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The Africa Travel Association’s Third Annual U.S.-Africa Seminar on Tourism

February 12, 2010

WHEN: The event begins with an evening networking reception highlighting The Gambia in West Africa as a travel destination on Thursday, March 4th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The full day of workshops on Destination Africa begins on Friday, March 5th, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

WHERE: The location of The Gambia reception will be announced shortly. The seminar takes place in conjunction with the Washington DC Travel & Adventure Show (formerly Adventures in Travel Expo) at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., USA.

WHAT: As part of its continuing effort to increase tourism from the U.S. to Africa, the Africa Travel Association (ATA), a global travel industry trade association, will organize the Third Annual U.S.-Africa Seminar on Tourism. Co-sponsored again by the Travel & Adventure Show, this unique networking and learning event will open with a discussion on “Tourism Policy Choices for Africa” by Ambassador Johnny Carson, Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of African Affairs of the US Department of State. Special highlights include workshops on Air Transport in Africa Skies; Marketing and Branding Destination Africa; Sports Tourism-Opportunities in Africa; Advocating for Africa Tourism; Emerging Trends and New Products, and Skills Building for Tourism Professionals.

WHO: Travel agents, tour operators, hoteliers, airline representatives, PR and marketing firms, travel trade media, tourism ministry representatives, tourism board members, representatives from representatives from Washington D.C.’s diplomatic community, and Africa’s national tourism offices, leaders from the African diaspora community, and travel trade media, hospitality/tourism and African studies students and faculty, the diplomatic community, and other organizations and individuals interested in Africa and tourism.

CONTACT ATA: Tel: 1-212-447-1357; Email: info@africatravelassociation.org; Website: www.africatravelassociation.org; For more info on ATA visit, click here; For more info on ATE, click here.

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ATTA Regional Meetings Across the United States Announced

February 3, 2010

Coming to a city near you, the ATTA’s regional meetings are open to all travel industry professionals, creating peer-to-peer networking among tour operators, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.

In each meeting, your ATTA host – Chris Chesak or Chris Doyle – having joined more than 500 executives at the association’s 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, Canada, will present an, “Adventure Travel Industry Briefing”, featuring current strengths and threats facing the industry, backed up by recent industry survey results, market size data and a synopsis of emerging trends. The meeting will then shift to lively group discussions on topics such as the economy, key market forces, marketing strategies and more.

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Boulder, February 11    COMPLETED!

3:00 PM @ REI Boulder
1789 28th Street (map)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Chesak

R.S.V.P. for the Boulder Regional Meeting: Click here.

Boston, February 19

10:50 AM – 12:20PM @ The Boston Globe Travel Show
Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard (directions)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Doyle

Boston’s Regional Meeting will be held during the trade-only day of the 2010 Boston Globe Travel Industry Conference on February 19th. ATTA’s Chris Doyle will present an Adventure Travel Industry briefing, followed by Industry Dialog led by special guest, Russel Walters, ATTA Board Member and President of Maine-based Northern Outdoors.

Meeting participants will also gain access to the rest of the Travel Show at no charge.

For your free registration for the ATTA
Regional Meeting in Boston, go to registration for the Boston Globe Travel Show.
Use the code ATTA2010, select “Full Conference”,
and finally check the box next to the session “OPEN MEETING -
ADVENTURE TRAVEL TRADE ASSOCIATION- ROOM 3″.

Post-Boston Regional Meeting Networking
Ordinarily, the ATTA’s Regional Meetings are 2-3 hours. In the special case of the Boston Globe Travel Show, it is the first the time the ATTA has held a regional meeting within an adventure travel show, and we’re just 90 minutes to cover a lot of territory. Therefore, our regularly scheduled networking periods will occur later in the day at two optional sessions:

1) At 4:00PM, The Boston Globe Travel Show starts its Travel Industry Opening Reception right on the show floor, which opens at 3:30pm. This gives the travel industry folks, including those signed up, the opportunity to walk around and meet folks in a more casual atmosphere. Anyone registered can come. Full agenda here: www.bostonglobetravelshow.com/agenda.htm.

2) The second is an emerging series of “Adventure Drinks” – a new, loose series of informal, local networking events assembled by adventure travel industry professionals in markets across the U.S., this one hosted by DuVine Adventures. Here are the details:

Harpoon Brewery, Friday, February 19, 2010 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Join ATTA Member DuVine Adventures for a fun, DuVine Adventures Party Friday night out at Harpoon Brewery (map). Come and be part this unique opportunity to get private access to the Brewhouse Platform and sample some award winning Harpoon beer. Learn about the incredible award winning destinations DuVine has designed for 2010. Located inside the Marine Industrial Park, next door to the Bank of America Pavilion, and near both the World Trade Center Boston and the Black Falcon Ship Terminal. RSVP for this networking event to info@duvine.com by Feb. 5

Sponsored by:

New York City, February 24

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM @ The Men’s Journal Board Room
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor (map)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Chesak

R.S.V.P. for the New York City Regional Meeting: Click here.

