Adventure & Wildlife Magazine - Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 | Page 60

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE The ATOAI office bearer’s team aims to take the association to new heights. Apart from resolving issues for adventure tourism in the country, its main objectives would be to widen its membership base PAN India, making risk assessment for tour operations a priority within the membership, capacity building workshops in First Aid/ CPR etc for adventure guides, staff and for various state tourism departments, educational seminars and FAM tours for members, opening new avenues of new upcoming products under adventure & active tourism and creating pool of trained human resources available to the membership. Adventure & Wildlife Magazine offers hearty Congratulations to the new office bearers of ATOAI and wishes them all success in growing the Association to greater heights. ABOUT ATOAI The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) was conceptualized by seven dynamic founder members from the adventure travel trade, who envisioned ATOAI to be strong support group that led to both group and individual profits by establishing adventure as one of the main tourism attractions to India. With her natural topography of towering mountains, steep cliffs & dizzying heights on one hand and swiftly flowing currents, cascading rapids & fierce swells on the other - India is a natural paradise for the discerning traveler. ATOAI’s aim is : • • • • • To promote national integration, international welfare and goodwill. To institute chairs and fellowship in India. To conduct seminars, group discussions, course of studies, cultural meetings. To promote adventure tourism in India. To take all steps which may be necessary for promoting, encouraging and assisting in the development of Adventure Tourism throughout the country and to take initiative to secure the welfare of the Adventure Tourism Trade. ATOAI today is a strong body of over 300 adventure travel professionals who are not only passionate adventurers themselves, but also promote adventure tourism with the same passion. For any further information, please write to our Admin Head, Ms. Deepika Chowdhry at atoai.india@gmail.com or atoaiadmin@gmail.com 60 Vol 1|Issue 5-6|Nov 16 - Jan 17