Alberto Peruzzini Leaves Adventure Legacy in Tuscany and Beyond
Among the early observations I made about ten years ago of Alberto Peruzzini — a long-time friend and colleague who served for many years as the head of Toscana Promozione...
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Adventure Tourism Discourse Advances at ITB Berlin, World’s Largest Tourism Trade Fair
Conversations surrounding adventure tourism at ITB Berlin have progressed noticeably since the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) first appearance at the enormous global trade fair in 2006. Once revolving around...
AdventureWeek Reveals a More Intimate, Adventurous, and Diverse Tuscany
AdventureWeek events organized by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) have always been a complicated mix of anticipation, expectation, and exploration as several stakeholders converge to convey a particular destination’s...
Kyrgyzstan Reconnaissance Showcases Country’s Adventure Opportunities, Prepares Local Operators for Tourism Partnerships
After a hard day’s cross-country drive that ended at an impressive elevation of 3,400 meters, most people in our group hesitated before climbing on. Several people opted out of the...
Kyrgyzstan Sets Stage for Promising Future in Adventure Travel
When Kyrgyzstan became a republic in 1993, the important work of the UNWTO Silk Road Programme began in earnest, and development agency support followed suit, including assistance from USAID (USA)...
AdventureWeek Tuscany Promises Unexpected Twists on Classic Destination
Advance preparations are well underway between the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Toscana Promozione to reveal a largely unknown side of one of Italy’s most romanticized classical tourism destinations...
Recent AdventureEDU in Western Balkans Focuses on Industry Growth Across Borders
On 28-30 March 2017, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) held its tenth AdventureEDU training program in Southeast Europe since 2013 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this recent training...
ITB Berlin’s Adventure Tourism Hall Gains Traction, Fueled in Part by the ATTA, its Members and Partners
The Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Halls at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism trade fair, will once again reflect a growing interest in socially and ecologically conscious travel in...
Accelerating Pan-European Adventure Community + Capacity Building
In the September 2016 installment of AdventureTravelNews, ATTA’s Europe team reported that one of its major efforts in the first half the year throughout Europe was focused on the ATTA’s...
Seeking Balance Between Individual and Community Profit – Lessons Underway in Catalunya
With four adventure-rich provinces on the Iberian Peninsula bordering France and Andorra and the Mediterranean, the tourism board of the autonomous region of Spain called Catalunya (Catalonia) is stepping forward...
Seeking Balance: Progressive Developments, Nuanced Challenges
Norway, Sweden and Finland make up the largest part of the geographic region called “Scandinavia,” each of which has ranked rather high on each of the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s...
Winds of Change – A Report from London’s World Travel Market (WTM) 2016
Prelude Without exception, utter shock and disbelief gripped show goers at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2016 with whom I met with following the outcome of the election in the...