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		<title>Outdoor Retailer and Adventure Travel Trade Association Bring Adventure Travel Hub to Summer Market 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adventure Travel Hub will showcase how retailers partnering with travel destinations can maximize their appeal to the adventure traveler and outdoor enthusiast SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Outdoor Retailer (OR) today announced its partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to host the Adventure Travel Hub at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Tour Operators Association of India and Adventure Travel Trade Association Enter Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 22:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Collaborating to responsibly promote and sustainably grow the adventure travel market is the catalyst behind a newly reached agreement between the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI). Signed recently by the president of each association, Mr. Tejbir Singh Anand of the ATOAI and Mr. Shannon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PhoCusWright and the ATTA Pioneer New Research in Adventure Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sherman, Conn. USA —PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority on the evolving dynamics that influence how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect, today announced a partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), an 550+ member trade group dedicated to the sustainable development of adventure travel worldwide. Through the partnership, the two organizations will explore trends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WildChina’s Mei Zhang Joins Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – Entrepreneur, China native and founder of internationally acclaimed sustainable adventure tour company WildChina , Mei Zhang, today was named to the 15-member Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board. Zhang, a native of Yunnan province in southwest China, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and worked for McKinsey &#38; Company before creating Beijing-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia and Africa Tourism Associations Join ATTA’s Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – Adding to its global network of tourism associations, the Adventure Travel Trade Association has secured new agreements with the Australia Tourism Export Council (ATEC)/Backpacker Tourism Advisory Panel (BTAP) and the U.K.-based African Travel and Tourism Association, now marketed under the title, Advancing Tourism to Africa. Dubbed the Association Partnership (AP) program, the Adventure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 70% of Operators Expect to Grow in 2010 According to ATTA’s Feb. 2010 Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the February 2010 Adventure Travel Trade Association survey, data is derived from tour operators only. This Snapshot is the largest data set the ATTA has gathered yet for this type of survey, with more than 300 companies reporting. North American organizations represented nearly 40% of respondents, with Europe and South America representing just under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q1 2010 Adventure Travel Industry Snapshot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GIVE 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND GET THE SURVEY RESULTS FREE Providing ATTA Members regularly with fresh research is a key objective of the ATTA. To help accomplish this, adventure travel tour operators are requested to complete this survey by Friday, February 19th. This Industry Snapshot is a quarterly check-in on the state of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praveen Moman Joins Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – Praveen Moman, co-founder and managing director of Uganda-based Volcanoes Safaris, today was named to the Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board. Moman, who has actively advised the Adventure Travel Trade Association in recent years and served in active roles as an Adventure Travel World Summit speaker and committee member, was born in Uganda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Trade Association Selects Aviemore, Scotland to Host the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – OCTOBER 29, 2009 – The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announced its selection of Scotland as the host destination of the seventh Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), the annual global assembly of adventure tourism executives, in 2010, which is scheduled for October 4-7 at the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. During last week’s 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Product, Marketing Strategies To Shift in 2010 According to First Half 2009 Adventure Travel Tour Operator Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results of an August-September 2009 Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) first-half of 2009 survey, which reveals the perspectives of 287 tour operators spanning 51 countries, reflects changes in traveler interests and behaviors which are influencing tour operators’ product and marketing approaches planned in 2010. Participating tour operators, which together serve roughly two million customers annually, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fjord Norway’s Jørgensen Joins Adventure Travel Advisory Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – OCTOBER 14, 2009 – Kristian B. Jørgensen, Managing Director of the Fjord Norway Tourist Board, today was named to the Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board. As Managing Director of Fjord Norway, Jørgensen oversees a region that is found in the Western part of Norway and stretches from Stavanger in the south to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Trade Association Achieves Key Milestones in 2009: Membership Growth, World Summit Registrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – OCTOBER 13, 2009 – With the October 12, 2009, addition of Mexican tour operator Ecoaventura Mexicana, the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has grown to 500 corporate memberships representing 56 countries. More than 100 organizations have joined the ATTA since January 2009, setting a new, one-year membership growth record, with more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Tour Operator Scholarship Winners Named by Teva and ATTA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 – Entrepreneurs representing an ecotourism wilderness lodge operated by the Moose Cree First Nation people of James Bay, Canada; an eco lodge operated by members of Ethiopia’s Eastern Cushitic, ethno-linguistic Konso culture; and a bicycle ambulance service operated by community volunteers in Malawi, topped out 141 aspiring leaders seeking financial backing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Rescue Sponsors Adventure Travel Trade Association,  2009 Adventure Travel World Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent Sponsor Growth Reflects Rising Sector Confidence, Expanding Global Network (SEATTLE) – September 17, 2009 – Global Rescue, a leading provider of worldwide medical, security, evacuation and crisis response services, has become a “Major Sponsor” of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and its October 19-22, 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS). Global Rescue is [...]]]