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Articles tagged “outdoors”

Tourism

Hainan Island is starting a new wave of tourism by teaching China how to surf

It's not often that a destination has amazing, underutilized resources right on its doorstep (or shore). Hainan should take the lead from foreigners initially but also keep in mind their biggest audience is right at home.

Will Swanton, Reuters | 11 years ago

Hainan Island is starting a new wave of tourism by teaching China how to surf

Online Travel

Outdoors mapping app AllTrails hits one million downloads with National Geographic’s help

The best way to break out of the crowded app market is through a widely recognized partnership, making the NatGeo affiliation a home run and fast- track ticket to popular retail outlets.

Skift | 11 years ago

Outdoors mapping app AllTrails hits one million downloads with National Geographic’s help

Tourism

Heading downhill in East Tirol, Austria’s secret ski destination

Skiing in Europe is all about discovering hidden runs and villages with easy access. East Tirol's charms put it on the lift-ticket to-do list.

Susannah Osborne, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Heading downhill in East Tirol, Austria’s secret ski destination

Tourism

New York City Marathon is cancelled after public outcry

Even though power is due to be restored in lower Manhattan, recovery resources would still have been diverted to handle the race.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

New York City Marathon is cancelled after public outcry

Tourism

Report: UN says significant nature sites are threatened around the world

The UN argues that the regions need more protection, but UNESCO's lesson demonstrates that UN oversight isn't enough to offer the protection everyone would like.

AllAfrica.com | 12 years ago

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6 ski resorts where you’ll find professionals heading downhill for fun

What skier doesn't look for that hidden run that only the insiders know about. These six slopes should keep the non-pros busy until the next winter Olympics.

Emily Benammar, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

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Stratospheric skydiver makes successful 24-mile-high jump

Baumgartner's accomplishment will be remembered for quite some time, but Red Bull's rapid ascendency to the top of the outdoor and adventure sector has happened in near-record time.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

France plans on capitalizing on the multi-billion-dollar trend surrounding cycle tourism

Experts are convening next week to chat about the economic benefits expected from an estimated 2.295 billion trips taking place in Europe, and there’s no location more appropriate for the summit than France.

Skift | 12 years ago

France plans on capitalizing on the multi-billion-dollar trend surrounding cycle tourism

Airlines

San Diego Airport new “New Media Lounge” to integrate tech & landscape

Airports continues to integrate aspects of the outdoors from window walls’ natural light to seating design to lighten up airports’ stodgy static feel for passengers stuck on layovers and delays.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Architectural Digest picks its top 10 eco-friendly luxury hotels

From Napa Valley to Vietnam, these hotels are as gorgeous as the surrounding scenery, and they plan on minimizing their footprints by using local materials, solar panels, rainwater filters, and low-energy lighting.

Skift | 12 years ago