Articles tagged “adventure travel”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.