Members “In the News”
Eight ATTA Members on Outside Magazines ‘Best Places to Work’ Survey
January 23, 2012
Outside Magazine’s annual Best Places to Work feature had eight ATTA members on it in 2011: #1 – Natural Habitat Adventures #16 – MercuryCSC #21 – Geographic Expeditions #29 – Osprey Packs #34 – KEEN #35 – Intrepid Travel #45 – Deckers (Teva) #48 – Eddie Bauer Voting for 2012 closes on February 24th, so get more information and vote for your company today! Read More →
Members "In the News"
Jad Asfour, Owner of Detours Jordan, Interviewed by Jordan Business
January 16, 2012
Adventure tour operator and ATTA member Jad Asfour, owner of Detours Jordan, was profiled in a two-page interview in Jordan Business. Read More →
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Megan Epler Wood Profiled on Milkshake
January 16, 2012
Assistant Editor’s Note: The following profile was written on ATTA Member Megan Epler Wood, on Milkshake. Filmmaker. Author. University Lecturer. Trailblazer. While Megan Epler Wood is all of these things, they don’t begin to capture what this incredible woman has accomplished. Not only did she found The International Ecotourism Society in 1990, she later set out to assist even more institutions and organizations through her consulting firm, EplerWood International. In the world of eco- and sustainable tourism, she’s a superhero. Through her work, Megan has seen the potential for tourism to drive positive social and environmental change even in the most dire situations, like that of Sierra Leone following its decade-long civil war. “I was very skeptical, but when I went, there was potential,” Megan said. “It’s a beautiful country. The people are so kind and generous despite everything they’ve been through. It was a really moving experience.” These days, Megan sits... Read More →
Members "In the News"Inkaterra Included in Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality Book – 2011 Edition
December 21, 2011
Inkaterra has the honor to be part of the first publication of Cornell School of Hotel Administration, considered the world’s most important hospitality education school. In this book you can find a brief description of the hospitality business, its advanced perspectives, examples and practices. One of the few hotel examples remarked by the editors is Inkaterra, an important recognition in this new worldwide hospitality Bible. Read More →
Members "In the News"Wilderness Scotland Ski Trip Profiled in Scotsman.com
December 5, 2011
ATTA Member Wilderness Scotland, was featured along with Managing Director and Guide, Paul Easto in the Scotsman.com. The consumer travel piece profiled Easto and a ski trip he led the reporter on in Scotland. Read the full article. Read More →
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Boston Business Journal and the Commonwealth Institute Name Ciclismo Classico Top 100 Women-Led Businesses
November 22, 2011
Boston, MA – For the second straight year, the Boston Business Journal and the Commonwealth Institute have named Ciclismo Classico as one of Boston’s top 100 woman-Led businesses. Ciclismo Classico, which provides the most authentic, unique and exciting vacations in the adventure travel industry, was founded by Lauren Hefferon in 1988 with a dream to combine a passion for her bicycling, her Italian roots, visual arts, and outdoor education. It has blossomed to one of the most respected companies in the adventure travel industry, garnering awards from Outside magazine and National Geographic Traveler, and vaulting Hefferon to the Advisory Committee for the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit, and 2nd annual National Bike Summit Panel on Tourism during the National Bike Summit. For more information, visit www.ciclismoclassico.com. “Making this list designed to celebrate and honor the region’s top women-led businesses is a great honor,” said Hefferon. “To think that nearly 25 years... Read More →
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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 →
