July 9, 2019
July 8, 2019
Hooked On Maine
Maine is larger than the other five New England states combined with great outdoor experiences ranging from lazy days at the beach to hiking and mountain biking. While Acadia National Park is well-known, there are 48 Maine State Parks waiting to be explored, include coastal parks such as Cobscook Bay and lakeside parks like Mount Blue and Lily Bay.
July 7, 2019
Nikwax Founder Wins An Outdoor ‘Oscar’
German trade publication Outdoor.markt held its annual Trophy Awards in Munich this month at the new Outdoor by ISPO trade fair. The ‘Outdoor Oscar’ for Personality of the Year was presented to Nick Brown, owner and founder of Nikwax and Páramo, for over 40 years of pioneering and driving change within the industry.
July 1, 2019
Ocean Cleanup Has 5M Pound Impact
4ocean, the mission-driven company acting on the world’s ocean plastic crisis, has announced it has pulled five million pounds of rubbish from oceans and coastlines worldwide just two and a half years after the company’s creation
June 30, 2019
It’s Great Out There Coalition Builds Team
Founded by the European Outdoor Group, the It's Great Out There Coalition is an International Non Profit Association that has been initially funded by membership fees from many of Europe’s leading outdoor businesses and has a clear mission: ‘Get Europe Active Outdoors’.
June 29, 2019
Table Talk
At busy lunchtimes venues, in cafes, bars and in the street, snippets of conversation can be both entertaining and intriguing if you pay attention to what’s happening around you. In the course of many Sunday buffet lunches at Winchester Mansions in Cape Town a few years ago, I jotted down a few of the comments overheard.
June 28, 2019
Themes For Road Trips Across Europe
There’s no shortage of themes to enjoy on a European road trip. From exploring rivers such as the Rhine or Loire, walking or driving over the mountains and passes of the Alps and Pyrenees, sampling regional food specialities or weaving a magic carpet of your own with several themes. The only limits are your imagination, time and budget– and stamina.
June 27, 2019
Outdoorsy Invites Road Trippers To Seek Experience
More than 200,000 global trip experiences are now at customers' fingertips alongside a growing inventory of rentable vehicles as Outdoorsy, which claims to be the world's fastest-growing outdoor recreation marketplace powering road trips and RV adventures, has announced the expansion of its platform.
June 26, 2019
Travel-Focused Climate Change Studio
Recognising the gravity of the global climate crisis, the Adventure Travel Trade Association is hosting the Climate Action Leadership Studio this September in Gothenburg to acknowledge the travel and tourism industry’s role in addressing and mitigating climate change.
June 25, 2019
Traynor On The Trail 