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/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/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/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/adventure-travel-association-announces-bill-richardson%e2%80%99s-participation-in-2011-world-summit-in-chiapas-mexico http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-association-announces-bill-richardson%e2%80%99s-participation-in-2011-world-summit-in-chiapas-mexico#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:55:56 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=7387 (SEATTLE) – Governor Bill Richardson will be the featured closing keynote speaker at the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Adventure Travel World Summit on October 20, 2011, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Known for his work as a diplomat and special envoy on sensitive missions to win the release of hostages, American [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-association-announces-bill-richardson%e2%80%99s-participation-in-2011-world-summit-in-chiapas-mexico/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-gains-visibility-at-itb-berlin http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-gains-visibility-at-itb-berlin#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:42:52 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=6664 (SEATTLE) - Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) President Shannon Stowell moderated the sustainable tourism session for ITB Berlin’s third annual Corporate Social Responsibility Day. The session, “Luxury and Environmental Sustainability: Friends or Foes?”, took place on  Thursday, March 10, 2011 and included the following panelists: Enrico Ducrot, Managing Director, Eco Luxury Jose Dominique, Managing Director, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-gains-visibility-at-itb-berlin/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-to-moderate-sustainable-tourism-session-at-itb-berlin-convention http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-to-moderate-sustainable-tourism-session-at-itb-berlin-convention#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:13:46 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5762 (SEATTLE) – February 3, 2011 –For ITB’s third Corporate Social Responsibility Day since its introduction at ITB in 2009, ITB convention organizers selected Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) President Mr. Shannon Stowell to moderate the session, “Luxury and Environmental Sustainability: Friends or Foes?”. Stowell, who leads the adventure tourism industry’s global trade association which advocates [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-to-moderate-sustainable-tourism-session-at-itb-berlin-convention/feed 2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/scotland%e2%80%99s-easto-named-to-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/scotland%e2%80%99s-easto-named-to-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:10:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5468 (SEATTLE) — Co-founder and chief executive officer of internationally acclaimed sustainable adventure tour company Wilderness Scotland, Paul Easto has joined the Advisory Board of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, a global membership organization dedicated to unifying, networking, professionalizing, promoting and responsibly growing the adventure travel market. Entrepreneur and Scotland native, Easto founded Wilderness Scotland, an [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/scotland%e2%80%99s-easto-named-to-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/kelig-and-escudero-join-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/kelig-and-escudero-join-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:04:33 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=5074 (SEATTLE) – Dr. Manal S. Kelig, co-founder of Gateway To Egypt, and Fernando Escudero, General Manager of the Tourism Promotion Institute of Salta, Argentina, today were named to the Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board. Kelig is a co-founder of Gateway To Egypt for Travel Marketing in the Middle East and Great Wonders of Egypt [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/kelig-and-escudero-join-adventure-travel-trade-association-advisory-board/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-mexico-has-to-become-champion-of-adventure-travel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-mexico-has-to-become-champion-of-adventure-travel#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:15:43 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4715 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/president-felipe-calderon-mexico-has-to-become-champion-of-adventure-travel/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/xola-and-atta-speak-at-world-travel-mart-in-london-on-travel-trends-predictions http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/xola-and-atta-speak-at-world-travel-mart-in-london-on-travel-trends-predictions#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:51:47 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4353 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/xola-and-atta-speak-at-world-travel-mart-in-london-on-travel-trends-predictions/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-mexico-selected-to-host-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-mexico-selected-to-host-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:57:20 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4001 (SEATTLE) – OCTOBER 13, 2010 – Chiapas, the southern-most state in Mexico, has won the bid to serve as Destination Host to the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s eighth annual Adventure Travel World Summit, an assembly of 600 adventure tourism professionals, which will be held October 17-20, 2011 in San Cristóbal de las Casas. Announced by [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/chiapas-mexico-selected-to-host-the-2011-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 9 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-shannon-stowell-joins-global-sustainable-tourism-council-board-of-directors http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-shannon-stowell-joins-global-sustainable-tourism-council-board-of-directors#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:19:19 +0000 Jason Reckers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3823 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-president-shannon-stowell-joins-global-sustainable-tourism-council-board-of-directors/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-appoints-reckers-petrak-and-guzy-to-new-positions http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-appoints-reckers-petrak-and-guzy-to-new-positions#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:58:17 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3820 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-appoints-reckers-petrak-and-guzy-to-new-positions/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-joins-conservation-alliance http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-joins-conservation-alliance#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:48:14 