http://www.adventuretravelnews.com Adventure Travel Industry News Mon, 14 May 2012 20:47:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-larrakia-declarationon-the-development-of-indigenous-tourism http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-larrakia-declarationon-the-development-of-indigenous-tourism#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:14:14 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14170 The first Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference was held in Darwin, on the traditional lands of the Larrakia people on the 28th – 30th  March , 2012, where 191 delegates from 16 countries representing Indigenous communities, government agencies, the tourism industry and supporting bodies, resolved to adopt principles to guide the development of indigenous tourism [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/the-larrakia-declarationon-the-development-of-indigenous-tourism/feed 2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/latest-news-from-the-2012-adventure-travel-world-summit http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/latest-news-from-the-2012-adventure-travel-world-summit#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:13:03 +0000 Murray Bartholomew http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14126 Five months remain until 600 delegates from around the world gather in Lucerne, Switzerland for the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit. Already, the 2012 ATWS is more than half sold out, drawing delegates from more than 40 countries. Here are several updates we hope will assist you in your planning for this year’s Summit: Interact [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/latest-news-from-the-2012-adventure-travel-world-summit/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/taoiseach-tanaiste-launch-the-gathering-ireland-2013-ask-every-community-in-ireland-to-play-a-part http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/taoiseach-tanaiste-launch-the-gathering-ireland-2013-ask-every-community-in-ireland-to-play-a-part#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:57:53 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14166 “The Gathering gives each and every one of us an opportunity to do something positive for our country in our own unique way.” An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have asked every community in Ireland to get involved in The Gathering Ireland 2013, the biggest tourism event ever held in Ireland. Speaking at [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/taoiseach-tanaiste-launch-the-gathering-ireland-2013-ask-every-community-in-ireland-to-play-a-part/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/trend-alert-pinterest-for-brands http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/trend-alert-pinterest-for-brands#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 01:38:41 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13910 By Nicole Petrak, ATTA Special Projects & Assistant Editor to AdventureTravelNews You’ve likely heard of Pinterest by now — the two-year-old photo bookmarking site is being hailed as the hottest site of 2012 all over trade and mainstream media. Pinterest allows users to “pin” images and video content they like directly from the web or [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/trend-alert-pinterest-for-brands/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/more-than-50000-americans-50-choose-soft-adventure-travel http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/more-than-50000-americans-50-choose-soft-adventure-travel#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 00:43:29 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14149 Boston, MA - As the U.S. celebrates Older Americans Month, beginning today, with the theme, “Never Too Old To Play,” Alan E. Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Overseas Adventure Travel, offers the following insights into the soft adventure travel preferences of the 50+ market, including top 10 travel destinations for 2012. “How older Americans travel today [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/more-than-50000-americans-50-choose-soft-adventure-travel/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indigenous-tourism-the-heartbeat-of-experience-authenticity http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indigenous-tourism-the-heartbeat-of-experience-authenticity#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:45:05 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14131 Assistant Editor’s Note: This article authored by Anita Mendiratta of  CNN Task Group was originally published on eTurboNews and is re-posted here with permission.  Canadian by birth, having held strategic leadership positions in Fortune 5 companies including IBM, Unilever and The Coca-Cola Company, Anita Mendiratta now leads CACHET Consulting, a successful international strategic consulting firm [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/indigenous-tourism-the-heartbeat-of-experience-authenticity/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-coordinated-marketing-campaign-to-sell-american-tourism-launches-in-may http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-coordinated-marketing-campaign-to-sell-american-tourism-launches-in-may#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:18:36 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13785 Two recent articles covered updates on the United States’ new marketing program to lure international tourists, a first time endeavor prompted by the 2010 Travel Promotion Act which was largely supported by the national tourism industry. According to the article in The New York Times, the passage of the act follows more than a six [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/first-coordinated-marketing-campaign-to-sell-american-tourism-launches-in-may/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/abenteuer-afrikas-baby-boom http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/abenteuer-afrikas-baby-boom#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:23:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14107 ATTA Member Abenteuer Afrika has shared the following newsletter announcing their very own baby boom – five babies born to staff in the same time period. The tour operator has responded by building an on-site nursery – talk about work-life balance!]