Here is some exciting news from ATA from a recent press release :
Media Inquiries: Ellen Evaristo, AMNH Department of Communications October 2008, 212-769-5973;
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMNH EXPEDITIONS AND ACADEMIC TRAVEL ABROAD, INC. MUSEUM TO DEVELOP TRAVEL PROGRAMS REFLECTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; ACADEMIC TRAVEL ABROAD, INC., WILL ACT AS TRAVEL PROGRAM MANAGER
The American Museum of Natural History has announced a new partnership between AMNH Expeditions—enabling Museum travelers to embark on their own explorations of the world in the company of educators and curators for more than 50 years—and Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. (ATA), a travel company based in Washington, DC, that has a long history of serving the country’s elite non-profit organizations, museums, and universities.
Starting in January 2009, the Museum will partner with ATA to operate AMNH Expeditions. The Museum will focus on developing innovative educational programs featuring itineraries that highlight the research of AMNH scientists around the world. ATA will be responsible for the day-to-day interaction with AMNH Expeditions passengers and tour operators and will oversee marketing and tour operations. “I’m delighted that we will be working with a company of ATA’s caliber,” said Arti V. Finn, AMNH Senior Director of Business Development. “This partnership allows the Museum to focus on unique, high-quality educational experiences.”
The American Museum of Natural History, a world leader in scientific exploration, established AMNH Expeditions, the first museum educational travel program in the country, in 1953. For more than 50 years, AMNH Expeditions has presented educational travel programs that reflect past and current areas of interest and exploration by the Museum and enable travelers to embark on their own explorations of the world in the company of scientists, curators, and educators. Participation helps to support the Museum’s mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate—through scientific research and education—knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe.
Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. creates and operates exciting travel programs of the highest quality and value for sophisticated, curious travelers. In business for more than 50 years, ATA took Americans back to Europe to experience its rebuilding after the Second World War. This “Marshall Plan in Action” launched pioneering programs throughout Europe from Norway to Portugal. In 1956, ATA opened the doors to cultural travel in the former USSR, and in China in 1979. Now for more than a half century, ATA has continued to offer innovative travel programs around the world.
Academic Travel Abroad’s website