 

Sponsored by:

And in partnership with the Institute at the Golden Gate, where our ATTA Regional Meeting will be held.

San Francisco, March 12

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM @ The Institute at the Golden GateCavallo Point Lodge
546 Seitler Road (directions)
HOST: ATTA’s Chris Doyle

AGENDA

Welcome & Introductions (15 minutes)

Adventure Travel Industry Briefing (30 minutes):

Led by Chris Doyle, Vice President ATTA: ATTA and industry News & Developments, 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit + special guests from Scotland, Research, Market Size Report, Emerging Trends

Special Session (45 minutes):

Destination Management & Marketing Around the Globe – Spotlight: Hoi An, Vietnam

Presented by Robin Tauck & Partners:

Special Guests: Robin Tauck, Founder (Introduction) & Randy Durband, Sr. Partner (Project Overview)

Robin Tauck & Partners is a new entity — not affiliated with Tauck World Discovery — whose mission is to develop and enhance public-private partnerships that further the goals of “sustainable travel and tourism,” especially with regard to the social aspects of local community development, with a particular focus on world heritage.

They are partnering with many entities, including UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre itself, but other prominent destination management entities as well. For this workshop, participants will: 1) contribute their feedback to proposed changes in tourism management at Hoi An, My Son, and surrounding sites in central Vietnam; and, 2) learn how to engage with Robin Tauck & Partners in other world heritage sustainable tourism initiatives underway now and in the future.

Networking (90 minutes)

Peer-to-peer networking among tour operators, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.

R.S.V.P. for the San Francisco Regional Meeting: Click here.

The Institute at the Golden Gate advances environmental preservation and global sustainability by facilitating cross-sector dialogue and collaboration, encouraging new partnerships, and promoting action. The Institute helps forge environmental solutions by gathering policy makers, scientists, youth activists, and business leaders in an exceptional and inspirational setting.

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Q1 Dates Selected for ATTA’s U.S. Regional Meeting Series

January 22, 2010

regional-meeting-300x115ATTA’s Regional Meeting series is coming to key locations around the United States.

The ATTA’s regional meetings are open to all travel industry professionals, typically creating peer-to-peer networking among tour operators, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.

Mark your calendars for the Regional Meetings in the following cities:

  • Boulder/Golden: February 11th
  • Boston: February 19th (learn more & register)
  • New York City: February 24th
  • San Francisco: March 12th

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World’s Innovative Travel Entrepreneurs to Gather to Share Geotourism Successes

January 21, 2010

WHAT: The Second Annual Geotourism Change Summit will take place at National Geographic headquarters Tuesday, Feb. 2, as travel leaders whose businesses range from eco-tours in rural villages to top-line resorts in major cities gather. They will share how to best cultivate destination stewardship and protect the world’s special places from the negative effects of mass tourism.

Geotourism, a growing travel trend, is tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage and the well-being of its residents.

Registration $175 (general delegate)

WHEN:   8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2.

WHERE: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.

Enter at 1146 16th Street N.W.

WHO: Ÿ The 10 finalists of the 2nd Geotourism Challenge, representing Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Mongolia, Spain, the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Their enterprising tourism ranges from adventure bike tours through Cambodia to hut-to-hut visits with nomadic families in Mongolia.

  • James Gilmore, coauthor of the books “Authenticity: What Customers Really Want” and “The Experience Economy,” will deliver the keynote address
    (10:30 a.m.). He will discuss why the “experience economy” is the next economic era, following the agrarian economy, the industrial economy and the most recent service economy. Gilmore is a Batten Fellow and Visiting Lecturer at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

CONTACT: Barbara Fallon, National Geographic, (703) 489-0880, bfallon.nationalgeographic@gmail.com

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Wilderness Risk Management Conference

January 15, 2010

26Be heard by presenting at the 2010 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC). The call for proposals for the 2010 WRMC on October 14-16 in Colorado Springs, CO is now open.

Each year 300 engaged attendees come to learn from the experts. When you present at the WRMC, you raise the bar in the industry. Respected and renowned, WRMC speakers are at the cutting edge of research and field practices.

The deadline for proposals is March 31st, 2010.

