PARTNERS SELECT RELATIONSHIPS WE VALUE

We partner with a select group of organizations that we feel improve the experience and level-of-service we are able to provide our guests. We value our relationships with the members of this group and our hope is that you will travel with us and learn first-hand why.

Polar Bears International Canada Goose WildlifeHD
Lowepro Bushnell

PARTNERS

POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL

Since 2000 Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure has been a Platinum Level sponsor of Polar Bears International.

For their groundbreaking Adventure Learning® program and to help PBI better accomplish their goal of polar bear "Conservation through Research and Education" we contribute in-field physical infrastructure, logistical support and many, many hours of manpower.

Each October PBI hosts student leaders from all over the world in Churchill at PBI Leadership Camp. For the Camp we contribute many resources, including for the students days on a mobile classroom (a Tundra Buggy) and nights on our remote Tundra Buggy Lodge. These students return to their homes “Ambassadors of the Arctic” helping generate in their communities awareness of PBI’s mission and values.

The PBI Videoconference Classroom connects polar bear researchers on Tundra Buggy One with students attending zoos and schools all over the world. We host the polar bear researchers and provide videoconference equipment and logistical support. In 2008, these researchers will make a total of 14 broadcasts to students in Alaska, Indiana, Manitoba, Oregon, Rhode Island, Sea World Australia, and the University of Central Florida.

PBI’s project thermoSTAT™ will be launched in October 2008 and comprises a number of programs as a call to action to lower the Earth’s atmospheric temperature. From Tundra Buggy One, a team of top polar bear researchers will provide live and near-real-time interviews to the news media. The team will discuss ice conditions and how changes in the sea ice affect polar bears, humans and the rest of the organisms on the planet.

PBI’s other Churchill-based initiatives include free in-Buggy Lectures and newsletter distribution for all of which we provide logistical support.

As well, in the form of a cash donation to PBI, each of our Frontiers North – Tundra Buggy Adventure ‘Specialist’ and ‘Enthusiast’ level guests are provided one-year memberships to Polar Bears International. Membership benefits for our guests include receipt of PBI’s quarterly newsletter.

CANADA GOOSE

When talking about outerwear, the statement “Ask Anyone Who Knows” carries a lot of clout. The company who brought us this four-word marketing strategy can be seen on almost every high-Arctic and Antarctic expedition. If you’re looking for a parka that will keep you warm better than any other available, “ask anyone who knows” and they’ll likely tell you about Canada Goose.

Frontiers North’s Tundra Buggy® Adventure is the only company in the world able to take guests into Wapusk National Park to Cape Churchill. A truly authentic subarctic experience, at Cape Churchill our guests battle the elements on an adventure that includes wind, snow, ice and polar bears. More than any other program we operate, Cape Churchill is where we most appreciate trusted arctic outerwear.

For 2007, to honour the 50th anniversary of another family-owned Canadian business, we are renaming our Cape Churchill flagship itinerary Canada Goose & Polar Bears at Legendary Cape Churchill. For each guest participating in the 2007 Cape Churchill program we will be providing a Canada Goose Snow Mantra™ parka.

Our home at Cape Churchill is the Tundra Buggy Lodge, a cozy and warm refuge from long days on the tundra. The advantage of a Canada Goose parka for each of our guests at Cape Churchill is obvious. Although all of our Tundra Buggies are well heated, in an effort to avoid heat waves in front of a camera lens, for a good part of the day heaters are turned off and the windows on the Buggies remain open. In these situations, Canada Goose parkas are the best way for us to ensure the comfort of our guests.

Over the years, as our partnership strengthens with Canada Goose, we look forward to finding more ways to benefit our guests.

WILDLIFEHD

WildlifeHD specializes in capturing spectacular images of wild animals in remote locations. Since 2004 Frontiers North has been working close with four-time Emmy® award-winning videographer Daniel Zatz in concert with PBI on our project to provide to the world free, near live polar bear video. From Buggy One in November 2008, Daniel created daily video vignettes and published them at PolarBearsHD.com. This project received heavy promotion and traffic loads from Apple.com.

