NXGEN Celebrates 15 Years in the Payments Industry
NXGEN has reached a milestone August 4th, 2017 celebrating 15 years of business. The company has grown from the dreams of Founder/CEO, Thomas P. Nitopi, to a global leader in the payments...
Poseidon Expeditions Captures Two Awards for Our North Pole 360 Fulldome Film Submission to 3rd Russian Fulldome Festival
Polar cruise specialist Poseidon Expeditions recently turned its hand to filmmaking and walked with two awards from some 15 honors handed out at the 3rd Russian Fulldome Festival and Planetarium Conference 2017 held...
World Bicycle Relief and Backroads Join Forces to Provide Life-Changing Bicycles for Students in Need
Backroads Pledges $40,000 in Matching Grant Funds during July Fundraising Campaign Backroads, the world’s leading active travel company, and World Bicycle Relief are joining forces again during the month of...
ANTARCTICA XXI Announces Construction of a New Polar Expedition Vessel
The New 50-Cabin MV Magellan Explorer to Begin Service to Antarctica in November 2019 Antarctic air-cruise specialist, ANTARCTICA XXI, announces the addition of MV Magellan Explorer to its fleet of small...
Thomson Safaris Rated a 2017 Top Safari Outfitter – Travel + Leisure World’s Best Survey
Readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine rated Thomson Safaris a Top Safari Outfitter as part of the publications annual World’s Best survey series July 11, 2017. Thomson Safaris was founded more than...
Mountain IDEAL Standard for Destinations Achieves GSTC Recognition
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Mountain IDEAL Standard for destinations has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The Mountain IDEAL destination standard has been developed to...
Field News
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)...
Events
Qualified Buyers Invited to Apply for Catalonia FAM
Tour operator buyers and travel advisors from North America are invited to explore Catalonia on a familiarization trip 18-24 September 2017 sponsored by the Catalan Tourist Board. Located in Spain’s...
PR in Canada Awards Bannikin’s Travel Media Relations Experts Top 40 Under 40
Two of Bannikin Travel and Tourism’s Media Relations team members, Katie Marshall and Jillian Dickens, have won PR in Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, announced this week. The awards...
Australis Recognized in Travel + Leisure’s 2017 World’s Best Awards
Australis Cruise Lines, known for its expedition cruises in remote and exotic southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, has been recognized by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine as...
Epic Trails – A New TV and Web TV Series Featuring the World’s Top Backpacking Destinations Premieres on Outside TV
Heliconia is proud to announce that their new series, Epic Trails, will premiere on Outside TV on Thursday, August 3rd at 10:30pm ET/ 7:30pm PT. The half-hour, premiere episode follows...
Aurora Expeditions Marks 25 Years of Antarctic Exploration
Australia’s first and only owned and operated small ship expedition company, Aurora Expeditions, is celebrating 25 years since its first expedition to Antarctica later this year. 2017 marks a quarter...
Western Balkans Adventure Travel Webinar 4: The Advantages (and Challenges) of Network Membership
When tourism operators join forces to create official networks—overlooking petty competition and cutthroat tactics to advance an entire region—the ultimate winner is the traveler. Networks serve to codify standards, promote...
Backroads’ Walking & Hiking Tours Are Fastest-Growing Segment for Adventure Travel Company
Italy’s Cinque Terre, California’s Wine Country and Iceland Top List Backroads is gearing up for its biggest summer travel season ever, announcing today that Walking & Hiking Tours are the...
UK’s Beattie Communications Group Merges with Canada’s Tartan Group
Beattie, the creative communications group, has underlined its commitment to Canada by forming a new company with British Columbia based Tartan Group. Beattie Tartan will have offices in Toronto, Calgary,...