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/abenteuer-afrikas-baby-boom/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-expands-membership-benefits-introduces-legal-document-templates-for-tour-operators http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-expands-membership-benefits-introduces-legal-document-templates-for-tour-operators#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:03:51 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14120 Seattle, WA – With the expertise of attorneys Mona McPhee of McPhee Law Office, and Chun Wright of the Law Office of Chun T. Wright, PLLC, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today added to its expanding member benefits portfolio a series of company and customer legal templates and tip sheets. Intended primarily for small- and medium-sized [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-expands-membership-benefits-introduces-legal-document-templates-for-tour-operators/feed 2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sustainable-travel-international-and-ecoism-proving-the-value-in-social-enterprise-nonprofit-partnership http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sustainable-travel-international-and-ecoism-proving-the-value-in-social-enterprise-nonprofit-partnership#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 22:11:50 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14103 Through collaboration and resource sharing, sustainable tourism marketing partnerships succeed in delivering ROI, credibility, and integrated thinking. The result: destinations and travel companies develop plans and products designed to benefit the local community, while protecting valued tourism resources. Portland, OR. and Vancouver, WA. - Global non-profit Sustainable Travel International and ecoism, the sustainable tourism and [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/sustainable-travel-international-and-ecoism-proving-the-value-in-social-enterprise-nonprofit-partnership/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-intrepid-travel-and-cox-kings-featured-in-bbc-travel-article http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-intrepid-travel-and-cox-kings-featured-in-bbc-travel-article#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:58:13 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14066 Three Adventure Travel Trade Association members were recently featured in a BBC News round-up of bucket list adventure travel trips for Boomers. The BBC article is quoted here: Reach out to mankind Consider experiencing the call to prayer at the mosques at Isfahan in Iran or the first site of the pyramids on the approach to Abu [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/zegrahm-expeditions-intrepid-travel-and-cox-kings-featured-in-bbc-travel-article/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/leading-family-adventure-tour-operator-discovers-only-20-percent-of-children-involved-in-family-vacation-decisions-2 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/leading-family-adventure-tour-operator-discovers-only-20-percent-of-children-involved-in-family-vacation-decisions-2#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:57:14 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14075 Kids-Only Focus Group Reveals Travel Expectations of Teens and Under Billings, MT – Award-winning tour operator Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA), the active travel company setting family adventure vacations standards in The Americas, Europe, Africa and Caribbean, learned recently during an online focus group for kids that few children (20 percent) have a say in family vacation [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/leading-family-adventure-tour-operator-discovers-only-20-percent-of-children-involved-in-family-vacation-decisions-2/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-adds-state-of-art-medical-facility-to-new-dive-academy-opening-in-fall-2012 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-adds-state-of-art-medical-facility-to-new-dive-academy-opening-in-fall-2012#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:56:41 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14078 Quito, ECUADOR - Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges, the region’s leading hospitality company for active adventure and dive vacations, announces that it has added a recompression (hyperbaric) chamber and hyperbaric medicine facility to the Red Mangrove Dive Academy scheduled to open in the fall of 2012.  This will be a full-service, state-of-the-art diver education center [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-adds-state-of-art-medical-facility-to-new-dive-academy-opening-in-fall-2012/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/inkaterra-wins-2012-%e2%80%9ctourism-for-tomorrow%e2%80%9d-conservation-award http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/inkaterra-wins-2012-%e2%80%9ctourism-for-tomorrow%e2%80%9d-conservation-award#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:56:17 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14087 Lima - Inkaterra, Peru’s leading provider of luxury and sustainable hospitality, has won the 2012 award for Conservation at this year’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are organized by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the 2012 winners were announced this week at the WTTC’s Global Summit in Tokyo. [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/inkaterra-wins-2012-%e2%80%9ctourism-for-tomorrow%e2%80%9d-conservation-award/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/development-marketplace-reducing-impacts-of-ranching-on-biodiversity http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/development-marketplace-reducing-impacts-of-ranching-on-biodiversity#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:55:32 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14092 The proposal that the Sierra Gorda Ecological Group (GESGIAP in Spanish) presented to the World Bank’s Development Marketplace, “Reducing cattle-ranching impacts on biodiversity” was selected from among 1800 other projects from throughout the world. After going through a competitive selection process in 2008, representatives from 100 projects attended the event at the World Bank’s headquarters [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/development-marketplace-reducing-impacts-of-ranching-on-biodiversity/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mandip-singh-soin-founder-of-ibex-expeditions-india-and-president-of-the-ecotourism-society-of-india-to-speak-in-berkeley-ca