry Association Eco Working Group. &#8220;We will soon have hard choices to make as we define the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Tour Operators Consider Madagascar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arlington, Virginia (December 17, 2008) &#8211; Conservation International (CI), working in close collaboration with the National Tourism Board of Madagascar, Responsibletravel.com and the Adventure Travel Trade Association, is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a 12-day familiarization trip to Madagascar by 12 U.S. and U.K. tour operators. Supported by funding from the U.S. Agency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xola Consulting Proposes Sustainable Adventure Tourism Concepts for Western Mongolia to Benefit Mongolia Tourism Industry and Its Local Communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SANTA FE): Xola Consulting has completed an adventure tourism development proposal for Mongolia’s Western aimags (akin to provinces or states) in support of the Mongolian tourism industry’s efforts to develop adventure travel products for the region. The comprehensive plan specifies five destinations with the greatest adventure tourism potential and offers recommendations to Mongolian tourism industry [...]]]></description>
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