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	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tourism Returns to Haiti G Adventures leads the way with new trips for 2015 G Adventures is leading the return of tourism to Haiti with the launch of five departures starting in February 2015, five years after a devastating earthquake shook the world’s largest creole country. In 2013 the small-group adventure tour operator was approached by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assess and report on Haiti’s tourism potential. The IDB has an existing relationship with G Adventures’ non-profit organization, Planeterra, developing community-based projects to support local economies in Central and South America. Jeff Russill, VP of Innovation at G Adventures, traveled to Haiti to help assess its readiness for travelers. “We weren’t sure what we would find when we arrived, but what we discovered was a country full of friendly people looking to move on, world-class art and culture, real-time history, and stunning nature and beaches.” “We’re looking forward to bringing our travelers here to experience this strong culture, to spend locally and help Haiti fully recover. G Adventures uses local suppliers, which means travelers’ money stays in the country. We firmly believe tourism can be a force for good,” says Russill. Haiti is looking forward to rebuilding the country’s reputation as an attractive tourist destination. “We’re concentrating on escorted groups initially, so I’m thrilled G Adventures is launching trips there. Their ethical approach fits so well with how we want to help rebuild, through tourism and word-of-mouth,” says Jean-Marc Flambert, tourism marketing consultant for Haiti. “There’s a real curiosity around traveling to Haiti; it's a place to be explored and adventure travel is the perfect way to see it. While travelers will visit the beach, Haiti is not a fly-and-flop destination.” G Adventures’ 10-day Highlights of Haiti trip is available to book now and is priced from $2,499pp. Highlights include Cap-Haïtien and its famous Citadelle Laferrière, a UNESCO-designated mountaintop fortress, learning about rum at a local distillery, making the local kasav flat bread, meeting a voodoo priest and shopping for voodoo artefacts at the Iron Market. Travelers will also visit a local grassroots project, the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which helps at-risk youth learn artistic skills, and see local artist communities make famous mosaics. Nature-lovers will enjoy visiting the turquoise Bassin-Bleu pools to cliff-dive and swim, and the Marie-Jeanne cave to discover underground landscapes and massive caverns. For more information please visit www.gadventures.com. About G Adventures G Adventures is an adventure travel pioneer offering the widest selection of affordable small group tours, safaris and expeditions to more than 100 countries on all continents. It was the first adventure travel company to offer 100% guaranteed departures in 2013. Powered by an international team of passionate travelers, the award-winning trips embrace authentic accommodation, exotic cuisine and local transport to put travelers on a first-name basis with the planet’s people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife. The intimate, authentic and sustainable approach to small-group travel introduces travelers to the highlights of a destination while offering the freedom to explore it on their own. Whatever age, interest, ability or budget, G Adventures has a genuine life-changing experience. For more information please visit www.gadventures.com. For further information, interviews or images please contact: Timothy Chan Public Relations Manager 416-260-0999 x 1353 timc@gadventures.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tourism Returns to Haiti
G Adventures leads the way with new trips for 2015

G Adventures is leading the return of tourism to Haiti with the launch of five departures starting in February 2015, five years after a devastating earthquake shook the world’s largest creole country.

In 2013 the small-group adventure tour operator was approached by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assess and report on Haiti’s tourism potential. The IDB has an existing relationship with G Adventures’ non-profit organization, Planeterra, developing community-based projects to support local economies in Central and South America.

Jeff Russill, VP of Innovation at G Adventures, traveled to Haiti to help assess its readiness for travelers.

“We weren’t sure what we would find when we arrived, but what we discovered was a country full of friendly people looking to move on, world-class art and culture, real-time history, and stunning nature and beaches.”

“We’re looking forward to bringing our travelers here to experience this strong culture, to spend locally and help Haiti fully recover. G Adventures uses local suppliers, which means travelers’ money stays in the country. We firmly believe tourism can be a force for good,” says Russill.

Haiti is looking forward to rebuilding the country’s reputation as an attractive tourist destination.

“We’re concentrating on escorted groups initially, so I’m thrilled G Adventures is launching trips there. Their ethical approach fits so well with how we want to help rebuild, through tourism and word-of-mouth,” says Jean-Marc Flambert, tourism marketing consultant for Haiti.

“There’s a real curiosity around traveling to Haiti; it's a place to be explored and adventure travel is the perfect way to see it. While travelers will visit the beach, Haiti is not a fly-and-flop destination.”

G Adventures’ 10-day Highlights of Haiti trip is available to book now and is priced from $2,499pp.

Highlights include Cap-Haïtien and its famous Citadelle Laferrière, a UNESCO-designated mountaintop fortress, learning about rum at a local distillery, making the local kasav flat bread, meeting a voodoo priest and shopping for voodoo artefacts at the Iron Market. Travelers will also visit a local grassroots project, the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which helps at-risk youth learn artistic skills, and see local artist communities make famous mosaics. Nature-lovers will enjoy visiting the turquoise Bassin-Bleu pools to cliff-dive and swim, and the Marie-Jeanne cave to discover underground landscapes and massive caverns.

For more information please visit www.gadventures.com.

About G Adventures
G Adventures is an adventure travel pioneer offering the widest selection of affordable small group tours, safaris and expeditions to more than 100 countries on all continents. It was the first adventure travel company to offer 100% guaranteed departures in 2013. Powered by an international team of passionate travelers, the award-winning trips embrace authentic accommodation, exotic cuisine and local transport to put travelers on a first-name basis with the planet’s people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife. The intimate, authentic and sustainable approach to small-group travel introduces travelers to the highlights of a destination while offering the freedom to explore it on their own. Whatever age, interest, ability or budget, G Adventures has a genuine life-changing experience. For more information please visit www.gadventures.com.

For further information, interviews or images please contact:

Timothy Chan
Public Relations Manager
416-260-0999 x 1353
timc@gadventures.com