Articles tagged “adventure travel”

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

Skift Originals

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

Tourism

Deadly hot air balloon crash expected to further hamper Egypt’s tourism efforts

The crash should have a larger impact on hot air balloon operators than Egyptian tourism, but tourists’ already grim perception of the country is further validated by media’s heavy reporting on events like this.

Haggag Salama, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups offer niche travel experiences

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Hottest new trends in outdoor tourism: wool, carbon skis & spoon-shaped sleeping bag

The outdoor adventure gear industry, despite being huge at around $300 billion in U.S. alone, has been under the radar in mainstream consciousness, and yet growing at 5 percent a year even during recessionary times.

Paul Foy, Associated Press | 11 years ago