Fighting Food Waste in Adventure Tourism
Blame it on celebrity chefs’ reality television shows, cooking competitions, or those mouth-watering photographs of food and beverages on Instagram — they’ve all had an impact on the growing public...
Posts by: JoAnna Haugen
World Wildlife Fund Secures Funding for Plastics-Free Ocean Initiative
Approximately 8 million tons of plastic litter enters the ocean every year, threatening marine wildlife and ecosystems, human health, and coastal livelihoods. It is a transboundary problem requiring global coordination...
Across Countries and Into Neighborhoods, Trail Tourism Disperses Travelers and Shares Local Lore
We’ve just completed our seventh day on the Alpe-Adria Trail. Over the past week, my husband and I have walked more than 110 kilometers (nearly 70 miles) up steep climbs,...
Letter from the Editor: A Refreshing Week in Montecatini Terme
I needed the perfect conversation. I needed that singular “aha” moment. I needed an answer to a question I hadn’t quite defined. At least, these were all the things I...
Letter from the Editor: Setting the Wellspring Stage in Montecatini Terme
Walking in front of Teatro Verdi on Sunday afternoon, I saw the first real sign of this year’s Adventure Travel World Summit. Two friends, both wearing event name badges, spotted...
Letting Go in Tuscany
With the final bites of a multi-course lunch and the last drips from a bottle of red wine, our guide laid out our options for the afternoon: “We can hike...
Adventure Operators Embrace Experience Design, Adopting Creative Out-of-the-Box Itineraries
Prior to departure, Project X travelers engage in in-depth, personal conversations with Explorer X staff. During these discussions, they’re encouraged to be vulnerable, talk about their motivation, and consider what...
Establishing Your Adventure Travel Business for Endgame Success
A love for adventure travel often encourages people to initially become business owners within the industry, but in the flurry of branding a company, hiring employees, and promoting products and...
Ghinsberg’s Work with Bolivian Indigenous Community Highlights Early Roots of Sustainable Tourism
When he was 22 years old, Yossi Ghinsberg headed to the Amazon seeking adventure. After a harrowing tale of being lost in the Bolivian jungle for three weeks — a...
Going It Alone: Solo Travel on the Rise
Whether intentionally setting out on their own as single individuals or because their normal travel partners are uninterested or unavailable for a particular trip, one thing is certain: Nothing is...
Crooked Trails Educates Travelers, Supports Initiatives Related to Sex Trafficking
For many people, the idea that sex trafficking even exists is mind-boggling, but the problem is far more widespread than most people realize. According to statistics gathered by Equality Now,...
Wellness Itineraries and Digital Detox Design for Adventure Operators
Everyday the world seems to offer a new dose of chaos in the form of natural disasters, political turmoil, and cultural clashes. Add to that professional stress, personal priorities, and...