http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mandip-singh-soin-founder-of-ibex-expeditions-india-and-president-of-the-ecotourism-society-of-india-to-speak-in-berkeley-ca#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:36:07 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13825 In collaboration with Cal Adventures, University of California at Berkeley, you are invited to journey with this intrepid explorer across India and the globe: from the European Alps to Himalayan summits; from camel and elephant expeditions to frozen river treks; from forbidden lands of Tibet & Mongolia to the forests of Borneo and Madagascar. Taking the road less travelled, Mandip shares his journey of adventures, [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mandip-singh-soin-founder-of-ibex-expeditions-india-and-president-of-the-ecotourism-society-of-india-to-speak-in-berkeley-ca/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/northern-outdoors-to-host-2012-untamed-new-england-adventure-race-june-19-24-2012 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/northern-outdoors-to-host-2012-untamed-new-england-adventure-race-june-19-24-2012#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:20:20 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13960 Northern Outdoors will once again host World Class expedition adventure racing when the 2012 Untamed New England Adventure Race comes to Maine’s rugged wilderness. Beginning June 19th, 50 international teams will begin a four-day, non-stop adventure with trekking, paddling, mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, and more. The challenging racecourse was designed by Untamed New England [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/northern-outdoors-to-host-2012-untamed-new-england-adventure-race-june-19-24-2012/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-announces-opening-of-us-based-sales-marketing-office http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-announces-opening-of-us-based-sales-marketing-office#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:17:13 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14051 Quito, ECUADOR – Hernan Rodas, the visionary founder and owner of Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges, the region’s leading hospitality company for active adventure, announced on May 1st, 2012 the opening a US sales office to serve as the reservations call center in North America. At the same time, to better address the needs of [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/red-mangrove-galapagos-and-ecuador-lodges-announces-opening-of-us-based-sales-marketing-office/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-regional-meeting-schedule-covered-by-travel-agent-central http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-regional-meeting-schedule-covered-by-travel-agent-central#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:16:02 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13651 Travel Agent Central covered the following ATTA release about the North American regional meeting schedule for Spring 2012: Five Adventure Travel Trade Association Meetings]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/atta-regional-meeting-schedule-covered-by-travel-agent-central/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/national-geographic-traveler-magazine-selects-immersion-journeys-for-list-of-50-tours-of-a-lifetime http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/national-geographic-traveler-magazine-selects-immersion-journeys-for-list-of-50-tours-of-a-lifetime#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:08:02 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14028 New York, NY - Immersion Journeys was selected as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 2012 “50 Tours of a Lifetime” and was featured in the magazines’ May 2012 issue, as well as listed on a special Tours of a Lifetime page on their site. The selection process was competitive but our itinerary for Ghana: Wildlife & Heritage was chosen [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/national-geographic-traveler-magazine-selects-immersion-journeys-for-list-of-50-tours-of-a-lifetime/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oiwc-announcement-sally-grimes-to-step-down-from-executive-director-role http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oiwc-announcement-sally-grimes-to-step-down-from-executive-director-role#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:03:42 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14046 Dear OIWC Friends, Members, and Supporters, It is with tremendous excitement and sadness that I am writing to let you know that after 10 years with Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition, I have decided to step down from my role as Executive Director. I will never forget the first time I learned about OIWC. It was [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/oiwc-announcement-sally-grimes-to-step-down-from-executive-director-role/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/united-nations-to-fight-exploitation-and-human-trafficking-in-tourism http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/united-nations-to-fight-exploitation-and-human-trafficking-in-tourism#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:42:41 +0000 Nicole Petrak http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13703 VIENNA – Taking a firm stand against human trafficking, especially child trafficking, in the tourism sector, the heads of two United Nations bodies today pledged to stamp out this hidden scourge through joint efforts. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/united-nations-to-fight-exploitation-and-human-trafficking-in-tourism/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/g-adventures-makes-national-geographic-traveler%e2%80%99s-50-tours-of-a-lifetime-list http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/g-adventures-makes-national-geographic-traveler%e2%80%99s-50-tours-of-a-lifetime-list#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:41:32 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13981 First-of-its-kind Thai sailing adventure receives top honor G Adventures’ Thai Sailing Adventure – Koh Samui to Koh Samui has been selected as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 50 Tours of a Lifetime for 2012.  