Viristar is proud to renew our Affiliate Membership with FOBISIA (Federation of British International Schools in Asia) for the 2025-2026 membership year. This ongoing partnership reflects our shared commitment to fostering safe and high-quality outdoor and experiential learning opportunities for students across Asia.
Adventure tourism continues its rapid global expansion, creating unprecedented demand for skilled professionals across all regions. The market, valued at $415.6 billion in 2024 (Market.us) and projected to reach $2 trillion by 2032 (Allied Market Research), signals a transformation in how people experience the outdoors.
Active shooter threats are a risk in outdoor settings, from adventure parks to backcountry sites.
Viristar has adapted the “run, hide, fight” plan used in the urban context into a standard operating procedure for active shooter situations in remote outdoor settings.
Viristar is proud to announce a new partnership with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), supporting enhanced safety for outdoor and adventure professionals. Through this collaboration, AIARE instructors and providers will receive exclusive access to Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training at a discounted rate.
Viristar is proud to renew our Business Affiliate membership with the International Camping Fellowship (ICF), further strengthening our commitment to improve the safety and quality outdoor experiences around the world.
The Outdoor Professional Conference (OPC) will take place this November 4 – 8, 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA. This annual event, organized by the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, brings professionals together from across the industry who facilitate participant-facing outdoor recreation.
August 25, 2024 was a sunny day with mild temperatures—seemingly perfect for an outdoor adventure. A group of 23 tourists was on a guided tour of Breiðamerkurjökull, a glacier in Iceland’s Vatnajökull National Park, and famous for its ice caves.
33North delivers outdoor programming in Lebanon, including snowshoeing, backcountry skiing, and multi-day trekking. The organization emphasizes cultural immersion, environmental sustainability, and delivering high-quality programs.
Viristar is pleased to share that participants in Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course can now receive continuing education credits through the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE).
The owner of a paddleboarding company was jailed for 10-and-a-half-years for the gross negligence manslaughter of three trip participants and a guide, following their deaths on a SUP trip down the River Cleddau in Wales in 2021. She was sentenced in April 2025.
In 2004, in response to the report, Aventure Écotourisme Québec (AEQ), Québec’s adventure ecotourism association, developed a quality and safety accreditation program for adventure tourism providers.
Viristar was pleased to collaborate with the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) to present the workshop “Safety Culture and Risk Management: Empowering Your Outdoor Program Staff.”
