2009 Adventure Development Index
Finally, learn about adventure travel development when you visit the George Washington University and Adventure Travel Trade Association’s website ranking adventure destinations. The Adventure Travel Development Index (ATDI) (www.adventureindex.travel) ranks 192 countries based for their adventure travel competitiveness. It’s fun, because sometimes countries that rank high in the index aren’t ones you might be thinking about yet as great places to go adventure-ing.
The methodology relies on hard data and expert surveys to asses countries in 10 pillars: Sustainable Development, Health, Safety and Security, Cultural Resources, Natural Resources, Adventure Activity Resources, Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship and Image.
The top three developing countries this ... 
OTR Getting Ready for a Winter FAM in Montenegro
Snow is falling in Kolasin, and we're getting ready for our winter FAM trip with Black Mountain Montenegro and 3e Travel! One week to go!
Happy New Year! From Deepali in Mongolia
This is the fourth in a series of posts from Deepali Patel, a native of Washington D.C. and Fulbright Fellow working in Mongolia. This week, her suggestions for adventure activities in Mongolia. Read more on her blog: Land of Blue Skies
Happy New Year! I have two weeks to go in the Land of Blue Skies, and my research on agricultural policy and food security is done. Mongolia has an uncertain future that I'm afraid will not be all pleasant, but growing pains are probably unavoidable. I think the Western-educated younger leaders of the ...
Volunteer Tourism News
03.19.10 | 12:02 pm EDT
A friend recently asked me to help her find a voluntourism trip to Kenya, I thought this would be pretty straight forward but it wasn’t. I remember that Kenya used to be one of the most popular destinations for voluntourism before the 2008 riots and was shocked that I really had a hard time to find operators that were offering ... [
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Scan the headlines from our favorite sources including Adventure Travel Trade Association, Airlinesbuzz.com, NY Times Travel, USA Today, Fodors.com, & Matador.com
03.18.10 | 6:46 pm EDT
Editor’s Note: ATTA Member Quasar Nautica Expeditions‘ contacted the ATTA March 18, 2010, to share background on a recent development from the Galapagos. The following Incident Report was released March 18, 2010: Incident involving the M/S Alta March 18, 2010 18h00 GMT The Vessel M/S Alta On March 17, 2010 at 8:30 PM local time (14h30 GMT), while entering the ... [
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03.17.10 | 4:42 pm EDT
Seventy-five outdoor businesses, the Outdoor Industry Association, Outdoor Alliance and the National Parks Conservation Association have signed on to a letter calling on Congress to protect public lands from climate change impacts. The letter, which will be delivered to Congressional offices this week, is below. Healthy lands and waters help generate $730 [...] [
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03.16.10 | 3:18 pm EDT
The travel marketplace is highly fragmented, with adventure travel suppliers and providers operating independently all over the world. In contrast, travel planning and sharing is completely digital. This makes technology-based products essential to the adventure travel industry. The Problem? Evaluating and then buying travel technology is time consuming and costly. In today’s economy adventure travel companies [...] [
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03.20.10 | 4:15 pm EDT
Feature Photo: Listener42 / Photo above: xJasonnRogersx Two months ago we came up with an idea that had our friends and family questioning our sanity. An idea that intrigues, confuses, and sparks wild conversations in the break room. We figured No Impact Man had done it, as well as The Dervaes Family, Rachel Munston, and countless others. And so, on ... [
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03.20.10 | 10:15 am EDT
Here’s some weekend wanderlust inspiration for you. Get out and explore. Photo: Matador Flickr group member anibaltrejo Trying to find new markets or become a successful travel photographer? Grab Matador’s Free Report 15 Publications That Pay For Travel Photography and help accelerate your career as a photographer. COMMUNITY CONNECTION Make sure to check out our Focus Page if you’re on ... [
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03.19.10 | 9:12 pm EDT
WHAT/WHERE One man takes public transportation from LA to Panama City. NETWORK CONNECTION We have all ridden our fair share of buses. Public transportation is a mainstay for backpackers; chicken buses, taxis, motos, tuk tuk’s…whatever gets us form A to B with relative safety. VIDEO CREATED BY In Transit [
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03.20.10 | 1:20 am EDT
The Annapurna Circuit is one of the world’s great treks. But a road is coming in, and vehicles’ dust may cloud the experience. [
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03.20.10 | 1:20 am EDT
Beitou provides a lively base to explore both the urban and rural permutations of the hot spring culture. [
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03.20.10 | 1:20 am EDT
Gay visitors and locals are carving out a retreat in Siem Reap, where the concept of homosexuality seemed nonexistent until recently. [
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