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		<title>Global Rescue evacuates five telecom workers from Chile</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five telecom workers stranded in Concepcion, Chile, have been evacuated by Global Rescue security teams after the massive earthquake left the country’s second-largest urban area with destroyed infrastructure, low supplies of fuel and other staples, and a high security risk as looting and violence escalated.
Global Rescue teams dispatched a helicopter to pick up the workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times best-selling author joins Gap Adventures as the surprise celebrity judge for Create Your Own Adventure contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto &#8211; New York Times best-selling author Patricia Schultz has been announced as the 10th celebrity judge in an esteemed panel that will select the Top 20 finalists of Gap Adventures&#8217; highly-popular Create Your Own Adventure contest.
But the author of the definitive travel guide 1,000 Places to See Before You Die &#8211; who was named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The President Signs the Travel Promotion Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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According to www.whitehouse.org:  March 04, 2010          &#124; 1:48 &#8212; The President signs the bipartisan Travel Promotion Act, which will create jobs, encourage travel to the United States, and help the tourism industry, which has been hurting as a result of the economic downturn, in the Oval [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman Farr&#8217;s TRIP Act Expected to Boost U.S. Domestic Tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to OpenCongress.org, which tracks legislation introduced to the U.S. Congress, Representative Sam Farr (D-California), co-chair of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus,  introduced on Feb. 24, 2010, H. R. 4676, the Travel Regional Investment Partnership (TRIP) Act, which will provide US$50 million (over a five year period) in matching grants to destination marketing organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Economic Downturn, Americans and Foreign Visitors Flocked to U.S. National Parks in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten million more Americans and foreign tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked the fifth busiest year ever for the National Park System, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
“People both here and abroad know that our national parks are America’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 11th and Earlier Reports &amp; Updates from ATTA Members in Chile</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update &#8211; March 11 - According to multiple international media outlets, Chile has been rocked by a series of major aftershocks, including the latest, a 7.2 magnitude jolt according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ATTA will attempt to connect with its members in the country and will report updates from within the country as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism Chile Update on Chile&#8217;s Tourism Infrastructure Following Saturday&#8217;s Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(As of Monday March 1, 2010 &#8211; return for updates as they become available) &#8211; Chile suffered an 8.8 quake in the early morning hours of Saturday February 27, 2010. The cities closest to the epicenter, including Concepcion, Talcahuano and Temuco as well as a number of small towns along Chile’s central coast were most [...]]]></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 more than [...]]]></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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		<title>Travel + Leisure&#8217;s March 2010 Issue Features &#8220;World&#8217;s Top Adventure Trips&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Travel + Leisure&#8217;s March 2010 issue, &#8220;T+L has surveyed the field to create the ultimate directory of adventure trips around the globe, each listed with a top outfitter.&#8221;
Editor&#8217;s Note: In the story written by veteran and prolific writer of all things adventure, Jeff Wise, includes 33 companies on Travel + Leisure&#8217;s World&#8217;s Top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iconic American Brand Eddie Bauer Celebrates 90th Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE &#8212; Specialty retailer Eddie Bauer, The Original Outdoor Outfitter®, is turning 90. When Mr. Bauer first opened for business in 1920, his &#8220;Eddie Bauer&#8217;s Tennis Shop&#8221; was renting space in a gun shop in downtown Seattle. Within a year he had his own storefront and became renowned as an outfitter and innovator. While he [...]]]></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>ATTA Releases 2010 Tune In Webinar Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on feedback from ATTA members, current industry trends and development needs, the ATTA presents the following calendar of ATTA Tune In Webinars exclusively for ATTA members (except where noted for sustainable tourism matters, in which case, the Webinars are open and free to the entire industry). ATTA’s Webinar series emphasizes the following categories:

Trends &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Sustainable Travel Specialist Course Available Through The Travel Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellesley, MA / Boulder, CO &#8211; The Travel Institute announced the release of a new Lifestyle Specialist course for travel agents that’s focused on sustainable travel and tourism. This course joins eight other Lifestyle Specialist courses offered by The Travel Institute each one allowing travel professionals to test and earn an industry recognized credential.
The course, [...]]]></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 countries in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q1 2010 Adventure Travel Industry Snapshot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GIVE 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND GET THE SURVEY RESULTS FREE
Providing ATTA Members regularly with fresh research is a key objective of the ATTA. To help accomplish this, adventure travel tour operators are requested to complete this survey by Friday, February 19th.
This Industry Snapshot is a quarterly check-in on the state of tour operators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ExOfficio Chooses Adventure Travel Media Source to Expand their PR Reach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, Colo. — ExOfficio has hired Colorado-based Adventure Travel Media Source (ATMS) to seek out new lines of communication for their popular lines of outdoor clothing and gear.
