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ATTA Members Ecocamp Patagonia and Explora Featured in Wall Street Journal Online
November 22, 2011
Two ATTA members were featured in a recent consumer travel article online at the Wall Street Journal. Explora and Ecocamp Patagonia were both featured in the piece, Trekking Across Chile’s Majestic Frontier. Congratulations to them both! Read More →
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Three CEOs of ATTA Member Companies Make the Travel + Leisure World’s Top Travel Agent’s List
October 11, 2011
Three individuals at the help of ATTA member organizations have made the presitigious 2011 A-List of World’s Top Travel Agents by Travel + Leisure. Mei Zhang of WildChina, Mollie Fitzgerald of Frontiers Travel, and Brian Morgan of Adventure Life were called out for their extensive knowledge and expertise in booking for China, Adventure, and Galapagos travel, respectively. Congratulations, guys! Read More →
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Peak Adventure Travel Group’s Global Strategy Profiled in Travel Weekly
October 10, 2011
ATTA Member Peak Adventure Travel Group was analyzed in a Travel Weekly piece last week around its future growth strategies. The company is a new joint venture between TUI and Intrepid Travel, and while its plans and soon-to-be-launched product remain largely unknown to the public, CEO Darrell Wade has revealed that two new brands will be coming to the Australian market in the coming months. But determined not to “steal the thunder” of November’s launch, Wade remained tight-lipped. “I’m not going to reveal specifics, but I can say it’s a new product that exists nowhere else in the world,” he said. “It’s about a new style and method of travel that we think has got traction.” The company has stated that it intends to grow multiple regional products with a global strategy: Looking ahead, Peak’s focus will be on growing the profitability of its existing brands, while new products and businesses will also emerge in the coming years. But while stressing the importance of... Read More →
Members "In the News"Developing a New Model for Resort and Tourism Development
August 15, 2011
Photo: George Potter Assistant Editor’s Note: The following article, written by Donnie Clapp, was published on ATTA Member Mercury CSC’s website and published here with their permission. In 1976, visionary biologist Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” in his first book, The Selfish Gene. It was his word for the informational equivalent of the gene: a self-replicating, evolving idea. The sort that occasionally hooks into a moment in societal consciousness and establishes itself in people’s minds. Whether silly or profound, these memes represent a new way of thinking about some small part of our world, and we can’t help but be affected by them. For a long time, developers have built destination resorts a certain way, which can be generalized as without much regard to the places in which they exist. In the recent past, a second option has presented itself in eco-tourism, but its focus and audience are both narrow. We believe that there is a third way,... Read More →
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An Unexpected Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan
August 12, 2011
Assistant Editor’s Note: The following article from Iraq-Business News features member Kurdistan Adventures and is re-published here with their permission. It’s early Friday morning and I’m in a SUV travelling from Sulymaniya to the picturesque border town of Ahmad Awa. But it’s not the SUV I expected to find myself in when I first visited Iraq, or more accurately the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The only green I see is the grass covered mountains we’re slowly winding up into. The only gun in sight is on a t-shirt of the young driver, also in charge of the music and obviously a fan of American rap. The only helmet I can see dangles unused from the handlebars of a local boy’s bike, who has been playing tag with our vehicle and waving to us. I’m in Kurdistan, northern Iraq and I am off to a barbecue. Every weekend, thousands of people jump in their vehicles, pile their picnic gear in the back and head up into the mountains for food, music, dancing and sheesha. The locals are... Read More →
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Mountain Khakis® Presents Drop Your Pants for Charity
July 26, 2011
Jackson Hole, WY Mountain Khakis®, a leading mountain-inspired lifestyle apparel brand, announces Outdoor Retailer Summer Market fundraiser, Drop Your Pants for Charity and the Howl at the Moon Best Bum Contest. Mountain Khakis is partnering with Z2 Marketing and the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) in the non-profit fundraiser, Drop Your Pants for Charity and the Howl at the Moon Best Bum Contest. The events will take place Friday, August 5th in Mountain Khakis Booth# 36182 at the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here’s how it will work: 1. On Friday, August 5th, donate $20 to the OIWC and get a $75 gift card for MK. OIWC volunteers will be on hand to accept donations, educate folks on the OIWC, and share in the good times had by step #2… 2. Enter Howl at the Moon for a chance to win a $150 MK gift card… have a picture snapped of your moon (full or partial nudity, full or partial-clothing), and we’ll upload it the... Read More →
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Cascade Designs Featured in “Made in America” Series on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
July 26, 2011
Seattle, U.S.A. – Cascade Designs, Inc., the Seattle-based industry leader in the design and manufacture of premier outdoor equipment, today proudly announced its inclusion in the ABC World News “Made in America” series hosted by Diane Sawyer. The ABC News series focuses on the scarcity of American-made goods in peoples’ everyday lives and showcases products that are still being made in America today, reporting that if one percent more were spent on American-made items, 200,000 jobs would be instantly created. Founded in 1972, Cascade Designs has grown to become the parent company of some of the most respected brands in the outdoor industry—Therm-a-Rest®, MSR® (Mountain Safety Research), SealLine®, Platypus®, Tracks®, PackTowl®, and the newly launched Hummingbird line. The company designs and manufactures the majority of its gear in the United States with a focus on innovative, long-lasting, useful equipment for the outdoors and outstanding customer service. The ABC News... Read More →
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Owner of Wandrian Adventures Interviewed on ShermansTravel.com
July 11, 2011
Flickr / Takver ATTA Member Wandrian Adventures got a recent media hit in ShermansTravel.com (estimated audience of 1,000,000), where owner John Ricci was interviewed for the article Camping 101: Trip Tips For a Great Experience in the Great Outdoors. The piece is helpful to novice campers as well as containing some nuggets for more advanced outdoor enthusiasts, gleaned from Ricci’s extensive international camping experience. Read More →
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Resmark Systems Tour Operator Software Launches Resmark Interactive to Integrate Travel Websites Into Mobile Applications for Use on iPhone, Androids, iPads and Tablets
July 11, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT - Resmark Systems, the premier marketing and reservation software platform for tour operators in the adventure travel industry, in May launched Resmark Interactive, a new website design division specializing in developing websites for use on iPhone, Androids, iPads and tablets. Resmark Interactive’s latest project was to translate the website of an adventure tour operator in Moab, UT, Moab Adventure Center, into a mobile interface that capitalizes on this growing market of mobile users. Brandon Lake, Vice President of Marketing for the Moab Adventure Center, says, “For any company, travel-related or not, capitalizing on this market should be an absolute top priority.” Chad Allen, lead designer at Resmark Interactive, notes, “By the end of 2013, more people will be browsing the web with mobile devices than with desktop computers. By understanding the psychology of how your customers interact with your company online, we are able to develop engaging online... Read More →
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EcoBurica Featured in Vibrant Living Magazine; Connection Made at Adventure Travel World Summit
July 11, 2011
ATTA member EcoBurica has had a second PR boost from a travel article written by author Don Mankin, in Vibrant Living magazine. EcoBurica owner Hilary Amolins and Mankin first met at the 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec. Mankin’s trip to Costa Rica with EcoBurica was previously covered in ActiveOver50. Read the article, The Last Frontier of Costa Rica, in the online version of the magazine. Read More →
