Natasha specializes in adventure tourism product development and market research. She has supported Xola clients in India, Peru and the U.S. Her adventure tourism market research includes primary and secondary research into industry trends; in 2008 Xola released her work studying the adventure tourism preferences of “GenY” travelers. She also oversees the team in creating Off the Radar, Xola's consumer newsletter and website about adventure travel.
Fluent in French and Spanish, Natasha has traveled widely and has lived in Ethiopia, Canada, the United States, Barbados, the Palestinian Territories, Scotland, Kenya, and Japan.
She studied African history at St. Andrews University in Scotland and Concordia University in Montreal and worked in the United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs in Nairobi, Kenya and the Canadian Senate in Ottawa.
EDUCATION
B.A. Honors Concordia University, 2005
Master of Tourism Administration, specializing in Sustainable Tourism; George Washington University, 2010
