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Alaska Wildland Adventures has received numerous awards and honors from leading local and national organizations within the outdoor industry and involved in wilderness conservation and preservation. Care and concern for the environment is an important value we carry with us on our travels throughout Alaska.
You also may be interested in reading recent publicity about our company and learning about the organizations we hold memberships in.
Awards & Honors:
2007 Top Small Workplaces; recognized as one of the top 15 workplaces in the United States, the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces, 2007.
Outstanding Business in Tourism Award; for superior performance, dedication and outstanding support of the Kenai Peninsula visitor industry, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 2007.
Conde Nast Traveler International Green List Award; recognized as the world's leading Ecotourism Tour Operator for commitment to sound environmental efforts ranging from sustainability to charitable contributions, Conde Nast 2005.
Special Achievement Award; for outstanding support of the Kenai Peninsula visitor industry, Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, 2003.
Arctic Award for Linking Tourism and Conservation; World Wildlife Fund, 2001.
Business Most Committed to Success of Tourism on the Kenai Peninsula; Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council.
Denali Award; Alaska Travel Industry Association, 2001.
Shining Star Award; Green Star, 2001.
Only U.S. Tour Operator to receive honorable mention at the Conde Nast International Ecotourism Awards, 1999.
Outstanding Long-Term Program Award; Alaska Land Managers Forum, 1997.
Recent Alaska Wildland Adventures publicity:
Newsweek, July 2008: Project Green: Beyond Backpacking
Alaska Magazine, May 2008 & June 2008: I'm New Here and Doing Denali.
Alaska Business Monthly, May 2008: Green Star Award Honors Businesses That Conserve.
National Geographic Traveler, April 2008: Stay List, 150 Hotels with location-inspired architecture, ambience, and amenities; eco-stewardship; an ethic of giving back to the community.
Travel+Leisure, November 2007: Life-Changing Trips: 20 Trips to Change Your World.
National Geographic Traveler, October 2007: 2nd Annual Tours of a Lifetime: 50 of the World's Best Trips.
Diversions Magazine, April 2005: Go Wild! Alaska: Three Wilderness Adventures
San Francisco Magazine, May 2003: Great Escapes, Kenai Backcountry Lodge.
Outside Magazine, May 2003: Ten Epic Wilderness Escapes.
Company Memberships:
Adventure Travel Society
Alaska Conservation Foundation
Alaska Institute for Sustainable Recreation and Tourism
Alaska SeaLife Center
Alaska Travel Industry Association
Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association
America Outdoors
American Rivers Green Star Program
Anchorage, Soldotna, Kenai, Seward, and Fairbanks Convention and Visitor Bureaus
BBB online
Better Business Bureau of Alaska
Federation of Fly Fishers
Northern Alaska Environmental Center
Girdwood, Seward, Kenai, Tok, and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce
Sustainable Travel International
The Alaska Center for the Environment
The International Ecotourism Society
The Nature Conservancy of Alaska
Trout Unlimited
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