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Articles tagged “outdoors”

Tourism

Las Vegas casino to create a public park on the Strip

Let's hope that MGM gets the Madison Square Park of the present -- packed with people and surrounded by great shops -- as opposed to the one of a few short years ago that was a hit with vagrants, drug addicts, and petty criminals.

Hannah Dreier, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Las Vegas casino to create a public park on the Strip

Tourism

The rise of trekathon tourism

We would call it walking, hiking or trekking, but OK, whatever helps market it.

Aaron Millar, The Independent | 11 years ago

Tourism

U.S. federal judge tosses challenges to roadless national forests in Alaska

While limited roads may make sense, over a decade of challenges from multiple political partisans don't, and it serves the forests well to finally be able to plan for the future.

Richard Mauer, Anchorage Daily News | 11 years ago

U.S. federal judge tosses challenges to roadless national forests in Alaska

Tourism

The battle over the future of Yosemite National Park is just beginning

Balancing activities that draw visitors and protecting natural resources has always been a challenge for the thinly-stretched park service. The outcome of this Yosemite struggle will likely be reflected in similar battles being waged across the U.S.

Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News | 11 years ago

The battle over the future of Yosemite National Park is just beginning

Tourism

National parks and museums decry the impact of Washington’s sequester

In a case of “you don’t know how good you have it until it’s gone,” the budget cuts have awakened Americans to the significance of their natural and cultural institutions.

Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

The New York hedge fund manager imposing his will on a Swiss skiing village

There's no denying that Switzerland's ski towns could use and upgrade, but their biggest challenge now isn't modernization, it's the powerful Swiss franc and how it scares away visitors.

Patrick Winters, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

The New York hedge fund manager imposing his will on a Swiss skiing village

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

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

Tourism

Utah outlines big outdoor tourism plans as it balances development on federal lands

Utah's big vision on outdoor tourism is going to be closely watched everywhere in U.S., not just for balancing commercial development of public lands with preservation, but also because claiming back federal lands is a hugely controversial topic.

Brady McCombs, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Utah outlines big outdoor tourism plans as it balances development on federal lands

Tourism

UNESCO says that Australia must do more to protect Great Barrier Reef

The short-term benefits of coal mining may be terribly attractive, but just ask rural Illinois, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania how long that will last. Australia needs to ignore boom thinking for long-term planning.

Reuters | 11 years ago

UNESCO says that Australia must do more to protect Great Barrier Reef

Skift Originals

Infographic: The rise of foreign counselors, and other U.S. summer camp trends

Overnight camps are not often thought of as a form of travel, but looking closely it becomes apparent that their business model is not that different from adults’ tours and all-inclusive resorts.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Infographic: The rise of foreign counselors, and other U.S. summer camp trends