Campfire Chat: Kristine McDivitt Tompkins
The ATTA Campfire Chat series brings inspiration and vision from dynamic thought leaders whose areas of expertise inform and guide the adventure travel industry. Along with other efforts to regularly...
Industry Spotlight
Red Rocks Rwanda: Intercultural Exchange Center
Born in a refugee camp in Western Uganda, Bakunzi was forced to drop out of school in seventh grade due to lack of funding. In 1994, he was presented the...
Adventure Businesses Look to Take on Climate Change
From changing weather patterns to loss of biodiversity, the global impacts of climate change are unprecedented in scale, and by now, familiar news. This reality poses an especially interesting challenge...
From Privately Funded Preserves to Ocean Clean-Up Efforts, ATTA Members are on the Forefront of Climate Action
Responding to the climate crisis is a top-of-mind issue across all aspects of life, for all populations, in every corner of the world. Realizing the sweeping consequences of not addressing...
Leadership Voices: Antje von Dewitz, Visionary Leader of VAUDE, Sets the Bar for Sustainability Among Outdoor Brands
Whether or not the adventure tourism trade community is fully aware, it is directly affecting a gradual, yet dramatic, industrial paradigm shift — specifically, the way in which tourism’s success...
LifeStraw’s Humanitarian Mission Drove it to Become a Leading Water Filtration Company
The origin of the LifeStraw company follows a non-traditional path compared to most retail and product companies. LifeStraw started through efforts to solve a humanitarian problem — the proliferation of...
Leadership Voices: Ana Ines Figueroa and Jorge Moller Offer Insight Into the Latin American Adventure Market
Latin America has become an increasingly popular destination for international tourism. Many countries, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, are investing in the tourism sector, and the UN’s World...
Leadership Voices: Beau Lotto Explains Relationship Between Neuroscience and Travel
What does it mean to have a memorable travel experience? Can we measure behavioral consequences of these memorable experiences? These are just a few of the questions Beau Lotto has...
Leadership Voices: Demystifying Partnership Agreements with Chunnie Wright
Why do partnership agreements matter in the adventure travel industry? What is the best way to establish a partnership agreement, and what are the best practices for creating one? Adventure...
Adventure Angels Scholarship: Giving Wings to Women’s Empowerment
“Coming from an emerging tourism destination, it’s always hard to start a new business, especially a distinctive one, with vision, with attitude, and with a real sense of adventure. The...