The Wilderness Risk Management Conference
1-800-710-6657 x3 | wrmc@nols.edu | www.nols.edu/wrmc

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Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) To Hold Regional Meeting in Boston, February 19, 2010

November 18, 2009

regional-meetingThe first in a series of the ATTA’s 2010 Regional Meetings in North America will be held during the trade-only day of the 2010 Boston Globe Travel Industry Conference on February 19th. The ATTA’s regional meetings are open to all travel industry professionals, typically creating peer-to-peer networking among tour operators, destination marketing representatives, specialty and adventure travel agents, and consumer and travel trade media.

ATTA Regional MeetingATTA’s Vice President, Chris Doyle, fresh from joining more than 500 executives representing nearly 50 countries at the association’s 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, Canada, will present an, “Adventure Travel Industry Briefing”, featuring current strengths and threats facing the industry along, backed up with recent industry survey results, market size data and a synopsis of emerging trends.

Then, the meeting will quickly shift to lively, rapid-fire group discussions on topics such as the economy, key market forces, marketing strategies & ideas, how travel agents and suppliers can work together more effectively, what lies ahead for the industry and more.

The ATTA’s Feb. 19th meeting is scheduled for 10:50AM – 12:20PM at the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston, MA. Meeting participants will also gain access to the rest of the Travel Show at no charge.

For your free registration for the ATTA Regional Meeting in Boston, go to registration for the Boston Globe Travel Show. Use the code ATTA2010, select “Full Conference”, and finally check the box next to the session “OPEN MEETING – ADVENTURE TRAVEL TRADE ASSOCIATION- ROOM 3″.

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Charlevoix: Host Region of the 2009 ATTA World Summit and a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

October 7, 2009

Tourisme Charlevoix LogoPampered by Mother Nature year-round, Charlevoix has as many ecotourism activities for the contemplative traveler as ones for the visitor thirsting for the great outdoors. Charlevoix boasts awesome natural landscapes where all the elements combine in perfect harmony. This is a land of water, mountains and forests, a region blessed with thick and inviting woodlands, the St. Lawrence River and numerous lakes and rivers, towering peaks and rolling hills ideal for a host of outdoor activities.

Adventure Tourism Open to All

With such an extraordinary abundance of settings in a small area, Charlevoix is a premier destination for outdoor recreation, and one that meets your everyday needs. Beginner and expert hikers find trails leading to breathtaking lookouts. Avid mountain bikers opt for well groomed trails, or head out to discover the region’s beautiful backcountry, off-trail. And for canoeing, sea kayaking, canyoning, rock climbing and cross country skiing, to name but a few, visitors find everything required for their favourite activities. In fact, Charlevoix residents are so proud of their land’s natural wonders that they’re eager to share their passion with one and all.

Regional tourist organizations offer visitors guided tours, visits and various nature interpretation activities. There’s something for everyone! Whatever you choose, Charlevoix’s stunning natural landscapes are sure to be an unforgettable experience.

Charlevoix: An Exceptional Playground for Adventure Travellers

  • A 6,000 km2 territory in the heart of the Canadian Shield, the oldest land formation on earth
  • Created by the impact of a 15 billion tonne meteorite over 350 million years ago
  • One of the rare inhabited World Biosphere Reserves on the planet
  • The pinnacle of vacation destinations for over 200 years

Nature, culture, preservation, traditions and savoir-faire all contributed in February 1989 to make Charlevoix a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Aware of the challenge vested in this title, Tourisme Charlevoix adheres to sustainable development practices for responsible tourism.

Charlevoix and the Sustainable Development Challenge

As a World Biosphere Reserve, the Charlevoix region falls under particular scrutiny in matters regarding socio-economic and tourism development.

Long before today’s interest in sustainable development, some organizations in the area – of which the Charlevoix World Biosphere Reserve, the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SEPAQ) and the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park – had already taken steps towards sound sustainable tourism practices. These precursors felt that heightened public awareness, education and scientific research were part of ecotourism, and each has favoured responsible actions for the conservancy of the flora and fauna. For instance, the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park – unique in Canada – has elaborated rules and regulations for seagoing activities which include on-water speed limits, boat limits and distancing limits from mammals. And both the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie and Grands-Jardins National Parks now rely on solar energy.

Along with several residents and businesses, both Charlevoix’s public and community bodies have pledged to develop agriculture, tourism, commerce, culture and the arts and crafts in a responsible, sustainable fashion. For example, the municipality of Baie-Saint-Paul has adopted since 2006 its own sustainable development action plan called Agenda 21. As well, certain initiatives and tourism activities, such as La Route bleue, aim to sensitize both residents and visitors alike to the particularities of the region’s ecosystem.