This is the thirteenth time the tour operator has been recognized by the magazine. “It’s a huge honor to be [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/g-adventures-makes-national-geographic-traveler%e2%80%99s-50-tours-of-a-lifetime-list/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-facebook-contest-by-american-safari-cruises-now-open-for-entries-with-prize-of-an-alaska-un-cruise-adventure http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-facebook-contest-by-american-safari-cruises-now-open-for-entries-with-prize-of-an-alaska-un-cruise-adventure#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:38:34 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14008 Sweepstakes contest open until May 31, 2012 Seattle, WA – Un-cruise adventure tour operator InnerSea Discoveries and American Safari Cruises has unveiled a sweepstakes contest on Facebook running through May 31, 2012. The winner will receive a complimentary cruise for two aboard the line’s upscale 86-guest Safari Endeavour in Alaska this summer. Residents of the [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/new-facebook-contest-by-american-safari-cruises-now-open-for-entries-with-prize-of-an-alaska-un-cruise-adventure/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iconic-adventures-and-the-arthritis-foundation-partner-on-california-coast-classic-bike-tour-sponsored-by-amgen http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iconic-adventures-and-the-arthritis-foundation-partner-on-california-coast-classic-bike-tour-sponsored-by-amgen#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:30:35 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13971 Steamboat Springs, CO – Iconic Adventures, an outdoor adventure company that designs and executes active trips for companies and organizations, is partnering with the Arthritis Foundation to provide ride support for the 12th annual California Coast Classic (CCC), sponsored by Amgen, this fall. This year, the CCC has a new two-day, 150-mile weekend ride on September 15th and 16th, as [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/iconic-adventures-and-the-arthritis-foundation-partner-on-california-coast-classic-bike-tour-sponsored-by-amgen/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/south-african-airways-celebrates-first-anniversary-of-popular-round-trip-nonstop-service-between-new-york-and-johannesburg http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/south-african-airways-celebrates-first-anniversary-of-popular-round-trip-nonstop-service-between-new-york-and-johannesburg#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:29:51 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13993 Flights Provide Convenient Connections to Destinations Throughout Southern and Eastern Africa Ft. Lauderdale, FL – South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, is celebrating the first year of its popular round-trip nonstop service between New York and Johannesburg, which launched on May 1, 2011. The morning departure from New York-JFK Airport provides the most [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/south-african-airways-celebrates-first-anniversary-of-popular-round-trip-nonstop-service-between-new-york-and-johannesburg/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-outfits-outside%c2%ae-television%e2%80%99s-outside-today-show http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-outfits-outside%c2%ae-television%e2%80%99s-outside-today-show#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:28:31 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13986 Jackson Hole, WY – Mountain Khakis ®, a leading mountain-inspired lifestyle apparel brand, announces it has been selected as the apparel partner of Outside® Televsion’s OUTSIDE TODAY show. MK is outfitting the hosts and crew of OUTSIDE TODAY, the popular morning show on Outside Television, as the network’s lifestyle apparel partner with episodes beginning today – [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/mountain-khakis%c2%ae-outfits-outside%c2%ae-television%e2%80%99s-outside-today-show/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-research-named-2012-innovator-of-the-year http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-research-named-2012-innovator-of-the-year#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:27:08 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13997 Seattle-based outdoor brand earns statewide business award for manufacturing role in Washington. Seattle, WASH – Outdoor Research, a leading independent manufacturer of outdoor apparel and accessories, this week was named Washington state 2012 Innovator of the Year in the large company category by a panel of seven judges assembled by Seattle Business Magazine. The award, which will [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/outdoor-research-named-2012-innovator-of-the-year/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-agents-win-a-trip-for-two-to-peru-with-cox-kings http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-agents-win-a-trip-for-two-to-peru-with-cox-kings#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:26:26 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=14000 Every year, your clients experience the best of Peru with Cox & Kings. And this year, you can, too. Walk in the footsteps of the Incas, marvel at grand colonial cathedrals, bargain for a handmade scarf in a local market, and sip a pisco sour in a fashionable seaside bar. Just be the first agency [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/travel-agents-win-a-trip-for-two-to-peru-with-cox-kings/feed 0 http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-releases-new-adventures-for-pioneering-travelers http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-releases-new-adventures-for-pioneering-travelers#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:24:08 +0000 ATN Editor http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=13853 Image © Explore Explore is releasing a new range of unique, one-off adventures with an emphasis on exploring seldom-visited destinations, undiscovered festivals and special events in especially small groups designed to appeal to the most adventurous travellers. The first three trips in this collection are adventures to Congo and the Central African Republic, the Falklands [...]]]> http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/explore-releases-new-adventures-for-pioneering-travelers/feed 0