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		<title>Save the Serengeti: An ATTA Call to Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ A major highway, an international airport, power struggles, development, and human welfare issues &#8211; critical challenges now threaten the very fabric and survival of the Serengeti National Park as we know it. Never before in its history has the world&#8217;s greatest wildlife heritage faced such an uncertain future. ~ Source: SaveTheSerengeti.org On June 21, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UIAA Responds to Everest Age Restrictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UIAA welcomes China’s decision to ban people under 18 years of age from climbing Mount Everest. According to press reports and climbing and trekking agencies in Nepal, the decision was taken on June 10 by the Lhasa-based Chinese Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) &#8211; a branch of the Chinese Mountaineering Association, which is a UIAA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Chris Dodd Backs Peru&#8217;s Claim to Artifacts Taken by Yale University</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to WNPR&#8217;s Diane Orson&#8217; June 7th report featured at www.yourpublicmedia.org and since picked up by the Associated Press, &#8220;Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd was in Latin America last week, speaking with leaders in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru about US relations and the global economic crisis. &#8220;In an interview published online Sunday on the website Peru.com, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Times Reports: To Help Jaguars Survive, Ease Their Commute</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 23:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, The New York Times reports on jaguars in South America. &#8220;In the past few years, such corridors have been created in Africa, Asia and the Americas to help animals cope with 21st-century threats, from encroaching highways and malls to climate change.&#8221; Read full story on NYTimes.com. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adventuretravelnews.com%2Fny-times-reports-to-help-jaguars-survive-ease-their-commute'; addthis_title = 'NY+Times+Reports%3A+To+Help+Jaguars+Survive%2C+Ease+Their+Commute'; addthis_pub [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Nomad&#8217;s Safety Hub Delivers Advice to Travelers in Chile</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chile earthquakes: advice for travelers Just before dawn on Saturday 27th February, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile. The epicenter was situated in the Maule region, 300km south of the capital, Santiago. So far, over 700 deaths have been recorded with fears that this will rise significantly over the coming days. The Earthquake sent waves of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>According to CNN: &#8220;Bill for U.S. travel promotion organization headed to president&#8217;s desk&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(CNN) &#8212; A bill that will create a tourism promotion organization for the United States received its final passage in the Senate on Thursday. Read full story. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adventuretravelnews.com%2Faccording-to-cnn-bill-for-u-s-travel-promotion-organization-headed-to-presidents-desk'; addthis_title = 'According+to+CNN%3A+%26%238220%3BBill+for+U.S.+travel+promotion+organization+headed+to+president%26%238217%3Bs+desk%26%238221%3B'; addthis_pub = 'atta';]]></description>
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		<title>National Geographic Channel Premieres &#8220;Nasca Lines: Buried Secrets&#8221;, Sure to Inspire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Geographic Channel has just premiered a new documentary, Nasca Lines: Buried Secrets, from Edge West Productions, directed by celebrated British documentarian Philip J. Day. This in-depth doc comes at a perfect time, giving an American audience an exciting view of the history and mysteries of Peru beyond Machu Picchu. Nasca Lines: Buried Secrets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Tourism Development Index 2009 Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A joint initiative of The George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association and Xola Consulting, the Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI) ranks 192 countries based for their adventure travel competitiveness. The 2009 ATDI Report, in three parts, is available below at no charge. The methodology relies on hard data and expert surveys to asses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2010, from Mass Mingling to Maturialism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: The following consumer trends for 2010 are directly sourced from trendwatching.com, an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas. One of my favorite trend-watching Web sites, it relies on trend-forward &#8220;Spotters&#8221; around the world who report to the creators of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Relief Options for Haiti Following Devastating Quake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: President Barak Obama has just issued an email (12:39PM Pacific, Jan. 13, 2010) appeal concerning Haiti, and is using the White House Blog, Help for Haiti, to communicate ways in which you may assist Haitian relief efforts. Below are other organizations you may wish to support for the natural disaster in Haiti or for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Entrepreneur.com: 10 Online Marketing Trends for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;Since your trend-marketing returns are only as good as your ability to make educated guesses, here&#8217;s some advice to help you avoid turning educated guesses into marketing messes. The following list features the top 10 internet marketing trends for 2010, in no particular order, and tells you whether to invest, test or let it rest&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Along the River that Flows Uphill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along the River that Flows Uphill &#8211; From the Orinoco to the Amazon recounts the journey that two authors, Richard Starks and Miriam Murcutt, took along a remote and strange river in Venezuela called the Casiquiare. At the same time, it examines the risk that is inherent in all adventure travel. A thoughtful, quick read,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“A Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism” Now Available for Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 22, 2009, during the ATTA’s Adventure Travel World Summit in Québec, Canada, the ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE of AMERICA (AIA), ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE, and the ADVENTURE TRAVEL TRADE ASSOCIATION (ATTA) announced the completion of a manual of good practices for anyone interested in visiting archaeological sites. The guide outlines practices that allow for proper, sustainable archaeological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel &#8211; Why It Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delivered by Adventure Travel Trade Association President Shannon Stowell, October 21, 2009 at the Adventure Travel World Summit, Quebec, Canada. “In the past I’ve delivered ‘state of the industry’ addresses mostly based on facts that the ATTA has gathered and surveys we have done- a lot of quantitative data. Now, as ATTA matures, it’s time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Ascent Team Summits Everest, Including ATTA Advisory Board Emeritus Member Viesturs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viesturs and Whittaker Return Eddie Bauer to the Top of the World SEATTLE, WA &#8211; On the morning of May 19, two legendary mountaineers on the First Ascent &#8220;Return to Everest&#8221; expedition reached the highest point on Earth. Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker stood on the summit with members of their production crew before descending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In This Economy, Industry Vets Concur: “Don’t worry about the wind; adjust the sails.”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are no two ways around it: It’s time to, “Adjust the Sails”. So says adventure travel professionals possessing decades of experience who have weathered the worst tempests to date who’ve recently borrowed from that now infamous Ted Turner quote. It’s been said that the two most important drivers of adventure travel business is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure, Experiential Travel Partner to Propel PURE ‘Experiential Travel’ Trade Show Concept</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – February 12, 2009 – In an invitation only, highly specialized travel trade gathering, 300 targeted suppliers and 300 targeted private travel designers representing the adventure and experiential travel segments will assemble in Marrakech, November 16-19, 2009, at PURE, the industry’s first travel trade exhibition and conference dedicated to the “Experiential Travel” sector. Launched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Tourism Takes Travel to the Extreme, but the Effects of Climate Change Could &#8220;Heat Up&#8221; a Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Study Examines the Effects of Climate Change on the Adventure Sector and Offers Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers (Santa Fe, NM) February 12, 2009:  Xola Consulting recently released a research report entitled “Exploring the Effects of Climate Change and Sustainable Development in the Adventure Tourism Industry.” The report provides an in-depth look at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion &#8211; Social Media: Wake Up and Smell The Engagement!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Chris Noble of World Nomads has LEPT out in a big way with the ATTA before, during and now post 2008 Adventure Travel World Summit as a fresh voice, forward leaning, and truly tapping into innovative programs that can make a difference and that illustrate savvy marketing sense. I encourage you to read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Moral Adventurer in a World of Need</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presented by Carol Bellamy, President and CEO, World Learning at the Adventure Travel World Summit, São Paulo, Brazil &#8211; 6 September, 2008 Thank you all. It&#8217;s a great pleasure to join you at this wonderful gathering and I want to especially thank Shannon Stowell and Chris Doyle of the ATTA for inviting me to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Poll Shows Strong American Support for a Paid Vacation Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STUDY SHOWS WORKERS RUN RISK OF BURNOUT FROM TOO LITTLE VACATION!  NEW VACTION WEB SITE LAUNCHED! July 2008 &#8212; A new poll (http://www.timeday.org/right2vacation/poll_results.asp) finds that more than two-thirds of Americans support a law that would guarantee paid vacations for American workers.  The scientific telephone sample of 1,002 Americans was conducted by The Opinion Research Corporation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Economy Discussion at ATTA Regional Meetings Reveals Moderate Concern</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Seattle) &#8211; July 2008 &#8211; In Berkeley, California, Seattle, Vancouver, Wash., Boston and New York City between May 30th and June 26th, ATTA hosted nearly 150 adventure travel industry professionals at its Regional Networking Events. With two Adventure Travel World Summits away from U.S. soil in 2008, ATTA stepped up its commiment to major markets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mountain Institutes China Earthquake Housing Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: ATTA and TMI have coordinate in the past on several initiatives &#8211; its innovative support program warrants a look and support where possible. The Mountain Institute (TMI) and its China Program are seeking to raise $144,000 in donations to assist in reconstruction efforts in China after the recent devastating earthquake in Sichuan. Contributions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND 14-COUNTRY STUDY RANKS CONSUMERS ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 21:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; The National Geographic Society and the international polling firm GlobeScan today unveiled a new mechanism for measuring and comparing individual consumer behavior as it relates to the environment. &#8220;GreendexTM 2008: Consumer Choice and the Environment-A Worldwide Tracking Survey&#8221; looks at environmentally sustainable consumption and behavior among consumers in 14 countries. This first-of-its-kind study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia Travel Company Assists Cyclone Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asia Transpacific Journeys Responds to Crisis in Myanmar By Providing Clean Drinking WaterBOULDER, CO. &#8211; A Colorado-based travel company is assisting cyclone relief by stepping up its already-established, in-Myanmar program of producing clay water filters for clean drinking water. Asia Transpacific Journeys, based in Boulder, Colorado, established its non-profit Asia Transpacific Foundation to help on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Adventure Book Release Set for May 2008!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do Sir Richard Branson, ATTA President Shannon Stowell and author-adventurer Don Mankin all have in common? They’re all noted on the cover a new adventure travel book &#8212; set for a May 2008 release – called, “Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean: A Guide to Extraordinary Adventures for the Seasoned Traveler”. Co-authored by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JUST RELEASED! Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATTA Member O.A.R.S. provided production support for this IMAX film just released on March 14:  Set against the immense backdrop of the majestic Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Adventure will take IMAX Theatre audiences on an exhilarating river-rafting adventure down the Colorado River in the company of a team of explorers who are committed to bringing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthwatch Founder Rosborough’s “Our Common Mission” Keynote Elicits “Standing O”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“&#8230;Focus on your mission and forget the labels which separate and segment your marketplace. Whether travel is for adventure, for heritage, cultural preservation, education, training, conservation, personal enrichment, self renewal or recreation is less important than the impact we make while we’re there. Market distinctions like sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, community-based tourism, ecotourism, and my [...]]]></description>
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