Contact:

François Gariépy, International Delegate
Tourisme Charlevoix
495, boulevard de Comporté
La Malbaie (QC) G5A 3G3
Canada
(418) 665-4454 ext. 230
francois.gariepy@tourisme-charlevoix.com

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Adventure Tour Operator Scholarship Winners Named by Teva and ATTA

September 24, 2009

Teva Logo(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 to attend the 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), a trade-only professional and business development conference for adventure tourism executives.

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), named the following winners of a joint, first-time scholarship program that provides financial support to early-stage adventure tourism enterprises (Project descriptions and tourism operations are available through the URLs provided.):

Providing young businesses with access to the ATTA’s global network, its membership resources and financial assistance to attend the October 2009 Summit is the intent behind the ATTA Tour Operator Scholarship Program. The program is made possible through a grant by Teva and managed by the association.

Each of the three scholarship recipients for 2009 receive:

  • complimentary membership in the ATTA for one year ($500 USD value);
  • entry to the 2009 ATWS ($895 USD value), a trade-only professional and business development conference for executives set for October 19-22 in Charlevoix, Québec, Canada; and
  • $1,000 USD travel stipend for travel to the ATWS.

“Through our scholarship program, travel outfitters are rewarded for creating forward-thinking initiatives that enhance the adventure travel experience and benefit the local region at the same time,” said Liz Ferrin, Teva Branded Content Manager. “We look forward to watching how these first-time scholarship recipients will make a difference in the communities where they operate.”

Five finalists also were considered for their good work and sustainable practices:

“Choosing winners from such an incredibly rich, innovative and diverse applicant pool was a difficult task,” said ATTA President Shannon Stowell. “After studying many deserving applications, we’re confident that the responsible adventure tourism development projects to be led by this year’s winners and finalists are poised for success.”

Entries were reviewed by ATTA and Teva staff. Each of the 141 applicants were evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated need (start-up’s, nonprofit status – though not a requirement, located in an emerging but impoverished destination, etc.),
  • Potential for positive impact on local cultural, ecological, and/or historical resources;
  • Exemplary ecological, historical, and cultural practices;
  • Exemplary efforts to work with local and indigenous peoples;
  • Proof of the highest level of professional ethics and practices; and
  • Ability to prove how this Scholarship will be used to elevate the business to achieve a higher level of success – and how it can be utilized sustainably to build long-term and lasting success for the company and the people and places visited.

“We are buzzing with adrenaline at being selected,” said Mike Brcic, President of Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Adventures. “As a small but growing business that is pushing the envelope on sustainable tourism, we’re excited for the opportunity to meet and learn from other tour operators, as well as share our innovative ideas with others in the global adventure travel community. And, given that we’re putting together a new trip in Quebec, the timing couldn’t be better!”

The scholarship will be used by selected incorporated tour operators to grow their business, network, develop their professional skills, and be mentored and inspired by industry peers and influencers.

About Teva

Founded in 1984, Teva began with an unassuming Grand Canyon river guide and an idea that would become the world’s very first sports sandal. The first pairs of Teva footwear were sold out of a van to friends and fellow boaters at the various put-ins along the river. From this beginning a culture of passion for adventure has defined the Teva lifestyle. Today, Teva remains committed to both the innovation in footwear suited for the adventure lifestyle and the protection of the earth’s waterways. Teva is a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, NASDAQGS: DECK. Deckers Outdoor Corporation strives to be a premier lifestyle marketer that builds niche brands into global market leaders by designing and marketing innovative, functional and fashion-oriented footwear

developed for both high performance outdoor activities and everyday casual lifestyle use. Teva®, Simple®Shoes, UGG® Australia, TSUBO®, and Ahnu® are registered trademarks of Deckers Outdoor Corporation.

About the Adventure Travel Trade Association

Established in 1990, the ATTA (www.adventuretravel.biz) is a global membership organization dedicated to unifying, networking, professionalizing, promoting and responsibly growing the adventure travel market. ATTA members include tour operators, destination marketing organizations, tourism boards, specialty travel agents, guides, accommodations, media and service providers. Host of the annual Adventure Travel World Summit executive trade conferences (www.adventuretravelworldsummit.com), the ATTA also makes possible

Adventure.Travel, the traveler‟s hub of physical, cultural and nature-based adventure travel and guide to trusted tour operators from around the globe.