></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>Eddie Bauer Sponsors Adventure Travel Trade Association, 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – (August 24, 2009) – Forty-six years ago, Jim Whittaker, donning Eddie Bauer mountaineering gear, became the first American to summit Mount Everest. Today, Eddie Bauer is in the midst of its significant launch of a new adventure and mountaineering gear and apparel line. To reclaim its mountaineering heritage, Eddie Bauer has launched major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIES Joins the ATTA’s 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit to Co-Lead Sustainable Tourism Trade Forums</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – (August 25, 2009) – Two newly featured forums scheduled for the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit, both addressing sustainable tourism, will gain heightened conservation expertise and perspectives through the first-time conference collaboration between the ATTA and The International Ecotourism Society (TIES). ATTA and TIES, which for years have together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dossett Joins Adventure Travel Trade Association Advisory Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – With special interest in his core leadership strengths and extensive experience in new media, philanthropic causes, customer care and consumer experiences, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today announced the addition of Jeff Dossett, chief executive officer of AdventureLink, Inc., to its Advisory Board. Prior to AdventureLink, Dossett served as Senior Vice President, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA and Teva Introduce Scholarship Program for Adventure Tour Operators</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – To assist deserving adventure tour operators in growing responsibly, today the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Teva® (a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, NASDAQGS: DECK) announced the launch of a new scholarship program that provides financial support to early-stage adventure tourism enterprises. Providing young businesses with access to the ATTA’s global network, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Names 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit Advisory Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – JULY 15, 2009 – Helping to ensure it trade-only executive conference delivers the vision, strategy and direction attending delegates expect, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today named its Advisory Committee for its October 19-22, 2009, Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) being held in Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Adventure travel community leaders comprise the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delegates to Gain Center Stage at 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – July 14, 2009 – With intensive focus on peer-to-peer networking, exploration of real-world case studies and active engagement with attending journalists, by design registered delegates of the October 19-22, 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit will take center stage in a manner unmatched at all previous Summit events. “After delivering five previous successful Summits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Adventure Travel World Summit Draws Experts from Outside Tourism to Inspire New Thought for Radically Changed Operating Environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Famed Entertainment Executive and Astrophysicist to Deliver Keynotes (SEATTLE) – Reflecting the new realities of unprecedented economic, climatological and geopolitical shifts, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) for 2009 has introduced an unique array of thought leaders representing the fields of entertainment, astrophysics, architecture and new media, among others, to inspire tourism executives at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>www.Adventure.Travel Launches New Content, Features, Advertising Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – July 2, 2009 – Fortified with new adventure travel content, enhanced site search functions and a broadening of its tour operator consumer review process, www.Adventure.Travel, an initiative of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the traveler&#8217;s guide for physical, cultural and nature-based adventure travel, has launched its first consumer-oriented advertising campaign of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Trade Association Strengthens Size, Range of Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – June 5, 2009 – Productive peer-to-peer networking and community collaboration continue to serve as the driving force behind increased participation in the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Association Partnership Program, which today announced the addition of six new members, which expands the group regionally and by specific areas of expertise. With the addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Membership Grows, Boosted by New ATTA Initiatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the several weeks since last reporting to AdventureTravelNews readers, 34 organizations have newly joined, or renewed their commitment, to the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) for this coming year. This brings the ATTA&#8217;s membership to more than 430 organizations worldwide. The increase in membership is indicative of the response to new initiatives by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Lends Adventure Travel Industry Voice, Perspectives at Events Worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATTA’s leadership, advisors and strategic partners are playing active roles in the industry and getting out and about. This synopsis of where the ATTA is representing the industry&#8217;s voice is the start of what we hope will become regular updates within AdventureTravelNews.com. Our intention is to give ATN readers insights as to where ATTA team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Trade Mission Delivers Sustainable Development Support to Jordan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) – (March 16, 2009) – In a February 2009 joint mission between the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), National Geographic ADVENTURE (NGA) magazine and sustainable adventure tourism consultancy, Xola Consulting, Jordanian tourism officials gained new perspectives on the country’s adventure tourism market potential and suggestions on sustainable development strategies to help fuel its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Adventure Travel Business Survey Reflects Resiliency, Rapid Adaption to Economic News, Traveler Preferences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online Marketing, Catalog Elimination, Shorter Duration and Custom Trips on Rise (SEATTLE) &#8211; (MARCH 12, 2009) &#8211; Radically changing booking forecasts and notable shifts in consumer preferences and their booking habits, combined with changes in businesses&#8217; current and future marketing strategies, reflect a quickly adapting adventure travel community according to the Adventure Travel Trade Association&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Hub For Adventure Travel Businesses Gains Instant Following</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adoption of Online Social Networking Resources Fuels Networking, Business (SEATTLE) – (March 4, 2009) – Blogs, Groups, Forums and Videos are fueling the rapid adoption of a vibrant new online networking hub for the global adventure travel community launched today by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Dubbed, “The HUB,” the ATTA’s central digital meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Specialty Travel Agents Tighten Bonds with Adventure Travel Trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – March 3, 2009 –  Building and strengthening ties between specialized travel agents and the tour operators and ground suppliers who offer adventure travel product throughout the global adventure travel community is the key aim behind a newly forged alliance announced today by the Specialty Travel Agents Association (STAA) and the Adventure Travel Trade [...]]]></description>
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