Articles tagged “adventure”

Tourism

Adventure Video Of The Year: A Lovable American Douchebag in Kyrgyzstan

Content marketing at its best. And we mean "douchebag" in the most lovable way possible. You'll see what we mean after you watch the film.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

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Inside the Mind of an Average Adventure Traveler

Adventure tourism has grown alongside a global uptick in travel so it's only logical that the future of the adventure travel market is largely dependent on whether activities and sports become popular among the growing number of tourists from China and India.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Bragging rights fuel a new breed of excessive travelers

As travel costs decreased and social media rose up, a certain set of travelers decided that sharing their journeys was as important as taking them. The results are month-long trips taken in extreme conditions; those that modern-day travel was originally invented to replace.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

The layman’s guide to hiking the Himalayas

True mountain climbers bemoan the proliferation of guided tours and housing on the Himalayans mountains, but local governments welcome the untrained high-spending tourists with open arms.

Ed Douglas, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tourism is ruining everything special about Mount Everest

Whether mass tourism at Everest is a blessing or curse depends on who you ask: The economic boost for the Kathmandu government and mountain guides comes at the cost of the mountain’s cleanliness and prestige.

Stephen Venables, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

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The case for bringing adventure back into adventure travel

Europe pioneered adventure travel, and now as it teeters in these recessionary times with declining tourism prospects, it needs to bring that original adventure spirit back if it wants legions of Asian and American tourists to keep coming.

Richard Bangs, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

New Zealand urged to mandate higher safety standards for adventure tourism

New Zealand has too much riding on its reputation for adventure tourism to be anything but vigilant in vetting operators, but accidents are going to occur anywhere people are jumping out of planes on a daily basis.

NIck Perry, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

Winter travel firms are adapting to climate change by adding summer activities

The writing's on the wall, and the wall's melting too.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Six millennial-friendly travel startups rework online reviews and tackle NYC

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

There is a reason why it’s called “adventure travel:” It has risks, too

Things that make your adrenaline racing have some amount of risk built in, including a seemingly sleepy activity like hot-air balloon riding, especially in a turmoil-laden area like Egypt these days. That said, adventure travel is on a growth curve as people search for deeper experiences.

Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press | 11 years ago