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Nominations Sought for Adventure Travel
Industry Pioneers
SEATTLE,
WASH. Travelpress.biz - Nominations
are currently being sought by the
Adventure Travel Trade Association for its
inaugural Pioneers of Adventure Travel
awards program set to debut at the
Adventure Travel World Summit in Seattle
October 16, 2005.
The
purpose of the new recognition program is
to honor past and present pioneers of new
routes and destinations, commercial
adventure travel enterprises, responsible
tourism practices, innovative
partnerships, and groundbreaking consumer
education and awareness initiatives in the
world of adventure travel. Pioneers will
be acknowledged for having created,
challenged in a positive and productive
way, protected, evolved and helped to
enhance the overall state of the adventure
travel industry.
Nominations
may be submitted until October 4, 2005for
the following adventure travel
categories:
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Tour Operators (Two categories: Domestic
and International/Overseas)
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Destination Marketing Organizations
(includes tourist boards, tourism
ministries)
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Lodge and/or Attractions
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Adventure Travel Guides (individual
award)
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Specialty/Adventure Travel
Agencies
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Specialty/Adventure Travel
Agents
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Retailers (Travel, Outdoors, Adventure,
etc.)
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Media (print or broadcast)
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Manufacturers
Peer-based
judging for the awards program includes
the ATTA leadership, ATTA Advisory Board
and the Adventure Travel World Summit
Advisory Committee.
Judges
will evaluate nominees on multiple
measures including such things as: quality
of management and leadership; creation of
new adventure market niches;
industry-galvanizing initiatives;
strategic collaboration efforts leading to
innovative and lasting partnerships;
introduction and advancement of
responsible tourism practices (e.g.,
ecotourism, sustainable tourism,
voluntourism); professional support,
mentoring and development of others in the
industry; setting of "gold bar" customer
service standards; execution of business
strategy and on-the-ground operations; and
legacies left behind for others in the
industry build upon.
All
nominees will be recognized by the
Adventure Travel Trade Association. Visit
www.adventuretravel.biz/pioneerawards
for nomination guidelines. Nominations
must be received electronically no later
than 5:00PM PST on October 4, 2005, via
pioneers@adventuretravel.biz. Finalists
will be announced during the opening
ceremony of the Adventure Travel World
Summit www.adventuretravelworldsummit.com
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Seattle-based
ATTA ( www.adventuretravel.biz ) is
a strategic membership organization
dedicated to raising the profile of
adventure travel globally. The ATTA,
established in 1990, provides valuable
services, knowledge, and connections that
help ATTA members succeed in their
businesses, thereby helping the industry
grow.
Media
Contact:
Chris
Doyle, Director, Adventure Travel Trade
Association
916.791.9409,
cdoyle@adventuretravel.biz
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