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	<title>Adventure Travel News</title>
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		<title>2009 Adventure Travel World Summit Draws Experts from Outside Tourism to Inspire New Thought for Radically Changed Operating Environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Famed Entertainment Executive and Astrophysicist to Deliver Keynotes 
(SEATTLE) – Reflecting the new realities of unprecedented economic, climatological and geopolitical shifts, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) for 2009 has introduced an unique array of thought leaders representing the fields of entertainment, astrophysics, architecture and new media, among others, to inspire tourism executives at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Tourism Industry Benchmark Study finds favourable performance compared with other sectors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the hustle and bustle of the information age, with news and views cascading from the internet, the big picture can pass you by. However, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has just published a new in-depth report on the state of the Canadian tourism industry in relation to other sectors of the economy to redress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ZORB Limited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ZORB mission is to provide an adventure activity that provides people with a unique adventure experience that takes them out of their comfort zone yet is safe, fun, and memorable. ZORB is a global brand which we aim to keep at the forefront of adventure tourism.
ZORB is in the Adventure Tourism Industry and provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vertical Adventures (P) Ltd.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Adventures Pvt. Ltd. has been founded with great enthusiasm by Sherpa family members who have contributed more than 18 years in tourism of Nepal having being expertise in Adventure tours, Trekking &#38; Mountaineering Expeditions in the entire Himalayan territories of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India &#38; Pakistan.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to explore you around these adventurous &#38; exotic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responsible Adventures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About Responsible Adventures
Responsible Adventures is an ecological trekking organization designed to improve, protect and preserve the environment of the Himalayan mountain rangers. An organization for the 21st century, we are leaders in the organization of ecological mountain treks.
Responsible Adventures were created and developed by a young environmentally and culturally conscious Trek leader with more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>www.Adventure.Travel Launches New Content, Features, Advertising Campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – July 2, 2009 – Fortified with new adventure travel content, enhanced site search functions and a broadening of its tour operator consumer review process, www.Adventure.Travel, an initiative of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the traveler&#8217;s guide for physical, cultural and nature-based adventure travel, has launched its first consumer-oriented advertising campaign of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partners ATTA &amp; AIA Release First Version of “Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tourism Industry Feedback Sought, Deadline for Comment July 15, 2009
(June 18, 2009) &#8212; Archaeological sites and historic places are major tourist attractions worldwide. In the last few years, visits to historical sites have ranked third—after dining in restaurants and shopping—among activities undertaken by Americans traveling abroad. The number of people that visit archaeological sites rises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Documentary Scholarship: Go on assignment to Vietnam and have your video broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World Nomads, in conjunction with Buffalo Tours, are offering the chance for one lucky aspiring filmmaker to kick start their documentary career.
Go on assignment deep into Mai Chau Valley, with documentary producer Trent O’Donnell (who filmed Positive Footprints shown on Nat Geo adventure channel).
Trekking with a team of 20 doctors, medical students &#38; volunteers who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Geographic Traveler Awards BikeHike Costa Rica Adventure in their “50 Tours of a Lifetime”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Geographic Traveler has selected BikeHike Adventures&#8217; Costa Rica Coast to Coast Adventure for their fourth annual &#8220;50 Tours of a Lifetime&#8221; issue. The 15-day adventure is muscle powered, and travellers traverse from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic shores of Costa Rica by bike, raft, and foot. The feature, which can be found in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banjaar Tola Receives Best Ecolodge Recognition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Within weeks of its opening &#38;Beyond Banjaar Tola Kanha Tented Camp, the fourth in &#38;Beyond and Taj Hotels’ circuit of luxury jungle lodges in India, has not only delighted guests with incredible wildlife sightings, but been named as one of National Geographic Adventure magazine’s Top 50 Ecolodges in the world.
Set on the forested banks of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise North Expeditions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cruise North Expeditions is owned and operated by the people of the region we visit – the Inuit of Northern Quebec. We are the only Aboriginally owned expedition cruise company, and we travel exclusively to Canada’s Arctic.
