Swimming, fishing and boating are fun and all. But if your clients are searching for a bit of an adrenaline rush, consider exploring these extreme water sports.

My first venture out to New York City as one of the newest additions to the Groups Today family was a lovely, eventful and sweaty time. After enduring an excruciatingly hot summer in Manhattan a few years ago, I jokingly (but seriously) said that I would never go back to New York City during the month of July ever again. I guess the joke is on me! All kidding aside, New York has always held a very special place in my heart, so I was beyond thrilled to learn that the territory I was taking over for Tim Compton included The Big Apple.

United Kingdom citizens—despite their love for America as a tourist destination—lack general knowledge about the United States. A recent survey discovered that 61 percent of people from Southampton thought Washington, D.C., was the capital of Washington. A quarter of Cambridge thought Kim Kardashian's father was a former president of the United States. A quarter of citizens under the age of 25 credited the Declaration of Independence to John F. Kennedy.

INSIGHT WANTED: Groups Today seeks your input for our upcoming Travel Trends report. What trends are you seeing in the group travel industry? Where are you headed—and how are you getting there? What's making an impression on your clients and your business? Tell us what's on the group travel horizon, and how it's motivating you!