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Global Rescue Sponsors Adventure Travel Trade Association, 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit

September 17, 2009

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 one of three Major Sponsors that have entered into long-term sponsorships of the ATTA and its annual Summit events. Recent sponsor growth, mirrored by record membership sales at the ATTA in 2009, reflects rising confidence and growth in the adventure travel sector within the leisure travel market, as well as the association’s expanding global network.

“We help make the world safer for adventure travelers and reduce the legal and operations risks for tour operators,” said Global Rescue Chief Executive Officer Dan Richards. “The ATTA’s selection of Global Rescue as their exclusive medical, security and evacuation sponsor clearly indicates how important the safety and welfare of the client is to the industry.”

Backing for the ATTA also is increasing at other sponsorship levels in strategic service categories as well, including the recent addition of AdventureLink, Inc. As a new Contributing Sponsor, AdventureLink, the world’s largest online source for booking adventure travel, supports the ATTA, plus, it joins the 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit stable of significant sponsors including: Host Destination Tourisme Québec and Aventure Ecotourisme Québec; Major Sponsors ExOfficio and Men’s Journal; and Key Sponsors Alpine Tourist Commission, Archaeology Magazine, Best of the Alps, Brazil, Eddie Bauer, Tourism Promotion Corporation of Chile, Innovation Norway, and National Geographic Adventure.

Industry service organizations aligning with the ATTA are on the rise, with each providing vital support and value to a specific aspect of the adventure travel trade. In the case of Global Rescue, which airlifts climbers from the Himalayas, skiers from the Alps and the Andes, its partnerships with hundreds of tour and travel operators worldwide is a strategic service match for the ATTA as it helps adventure travel operators and travelers to be better prepared for the unexpected risks of travel.

Such service partners are attracted to the ATTA because of its proven track record of creating productive business-to-business platforms and increasingly, providing direct-to-traveler linkages with the adventure travel sector. Most Major and Key sponsor components for the ATTA and its annual ATWS events generally include financial, advertising, promotional and marketing considerations through a mixed array of digital mediums, events and cooperative agreements.

Growth in sponsorship also is evident in other ATWS sponsorship categories including an array of support for event elements including such things as carbon offsets, a Cyber Café, networking receptions, lunch and dinner events, and other program elements. Adventure Travel World Summit sponsors for 2009 ATWS include:

Supporting Sponsors:

Contributing Sponsors:

Sponsors:

Sponsors continued:

“Sponsor growth during this period conveys to me that the ATTA is on point, providing the right opportunities for our members to gain visibility and industry connections in the right places, through the right venues and at the right time,” said ATTA President Mr. Shannon Stowell. “Our expanding membership base, gained through the strategic expansion of our global network, has attracted some marquee brands that bring great value and commitment to the adventure travel community, and we’re grateful for their support.”

Event information and registration for the 2009 Adventure Travel World Summit is available at http://www.adventuretravelworldsummit.com.

Established in 1990, the Seattle-based ATTA (www.adventuretravel.biz) is a global membership organization dedicated to unifying, networking, professionalizing, promoting and responsibly growing the adventure travel market. ATTA members include tour operators, destination marketing organizations, tourism boards, specialty travel agents, guides, accommodations, media and service providers. Host of the annual Adventure Travel World Summit executive trade conferences, the ATTA also makes possible www.Adventure.Travel, the traveler’s hub of physical, cultural and nature-based adventure travel and guide to trusted tour operators from around the globe.

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Important industry backing as PATA embarks on new Adventure

September 15, 2009

PATA LogoPATA has received important backing from two influential organisations for its 2010 Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart in Nepal. The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are endorsing this important PATA event, taking place at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu on 1-5 February 2010.

The Conference and Mart will create important platforms for discussing and promoting environmental protection and social sustainability. Speakers confirmed include Shannon Stowell, President of the US-based Adventure Trade Trade Association (ATTA), Jose Dominic, CEO of CGH, Kerala; Naranjan Khatri, GM for Environment at ITC Welcome Group in India, Tony Jones, Founding Director of Nepal’s Himalyan Encounter and Australia-based Intrepid Travel CEO Darrell Wade. PATA is working with ATTA and IUCN to identify additional key-note speakers to participate in this exciting programme.

  • Conference sessions include:
  • Adventure Travel: Pulse of the Adventure Traveller
  • Responsible Tourism: The Driving Force
  • Interactive Plenary Session: Adventure Sports Tourism – Risks and Responsibilities
  • Interactive Plenary Session: Zero Waste Challenge
  • Closing Session: Responsible Tourism – Making Business Sense

The event’s official carrier Nepal Airlines is offering preferential fares for delegates from several Asian cities to Kathmandu including Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.

For more details visit: http://www.pata.org or email: ATRTCM@pata.org

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