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The case for bringing adventure back into adventure travel
DestinationsAuthor and adventure travel pioneer Richard Bangs gave this keynote below at the European Travel Commission’s 2013 Transatlantic Conference in New York City earlier in the week, about the history of adventure travel in Europe and why we need to bring the real sense of adventure back into travel in a recession-prone Europe, which also speaks [...]
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New Zealand urged to mandate higher safety standards for adventure tourism
DestinationsThe parents of four tourists who died in a 2010 plane crash have written to New Zealand’s Prime Minister urging him to improve safety measures for adventure sports in the country. Prime Minister John Key’s office confirmed Monday that the families wrote following the release of a coroner’s report into the skydiving plane crash that [...]
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Winter travel firms are adapting to climate change by adding summer activities
DestinationsWith winters arriving late or not at all in recent years, outdoor companies..are starting to find ways to adapt to unpredictable weather…Examples include ski resorts beefing up their snowmaking capability while simultaneously investing in zip lines and mountain bike trails…national retailers are trimming pre-season orders for winter goods, pushing back deliveries of heavier weight apparel, [...]
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Six millennial-friendly travel startups rework online reviews and tackle NYC
DigitalThis week’s SkiftSeedlings feel like they were created for a younger set of active, socially conscious, experienced travelers. They look to take the travel experience one step deeper by making it more beautiful, more digital, more meaningful, or just simpler. For all of our SkiftSeedlings collection, check out our archives here.
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There is a reason why it’s called “adventure travel:” It has risks, too
DestinationsWhen Carole Rosenblat was growing up in the 1970s, her parents’ idea of an adventurous vacation was “driving cross-country from Michigan to California in a non-air-conditioned car with three kids.” Her idea of adventure is a little different: “Jumping out of planes — things like that. Parasailing, hot-air ballooning. These things make you know you’re [...]
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Deadly hot air balloon crash expected to further hamper Egypt’s tourism efforts
DestinationsA hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world’s deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new blow to Egypt’s ailing tourism industry. The casualties included French, British, Belgian, Hungarian, Japanese nationals [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups offer niche travel experiences
DigitalEach of this week’s SkiftSeedlings targets a different consumer and sector of the travel industry, but their execution reaffirms the trend towards local, specific experiences. Tour booking platforms are becoming more specific in an effort to offer consumers exactly what they want, but with so many small niche sites out there few travelers know where [...]
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Hottest new trends in outdoor tourism: wool, carbon skis & spoon-shaped sleeping bag
DestinationsWool instead of synthetic fleece, carbon skis and a spoon-shaped sleeping bag are among the hottest products at the world’s largest expo for outdoor equipment and apparel, where vendors are vying for a share of the $289 billion Americans spend every year on outdoor gear, travel and services. The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show that [...]
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Utah outlines big outdoor tourism plans as it balances development on federal lands
DestinationsUtah governor Gov. Gary Herbert unveiled his long-awaited vision for outdoor recreation in the state, calling for the creation of a government office devoted solely to the topic and laying out a broad-stroke plan to preserve Utah’s natural jewels and cultivate outdoor recreation as a pillar of its economy. (The full plan in PDF embedded [...]
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The stunning new video series that could make Greenland the next Iceland
DestinationsHeli-skiing, ice treks, and dogsled races? These activities won’t bring many places to mind, but Greenland probably still isn’t one of them. Visit Greenland, the official tourism organization of the large Arctic island, is tasked with attracting visitors to a place that the general public probably only thinks consists of melting ice caps. This stunning [...]
