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	<title>Asia Travel News Commentary, Reviews, and Insights &#187; Socially Responsible Tourism</title>
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		<title>2011 Red Lantern Journeys&#8217; Climb for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 04:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s benefit climb of Mt. Rainier in Washington State is scheduled for July 14th to 16th. The Climb for Himalaya Children raises money to support the Mitrata Orphanage and the Centre for Child Studies and Development in Kathmandu, Nepal. The participants will climb the 14,411-foot-high Mt. Rainier, one of the highest and most glaciated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Article on Red Lantern Journeys</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/socially-responsible-tourism/nice-article-on-red-lantern-journeys/387?</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 03:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington&#8217;s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship feature Red Lantern Journeys (and myself) in an article in their latest newsletter. I&#8217;m an MBA alum from the University of Washington Foster School of Business and it&#8217;s nice to be recognized by my alma mater! Check out the article here: &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s an Annual Thing &#8212; China Closes Tibet in March</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/tibet/its-an-annual-thing-china-closes-tibet-in-march/372?</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News agencies are reporting that China officials have verbally ordered Tibetan tour agencies not to accept foreign tourists beginning in advance of the March 14 anniversary of the 2008 pre-Olympic crackdown during which Chinese government forces killed. Read the article in the UK&#8217;s Gaurdian here: Guardian Article on the Closure of Tibet This closure marks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar Stops Visa on Arrival</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/myanmar/myanmar-stops-visa-on-arrival/325?</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myanmar has quit issuing visas-on-arrival in advance of it&#8217;s November elections. They had implemented the visa on arrival policy on May 1st of 2010, so to have it suspened just a few months later indcates that they are probably concerned about people taking advantage of it to enter the country in order to observe events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$30,000 Raised for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last year, 18 people took on a dual challenge to help orphaned and needy children in Nepal. They challenged themselves to get in shape to climb Mt. Rainier in Washington State and to raise a minimum of $1000 for the Mitrata-Nepal Foundation for Children. Those 18 participants and 4 climb leaders ended up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Cups of Tea Tour to Northern Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/socially-responsible-tourism/three-cups-of-tea-tour-to-northern-pakistan/282?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/socially-responsible-tourism/three-cups-of-tea-tour-to-northern-pakistan/282?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join me this September for my inaugural Red Lantern Journeys&#8217; President&#8217;s Tour. This year, I&#8217;m going to Northern Pakistan to raise money for the Central Asia Institute. This tour is a unique opportunity to visit the cultures and landscapes made famous in the book Three Cups of Tea and to raise money for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chitwan Park Lodges Allowed to Reopen</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/chitwan-park-lodges-allowed-to-reopen/150?</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chitwan National Park]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Cabinet of the Government of Nepal approved the re-opening of the seven jungle lodges located within Chitwan National Park. The lodges had been ordered closed by the government after their lease expired. The lodges were forced to cancel all bookings and move guests to lodges outside the Park. After five months of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Climb for Himalaya Children</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/2010-climb-for-himalaya-children/140?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/2010-climb-for-himalaya-children/140?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climb for Himalaya Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re ready  to go with next year&#8221;s Climb for Himalaya Children of Mt. Rainier. The climb will take place from July 15th to 17 in 2010. Please visit the Red Lantern Journeys web site for complete details about participating and how to register for the climb. As of January 1st, we have 10 people registered. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aung San Suu Kyi Drops Opposition to Tourism in Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/myanmar/aung-san-suu-kyi-drops-opposition-to-tourism-in-myanmar/121?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/myanmar/aung-san-suu-kyi-drops-opposition-to-tourism-in-myanmar/121?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article by Charlie Norton dated August 14, 2009 in the Daily Telegraph, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar opposition leader, has dropped her opposition to tourism in Myanmar.  Burma was renamed Myanmar by the ruling military dictatorship, but the new name has never been recognized by the United States and other Western countries. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Rainier Climbed for Nepalese Orphanage</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/climb-for-himalaya-children2009/99?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/climb-for-himalaya-children2009/99?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, July 19, 2009 two groups of participants in the Red Lantern Journeys Climb for Himalaya Children struggled their way through thin air and high winds to reach the summit of the 14,410-foot-high Mt. Rainier. They planted Tibetan prayer flags on the summit  in honor of the children of the Mitrata Orphanage in Kathmandu. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepal Travel Article in the Arc Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/nepal-travel-article-in-the-arc-magazine/92?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/nepal-travel-article-in-the-arc-magazine/92?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my article on Nepal and the Mitrata Orphanage in the Go section of the June, 2009 issue of the Arc Magazine.  I write about my last trip there in March and some of the amazing things to do there besides go trekking and climbing mountains! Read the article here: Nepal Article in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Unrest in Bangkok &#8211; Authorities do Nothing?</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/thailand/civil-unrest-no-major-casualties/41?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/thailand/civil-unrest-no-major-casualties/41?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The protesters at the Bangkok airports are shutting down an entire country. They&#8217;ve trapped 350,000 foreign travelers who are becoming angrier by the day. Business losses are mounting and will total in the tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars. The orchid industry alone estimates that it will lose US$23 million if Suvarnabhumi Airport remains closed until December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Child Abuse Travel!</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/socially-responsible-tourism/dont-let-child-abuse-travel/40?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/socially-responsible-tourism/dont-let-child-abuse-travel/40?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, November 20, is Universal Children&#8217;s Day. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 218 million children worldwide engaged in labor, while millions are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. I support the efforts of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to build awareness and with a special focus on Asia where the problems are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism not Always Good for Locals</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/cambodia/tourism-not-always-good-for-locals/11?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/cambodia/tourism-not-always-good-for-locals/11?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible Tourism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Milo Anderson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article below illustrates how corrupt officials can and will take advantage of the demand for tourism in developing countries. Milo Anderson, a journalist and recent graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, spent a month in Cambodia last January as part of a study-abroad program looking at social work there. After the program, [...]]]></description>
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