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's 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit Advisory Committee.
Ms. Dragon was reported saying in The Himalayan Times that, "the specialist sector was doing better than most in weathering the economic recession", and additionally that adventure tourism is "a driver of economic development where it's often needed most."
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