Our expeditions are packed with adventure, exploration and most of all, discovery. We travel to islands in Canada’s Arctic where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TO DO! – International Contest Socially Responsible Tourism again calling for entries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Berlin, 9 June 2009 - At a time when “Corporate Social Responsibility“ was not yet a hot topic, the Institute for Tourism and Development (Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.) initiated the “TO DO! Contest Socially Responsible Tourism.“ That was in 1995. Now the TO DO! for the fifteenth time is going in search of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient Civilization Meets Wildlife Rehabilitation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maya Key a Showcase for Cultural Preservation on Roatan
ROATAN, Honduras – Roatan’s newest and finest cultural attraction will give visitors a little taste of Honduras all in one place.
Developed and operated by the iconic Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR), Maya Key is located in the harbor of Coxen Hole, Roatan.  Opened to visitors in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Association Survey Reveals Industry Cautious About Economic Recovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Revenue and inventory plans appear appropriately conservative
Boulder, CO, – In a survey released June 1, 2009, by Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), small businesses reported they have lowered revenue expectations, reduced inventory levels, and believe their businesses will rebound later than they expected last fall.
OIA, in conjunction with Piper Jaffray Companies, recently surveyed industry executives with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WorldNomads.com Breaks Rules Again, Gets “Van-Tastic”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Sydney, Australia) June 3, 2009 &#8212; Leading online travel insurance company, WorldNomads.com is offering travellers the chance to win an Australian road trip of a lifetime.
WorldNomads.com Global Programs Manager, Amanda Byrne, says applications are now open for the ‘Van-Tastic Adventure’, where travellers can win a trip to Australia and spend 6 weeks driving across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Trade Association Strengthens Size, Range of Network</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(SEATTLE) – June 5, 2009 – Productive peer-to-peer networking and community collaboration continue to serve as the driving force behind increased participation in the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Association Partnership Program, which today announced the addition of six new members, which expands the group regionally and by specific areas of expertise.
With the addition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Members Tune In Webinar: Guerrilla Approaches to Marketing in 2009/2010: Doing More with Less</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 17th at 10:00 AM PDT / 17:00 UTC
Annie Ellicott (read biography)
2009 is revolutionizing the way we do business. We are witnessing a new economic paradigm and consumer behavioral shifts which will impact adventure travel beyond the current negative sales cycle.
Times like these call for extreme clarity about:

The assumptions we make about our clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kilimanjaro Trekkers to Receive Free Fitness Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thomson Safaris, Fit for Trips team up for promotional offer
Boston, Mass. &#8212; Trekkers with dreams of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro can now get a head start with Thomson Safaris (www.thomsontreks.com).
The award-winning adventure travel company is offering free four-week specialized fitness training for travelers who book a Kilimanjaro trek in June 2009.
The personal training program has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdventureLink Names Senior YAHOO! Executive Jeff Dossett as CEO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES  (May 29, 2009) &#8211;  AdventureLink, Inc., the world’s largest online source for booking adventure travel, today named former Yahoo! Inc. Senior Vice President Jeff Dossett as Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Dossett will be responsible for building global recognition for AdventureLink as the preeminent online marketplace for booking adventure travel.
In February 2009, AdventureLink launched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wiser World Travel, LLC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wiser World Travel, LLC represents respected tour operators who not only meet travelers’ needs with superior tours and itineraries around the world, but who demonstrate commitment to responsible travel and sustainability.  WWT is unique in acting as a travel liaison between travelers and tour operators who provide itineraries with sustainable components, who support local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thomson Safaris wins 2009 Tanzania Conservation Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Honored for community-based initiatives at Enashiva Nature Refuge
Arusha, Tanzania &#8212; The Tanzania Tourist Board has honored Thomson Safaris (www.thomsonsafaris.com) with the 2009 Tanzania Conservation Award.
The award specifically recognizes the company&#8217;s efforts in establishing and supporting the Enashiva Nature Refuge, a community-based conservation project east of the Serengeti.
