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/schoeller-wins-swiss-innovation-award-for-iload http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/schoeller-wins-swiss-innovation-award-for-iload#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:16:17 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11142  On 3 November, iLoad®, the latest development from the Sevelen based textile and technology specialists, Schoeller Textil AG, was distinguished with the Swiss Technology Award in the segment “Maturity Stage” at the Innovation Forum, held at the Novartis Campus in Basel. In a two-phase adjudication process, a high profile jury of experts carefully selected the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/schoeller-wins-swiss-innovation-award-for-iload/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/columbias-innovative-omni-heat%c2%ae-electric-brings-home-two-awards http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/columbias-innovative-omni-heat%c2%ae-electric-brings-home-two-awards#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:13:47 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=11138 We are excited and blushing a bit at the recent awards we received from National Geographic Adventure and Outside Magazine. Check it out. The Bugaglove Max Electric™ was honored with National Geographic Adventure’s “Gear of the Year” Award.  This is the first time Columbia has made their list, and their crew enjoyed the steady heat [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/columbias-innovative-omni-heat%c2%ae-electric-brings-home-two-awards/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eight-ways-for-retailers-to-tap-into-the-adventure-travel-trend http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eight-ways-for-retailers-to-tap-into-the-adventure-travel-trend#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:28:09 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10414 Assistant Editor’s Note: This piece was written by the Outdoor Industry Association, in cooperation with ATTA, and is now part of their Resource Library. It is posted here with their permission. Adventure travel is already a multi-billion dollar business. But according to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, it may just be hitting its stride. “Tourism [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/eight-ways-for-retailers-to-tap-into-the-adventure-travel-trend/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-partnerships-driving-down-marketing-costs http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-partnerships-driving-down-marketing-costs#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:10:16 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10410 Assistant Editor’s Note: This article, by Charlie Lunan, was originally published in the Outdoor Industry Association WebNews, and is posted here with their permission. Outdoor brands looking to stretch their marketing budgets are making great progress by collaborating with the adventure travel industry. The increasing collaboration was in full view at the Adventure Travel Trade [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/adventure-travel-partnerships-driving-down-marketing-costs/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-releases-benchmarking-reports http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-releases-benchmarking-reports#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:00:18 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=10017 Boulder — Two benchmarking reports released today by Outdoor Industry Association indicate that the outdoor industry has emerged from the recession leaner and more profitable. The Manufacturer Benchmarking Report and the Retailer Benchmarking Report are based on 2010 financial data provided by 61 manufacturing companies and 59 retailers. These studies are among the most important [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-releases-benchmarking-reports/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/platypus%c2%ae-origin%e2%84%a2-9-hydration-pack-wins-outdoor-enthusiast-editor%e2%80%99s-choice http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/platypus%c2%ae-origin%e2%84%a2-9-hydration-pack-wins-outdoor-enthusiast-editor%e2%80%99s-choice#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:06:30 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=9350 Seattle, U.S.A. – Cascade Designs, Inc., the Seattle-based industry leader in the design and manufacture of premier outdoor equipment, is proud to announce the company’s Platypus® Origin™ 9 hydration pack has been honored with an Editor’s Choice award from the UK magazine Outdoor Enthusiast. The hydration pack was recognized for its comfort, utility and weatherproof-ness [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/platypus%c2%ae-origin%e2%84%a2-9-hydration-pack-wins-outdoor-enthusiast-editor%e2%80%99s-choice/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-apparel-footwear-post-solid-gains-on-robust-inventories-and-spring-like-weather http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-apparel-footwear-post-solid-gains-on-robust-inventories-and-spring-like-weather#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:32:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=6927 Boulder, CO — The new retail fiscal year kicked off optimistically, with sales of outdoor products up 5.2 percent to $655.6 million in the four-week period ending February 26, 2011. Outdoor Apparel and Outdoor Footwear both showed gains in early February that moderated by month’s end as consumers started to make the switch to spring/summer [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-apparel-footwear-post-solid-gains-on-robust-inventories-and-spring-like-weather/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/briggs-riley-brx-exchange-duffle-receives-national-geographic-gear-of-the-year-2010-award http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/briggs-riley-brx-exchange-duffle-receives-national-geographic-gear-of-the-year-2010-award#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:31:50 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4471 HAUPPAUGE, NY – Briggs & Riley Travelware‘s BRX Exchange 26 Duffle has received National Geographic Adventure’s top honor of ‘Gear of the Year 2010.’ This dynamic duffle bag from Briggs & Riley’s new BRX collection converts into a backpack using a quick-convert backpack suspension system. A back panel easily zips away to reveal a padded [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/briggs-riley-brx-exchange-duffle-receives-national-geographic-gear-of-the-year-2010-award/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/premiere-vision-innovation-prize-2010-for-schoeller-textil-ag http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/premiere-vision-innovation-prize-2010-for-schoeller-textil-ag#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:42:50 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=4120 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/premiere-vision-innovation-prize-2010-for-schoeller-textil-ag/feed 0 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/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/atta-pilots-presence-at-outdoor-industry-trade-show http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-pilots-presence-at-outdoor-industry-trade-show#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:59:12 +0000 Murray Bartholomew http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=3202 Between August 3rd and 5th the Adventure Travel Trade Association will attend the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010 in Salt Lake City, the outdoor recreation industry’s leading event which draws more than 1,000 exhibitors and approximately 40,000 industry attendees semi-annually. There, the ATTA will introduce the adventure tourism industry to the outdoor industry via the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-pilots-presence-at-outdoor-industry-trade-show/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:26:15 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=2961 Rotorua, NZ – ZORB Limited, the New Zealand adventure tourism operator that provides the ZORB experience in New Zealand and overseas, has launched its latest product – the ZURF. After a number of years of fine-tuning the design, ZORB is happy to announce the launch of its latest product, the ZURF – cousin of the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zorb%c2%ae-launches-new-product-%e2%80%93-the-zurf/feed 0 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/iconic-american-brand-eddie-bauer-celebrates-90th-anniversary http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iconic-american-brand-eddie-bauer-celebrates-90th-anniversary#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:33:10 +0000 Christopher Doyle http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1682 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iconic-american-brand-eddie-bauer-celebrates-90th-anniversary/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-awarded-portland-development-commission-grant-for-development-of-industry-eco-index http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-awarded-portland-development-commission-grant-for-development-of-industry-eco-index#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:22:17 +0000 Christopher Doyle http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1380 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-industry-association-awarded-portland-development-commission-grant-for-development-of-industry-eco-index/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/exofficio-launches-innovative-outerwear-for-fall-2010 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/exofficio-launches-innovative-outerwear-for-fall-2010#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:40 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=1149 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