Great Canadian Trails (GCT), the latest division of adventure travel company World Expeditions, just launched its standalone website featuring many new cycling, hiking and/or paddling itineraries across Canada for 2016....
International tourism demand continued to be robust between January and April 2015 with tourist arrivals increasing 4% worldwide according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Almost all regions enjoyed...
Let’s share the good news too All too often we read about the negative impacts of tourism, the effects of the modern world encroaching upon unspoilt wildernesses and the impacts...
According to Travel and Leisure Mexico’s June 2014 issue, “El Mundo en Dos Ruedas” or “The World on Two Wheels” is the hot way to travel this year. The most...
The stats came out loud and clear this spring: 63% of over 100,000 bookings made by Intrepid Travel last year were made by women. 54% of travelers considered affluent by...
By: Jim Sano, ATTA Advisory Board Member and VP of Travel, Tourism & Conservation of the World Wildlife Fund (US). Last year a jury awarded $41.7 million to a student...
In response to heavy rainfall, high winds and serious floods in the U.K. this winter, VisitEngland created a smart guide for tourism companies for “Responding to Extreme Weather”. Whether or...
Backpacking is the ultimate low-budget option for eager world travelers. It conjures up images of gap-year young people on bus rides with huge packs on their laps, sparsely furnished hostels...
As a member-based organization, the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s number one priority is our members. And, because our tour operator and travel advisors’ priority is to get travelers booked on...
Travel videos are inherently clickable. Because video is more than just visual (it’s sound and images, and it’s interactive), it’s engaging in many ways that attract travelers to it. Destinations,...