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Abstract: This study investigates the key influences that encourage mountaineer tourists, classified as a type of adventure tourist, to participate in package mountaineering holidays. There is limited understanding of why tourists take package adventure holidays, yet the demand for such holidays has grown dramatically in recent years. The author conducted in-depth interviews with mountaineer tourists either during or at the end of their package mountaineering holiday in the Chamonix region of the French Alps. Interview findings provide an insight into package mountaineer tourists. Firstly, mountaineering was an important part of respondents’ lifestyles. Secondly, contrary to previous research on experienced mountaineers, respondents did not consider risk as an important motive and they did not view themselves as risk takers. Thirdly, skills development and experience were key motives encouraging package mountaineering holiday participation. Fourthly, a major concern for respondents was to have a safe mountaineering experience in which the mountaineering organisation and the guide played a key role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The transport of radioactive material in France concerns the nuclear fuel cycle, research, medical use and inspections in civil industry and real estate. Some of these transports are performed with packages, the design of which must be approved by the competent authority. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Transport Regulations, the competent authority shall be informed of the serial number of each packaging manufactured according to an approved design, i.e. for type B or type C packages or for a package containing fissile material or uranium hexafluoride. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]