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3813 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-trade-association-joins-conservation-alliance/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-study-reveals-pervasive-social-media-use-within-adventure-tourism http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-study-reveals-pervasive-social-media-use-within-adventure-tourism#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:52:19 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3716 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-study-reveals-pervasive-social-media-use-within-adventure-tourism/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-world-summit-set-for-october-4-7-2010-attracts-record-interest http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-world-summit-set-for-october-4-7-2010-attracts-record-interest#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:21:04 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3695 (SEATTLE) – September 22, 2010 – The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today reported that the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit set for October 4-7 in Aviemore, Scotland, has attracted higher-than-anticipated early registrations, participants in its business-to-business marketplace, and record numbers of journalists and nations represented, eclipsing marks set at its prior six Summits. Aviemore, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-world-summit-set-for-october-4-7-2010-attracts-record-interest/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/visual-storytelling-gains-spotlight-at-2010-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/visual-storytelling-gains-spotlight-at-2010-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:00:33 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3654 As travel blogs, search engine marketing (SEM), YouTube, Flikr, Facebook Fan pages and Twitter become more crucial in reaching travelers, and as content-accessing devices proliferate, media experts predict that image-based storytelling will play an increasingly important role within the tourism industry. For this reason, the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit has placed increased emphasis on lectures, workshops, case studies and content geared toward videography, photography...]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/visual-storytelling-gains-spotlight-at-2010-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eddie-bauer-renews-deepens-connection-to-adventure-tourism-sector http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eddie-bauer-renews-deepens-connection-to-adventure-tourism-sector#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:49 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3631 SEATTLE – The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today announced that Eddie Bauer, a specialty retailer of sportswear, outerwear, gear and accessories for the active outdoor lifestyle, is now the Official Outfitter of the ATTA and will be the sole apparel Sponsor of the ATTA’s consumer-facing adventure directory website. Eddie Bauer First Ascent will also [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eddie-bauer-renews-deepens-connection-to-adventure-tourism-sector/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/surpassing-600-member-mark-global-adventure-travel-trade-association-continues-geographic-diversification http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/surpassing-600-member-mark-global-adventure-travel-trade-association-continues-geographic-diversification#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:15:36 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3444 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/surpassing-600-member-mark-global-adventure-travel-trade-association-continues-geographic-diversification/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world%e2%80%99s-largest-outdoor-sports-industry-gathering-gets-dose-of-adventur http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world%e2%80%99s-largest-outdoor-sports-industry-gathering-gets-dose-of-adventur#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:01:00 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3362 ATTA’s Adventure Travel Hub Creates Stir at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Bridges Adventure & Outdoor Industries Between feature story coverage in the trade show daily, advance social media work, email marketing, good old-fashioned Rolodex outreach to its extensive network within the outdoor industry, the ATTA and its destination and gear partners managed to make “adventure [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/world%e2%80%99s-largest-outdoor-sports-industry-gathering-gets-dose-of-adventur/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/values-adventure-tourism-market-89-billion http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/values-adventure-tourism-market-89-billion#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:01:51 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3258 Associated Gear, Apparel and Accessories Sales Add Additional $53 Billion According to the benchmark Adventure Tourism Market Report consumer study, adventure travelers are affluent, educated, and spent more than $89 billion (excluding airfare and gear/clothing) on adventure tourism in 2009.]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/values-adventure-tourism-market-89-billion/feed 3 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-retailer-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-bring-adventure-travel-hub-to-summer-market-2010 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-retailer-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-bring-adventure-travel-hub-to-summer-market-2010#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:37:06 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2847 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-retailer-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-bring-adventure-travel-hub-to-summer-market-2010/feed 1 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tour-operators-association-of-india-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-enter-partnership http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tour-operators-association-of-india-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-enter-partnership#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 22:31:52 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2592 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-tour-operators-association-of-india-and-adventure-travel-trade-association-enter-partnership/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/phocuswright-and-the-atta-pioneer-new-research-in-adventure-travel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/phocuswright-and-the-atta-pioneer-new-research-in-adventure-travel#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:00:13 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2135 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/phocuswright-and-the-atta-pioneer-new-research-in-adventure-travel/feed 0