LOWEPRO

Lowepro is the top brand recognized around the world for quality camera protective cases. As part of our partnership, and for our staff to stay better organized in the field, Lowepro has helped us provide our Interpretive Guides with their Compudaypack. While leading a group from Winnipeg to Churchill or guiding a day on the Tundra Buggy, keeping a group organized is key to providing a seamless service and the Compudaypack helps our guides do just that.

BUSHNELL

Our Frontiers North – Tundra Buggy® Adventure Interpretive Guides are a very important component in our product delivery. When hosting guests on the tundra, a key service we provide is interpretation of the wildlife that surrounds us. Our field staff are constantly scanning the horizon to locate and identify animals, from polar bears to lemmings. We feel our guides are the best in the industry. That being said, the tundra is a pretty big place.

In 2006 we approached Bushnell, the industry leader in high-performance optics, for a solution to assist our staff of Interpretive Guides to better spot wildlife for our guests. Bushnell’s solution was, for each of our Interpretive Guides, a pair of Legend™ binoculars.

These award winning binoculars are a perfect fit for guiding on the tundra. Without fogging-up, the Legends' are able to transfer from inside a warm Tundra Buggy to the frigid outdoors and back again. Perfect for the conditions we experience on the tundra.

While with us, our guests, wildlife enthusiasts who have traveled to the edge of the arctic, will have the opportunity to use and get a hands-on experience with Bushnell’s superior product.

The most important result of our partnership with Bushnell is that our Frontiers North’s Interpretive Guides are able to provide a better experience for our guests.


AFFILIATES

TRAVEL MANITOBA

Travel Manitoba is a Crown corporation that has been established under provincial legislation to lead and stimulate sustainable tourism growth for Manitoba's tourism industry. In partnership with the tourism industry, Travel Manitoba is responsible for tourism marketing, visitor information services, product development, research and public information.

CHURCHILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada's association of businesses for the promotion of commercial interests in the community. We've been proud memebers since 1980.

TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

The leading national private-sector advocate that encourages the development of tourism in Canada. Founded in 1931 to encourage the development of tourism in Canada, TIAC serves today as the leading national private-sector advocate for this $55 billion industry, representing the interests of the tourism business community nation-wide. It successfully influences government thinking and action on behalf of Canadian tourism businesses, promoting positive measures that help the industry grow and prosper. We've been attending TIAC's 'Rendez-vous Canada' since 1986. Rendez-vous Canada is Canada's premier annual international tourism industry marketplace, bringing together selected international buyers and media to meet invited suppliers of Canadian tourism products, services and information.

NATIONAL TOUR ASSOCIATION

The premier association for travel professionals who have a keen interest in the packaged travel sector of the industry, the NTA is an organization of nearly 4,000 tourism professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged travel industry. NTA comprises members from 28 countries and is committed to providing business opportunities and knowledge to its members, while offering a collaborative, caring environment in which to build relationships.

TEAM CANADA

A professional association made up of about 250 tourism-related companies from across Canada as well as the National Tour Association (NTA), the American Bus Association (ABA) and the Student Youth Travel Association (SYTA), Team Canada is geared to generate awareness opportunities for its members.

NUNAVUT TOURISM

Nunavut Tourism is a not-for-profit membership association which encourages tourism development for Nunavut-based destinations by providing specialized knowledge and expertise in five key areas: marketing, research, product development, training, and visitor services.

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU - MANITOBA

BBB Manitoba's mission is to promote and foster the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public in Manitoba through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence. We think they do a great job.

CANADIAN TOURISM COMMISSION

The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) is a national marketing organization. Their vision is compelling the world to explore Canada. With their partners in the tourism industry and all levels of government, they advertise and market Canada in 9 countries around the world, conduct industry research and studies, and promote product and industry development. 

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