“ATMS have proven themselves in the outdoor industry as an extraordinary asset to expanding the reach of communications. We turned to ATMS because of their unparalleled passion and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Coastal Tourism Innovators Symposium Receives High Praise from Participants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first-ever Symposium for Innovators in Coastal Tourism Development, held January 20-22 at Stanford University, exceeded expectations of both participants and organizers. The Symposium, organized by the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) and cosponsored by the Center for Global Business and the Economy (CGBE) of the Stanford Business School, was attended by 85 innovators from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Africa Travel Association’s Third Annual U.S.-Africa Seminar on Tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African Safari Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founded in 1998, the African Safari Company specializes in photo safaris to all of Africa’s top wildlife destinations, and is recommended by National Geographic. Custom itineraries are tailored to your specific requirements and designed by the owner/operator, Mike Nesbitt. A native of South Africa, Mike has been involved in the travel industry for over 30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report on the Flooding in Peru by Apumayo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As all of you must already know, the southern Andean region of Peru has been affected by unusual heavy rains which started on January the 23rd and ended on January the 28th, returning to its normal amounts. These rains caused an extraordinary increment of water carried by the Vilcanota River, almost 1,100 m3/second, when maximum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Vision International</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of individuals across the world who dedicate their time to volunteer is immeasurable. Many of these individuals do so because they want to make a difference&#8230;
According to the volunteering database, Do-it, the highest motivation for volunteering is to help other people, and one only has to look at the recent events in Haiti [...]]]></description>
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		<title>comScore&#8217;s, “The 2009 U.S. Digital Year in Review”, Summarizes 2009 Digital Marketing Trends, Offers Implications for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/comscores-%e2%80%9cthe-2009-u-s-digital-year-in-review%e2%80%9d-summarizes-2009-digital-marketing-trends-offers-implications-for-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESTON, VA  – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released The comScore 2009 U.S. Digital Year in Review. The complimentary report recaps key trends in U.S. digital media landscape, including e-commerce, search, online video, online advertising and mobile, with an emphasis on how digital marketers can capitalize on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit Planeterra Mobilizes Community Relief Efforts in Wake of Flooding in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerned Groups and Individuals Asked to Make Online Donations to Peru Flood Relief and If Traveling to Cusco Bring Essential Items, Clothing and Food
TORONTO – Over 12,000 people have been uprooted and/or severely impacted by the late January rains and flooding in Peru’s Sacred Valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Planeterra has mobilized an onsite team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gap Adventures Launches Global Online Contest &#8211; &#8220;Create Your Own Adventure&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto  &#8211; To celebrate 20 innovative years providing life-changing travel experiences across the globe, Gap Adventures is launching the Create Your Own Adventure contest (www.createyourownadventure.com), the largest and most ambitious interactive competition in the company&#8217;s history.
The global online contest invites everyone from once-a-year vacationers to seasoned globetrotters to submit an itinerary for the tour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures Within Reach Delivers Machu Picchu Updates, Models Effective Communications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: ATTA Member Adventures within Reach today delivered an effective communication to its customer mailing list, at once updating would-be travelers with a fact-based situation update along with realistic perspectives on future travel to the area&#8230;and promises of future updates. It&#8217;s an effective means of keeping travelers&#8217; interest on destinations dealing with natural disasters. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Travel &#38; Tourism Council (WTTC) announced the 12 finalists for the 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Under WTTC&#8217;s stewardship since 2003, the prestigious Awards recognise best practice in sustainable tourism in four different categories &#8211; Destination Stewardship, Conservation, Community Benefit and Global Tourism Business. Over 160 entries were received this year from over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Represented at PATA Adventure Travel &amp; Responsible Tourism Conference in Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Bartholomew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the 170 delegates from 25 nations at the recent Pacific Asia Travel Association hosted Responsible Tourism Conference in Nepal, was the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), represented by industry vetern, Kathleen Dragon who is serving on the ATTA&#8217;s 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit Advisory Committee.
Ms. Dragon was reported saying in The Himalayan Times that, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATTA Regional Meetings Across the United States Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discover France Announces New Garmin GPS Units Included On All France Self Guided Tours for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATN Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottsdale, AZ—Discover France, the leading specialist in cycling and hiking vacations throughout France, offers self-guided trips to France that feature unique itineraries and NEW Garmin GPS personal navigation systems for all tours in 2010. The cycling and hiking routes chosen by Discover France Adventures offer clients the opportunity to explore the culture, architecture, and gastronomy [...]]]></description>
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