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AWRTA hires new director
Hanna Waterstrat
AWRTA is pleased to announce the hiring of a new executive director. Hanna Waterstrat earned an MBA in sustainable business from Bainbridge Graduate institute and has previous experience as a conservation professional for non-profits, government and private industry. She supports AWRTA's mission and vision and is committed to both wilderness conservation and small business sustainability. We all look forward to working with Hanna on the critical and exciting issues on our plates in 2010 and beyond.
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AWRTA V.P. joins the Explorers Club
AWRTA would like to congratulate Vice President Dan Oberlatz for his recent trip to New York for inclusion into the prestigious Explorers Club. Since 1904, the Explorers Club has celebrated the spirit of exploration and AWRTA is proud that one of its own is being recognized as a modern-day explorer. We all look forward to talking to Dan about the experience and learning the best spots to hit in Manhattan as a V.I.P.!
Visit the Explorer's club
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Adventure Green Alaska accepting 2010 applications
Adventure Green Alaska (AGA)--Alaska's only certification program for sustainable tourism businesses--is once again accepting applications. The application period will be open through November 30th and certification awards will be announced on January 30, 2010. Certified businesses may display the AGA logos and are publicly recognized as leaders of the industry.
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AWRTA President's message
Welcome members and friends. This is an exciting time of change at the Alaska Wilderness Recreation & Tourism Association (AWRTA). We have been working hard on behalf of our members to address the impacts of the economic downturn by providing an affordable marketing alternative for smaller, rural, and wilderness-based Alaskan tourism businesses. We are also committed to increasing public awareness about sustainaiblity issues in our amazing industry. In keeping with these goals, we are proud to announce the imminent launch of www.visitwildalaska.com, AWRTA's new consumer website designed to help market and promote sustainable Alaska businesses to current and prospective Alaska visitors.
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Visit Wild Alaska launch
www.vistwildalaska.com to debut soon!
With generous donations from Alaska Wildland Adventures and National Wildlife Federation, the AWRTA board of directors has been working with some of the nation's premier travel marketers and web designers to create a brand new, consumer oriented website. This "best-in-class" Alaska tourism website will feature AWRTA business members and promote sustainable tourism practices. Along with our groundbreaking new certification program, Adventure Green Alaska (www.adventuregreenalaska.org) , we believe that Visit Wild Alaska will change the marketing landscape for AWRTA members now and well into the future. Watch for more info in soon-to-come e-news editions!
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Update your member info soon!
In the next few days, we will be sending out AWRTA membership dues reminders for the 2010 calendar year. This will allow you to choose between basic and premium representation on the new Visit Wild Alaska website.
All current 2009 AWRTA members should update their business information for the new Visit Wild Alaska website via the following brief online questionnaire by October 31, 2009. This will allow us to display current information about your business on the Visit Wild Alaska website. The more details you provide, the easier it will be for discriminating website visitors to choose your products and services. Here is a link to update your firm's info:
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Choose from basic or premium member listing
New site offers both flexibility and value.
- AWRTA's new consumer based website will include a choice between a basic listing (which comes with all memberships) or an optional premium listing which will creat a more in depth coverage of your business on the site.
Our goal is to create a great value for member businesses in the ever growing online search market as well as drive traffic to your own site.
The basic listing will include: ¨
- A personalized description of business
- Link to member's website
- Special offers field
The premium listing will include:
- Custom banner image at top of page
- A more in-depth description of business
- 2 additional images
- Additional links to member's website
For more info please contact us at the AWRTA office or via email. | |
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This message includede a great deal of important information, so please feel free to contact our office if we can be of any assistance whatsoever. It is critical that we get your firm's infomation as soon as possible. We are here to help in this regard, as well as to help our member businesses use Visit Wild Alaska, the AGA certification program and any of our other resources to make your businesses more successful and our industry more sustainable.
AWRTA office contact info:
2207 Spenard Road, Suite 202
Anchorage, Ak. 99503
TEL: (907) 258-3171 | FAX: (907) 258-3851
EMAIL: director@awrta.org
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