On May 19, Enashiva&#8217;s project manager, Daniel Yamat, received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel Pioneer Richard Bangs Films “Quest for the Viking Spirit” Using the Most Authentic of Transports – A Hurtigruten Cruise Ship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, NY, May 2009  &#8212; For anyone who has ever thought of exploring Norway and its multitudes of grand fjords, quaint villages and historic sites - Richard Bangs&#8217; recently released documentary, “Adventures with Purpose: Quest for the Viking Spirit,” offers a wonderful peek at the country&#8217;s incredible diversity, stunning scenery and historic culture. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise West Offers Epic Year-Long Global Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ground-breaking Journey Will Visit 242 Ports, 59 Countries on 24 Voyages
Seattle, WA – Marco Polo; Odysseus; Leif Eriksson; Christopher Columbus; James Cook; Ferdinand Magellan &#8212; history’s great sea explorers have inspired an epic global voyage destined to become the most memorable cruise of a lifetime.
These legendary adventurers whose travels shaped much of the known and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Ascent Team Summits Everest, Including ATTA Advisory Board Emeritus Member Viesturs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Viesturs and Whittaker Return Eddie Bauer to the Top of the World
SEATTLE, WA - On the morning of May 19, two legendary mountaineers on the First Ascent &#8220;Return to Everest&#8221; expedition reached the highest point on Earth. Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker stood on the summit with members of their production crew before descending to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Paid Vaction Bill in U.S. History to be Introduced in Congress on May 21st</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(May 2009) &#8212; TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is pleased to announce that Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) will introduce the Paid Vacation Act of 2009 at a news conference on the Cannon House Office Building Terrace in Washington DC at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009.
WHAT THE BILL DOES:
* Requires one week of paid vacation for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boulder, Colorado, Based Intrepid Travel Ranked #1 “Best Places to Work”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventure Travel Company Encourages Employee Eco-Consciousness and Exploration
Boulder, CO – Intrepid Travel (www.intrepidtravel.com) recently (ATN Editor&#8217;s Note: on April 9 2009, Intrepid Travel issued this news announcement, but it was not posted immediately - we regret the posting delay) topped the list in Outside magazine’s (www.outsideonline.com) second annual “Best Places to Work” list.  Intrepid was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other Iraq Tours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Other Iraq Tours&#8221; specializes in luxury and custom tours to Iraqi Kurdistan; Istanbul, Turkey; Vienna, Austria; and, Amman, Jordan.
Tour companies around the world are always looking for new and exciting destinations to take their clients to. Many adventure travelers have been to the usual – sometimes exotic locations – but few have visited Iraqi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Alert to Mexico No Longer in Effect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mexico City, May 15, 2009 – The U.S. Department of State’s travel alert to Mexico due to the H1N1 influenza outbreak is no longer in effect.  This announcement was made right after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its travel warning against all nonessential travel to Mexico.
The CDC announced that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/?p=436</link>
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		<title>Hurtigruten Introduces Hurti-Gear, A “One-Stop Essentials Shop,” Offering Apparel and Gear for Hurtigruten Voyages and Other Outdoor Adventures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurtigruten, a mainstay in expedition cruising to destinations both beautiful and remote, is pleased to announce the launch of Hurti-Gear, its logoed apparel shop.  The site is conveniently stocked with adventure essentials for expedition cruises, such as Hurtigruten&#8217;s voyage to Spitsbergen, with its stunning landscape of jagged peaks and Arctic tundra; or Greenland, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from the Editor - May</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reporting from Stockholm, Sweden, on May 19th…meetings today included relationship-building with VisitSweden.com, The Swedish Ecotourism Society and Nature’s Best, a 80-member group of tour operators here in Sweden. ATTA’s visit here builds upon the ATTA’s 2008 Adventure Travel World Summit (host destination: Norway) efforts to strengthen the global network within Scandinavia.
Our visit here comes on [...]]]></description>
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