American Prairie is a nature reserve in the Northern Great Plains of Montana, preserved by the American Prairie Foundation. The nonprofit conservation group have identified this Great Plains region of the US as one of four temperate grasslands in the world that can be saved from extinction – a necessary move as temperate grasslands are one of the…
The world’s first national park, Yellowstone sits atop a volcanic hotspot and straddles the borders of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, where geysers, calderas and hot springs intersperse among canyons, rivers and lush grassland grazed by bison. The rewilding of Yellowstone is a classic case of the cascading ecological benefit caused by the reintroduction of a key predator….
From the prairie of Patagonia to the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains, and England’s famed Knepp estate, here are eight of the most successful rewilding projects around the world you can visit If you’ve ever walked through a sitka spruce monoculture forest, you’ll know the eerie silence that hangs over them. The closed canopy and…
Best for: Personalised training plans, hyperlocal menusAddress: Colline Saint Michel, Boulevard Abel Faivre, Quartier de Gigaro, 83420 La Croix-Valmer, France Set in the rural town of La Croix-Valmer in Provence amid umbrella pines and fragrant shrubs, 38-room hotel Lily of the Valley is the epitome of French Riviera chic – picture rooms finished with abstract rugs,…
Cutting-edge fitness facilities, nutritionist-approved menus and specialist spas: we spotlight the best fitness retreats that prioritise health and offer personalised experiences Fitness retreats have evolved from bootcamp workouts to immersive experiences in state-of-the-art spaces, resulting in a boom in travellers seeking escapes where they can nurture their physical and mental health. Research carried out by Expedia in…
In 2023 Amsterdam launched a high-profile ‘stay away’ campaign – hard-hitting digital ads targeted at anyone searching for its brothels, cannabis cafes or strip clubs, aimed at putting off hedonistic weekenders. This year it turned its sights on cruise passengers – who typically arrive in their thousands on polluting mega-boats and stay for only a few hours…
Demanding that tourists book seven years in advance is eye-catching, if perhaps impractical – a radical solution to a growing issue. You could define the problem as ‘too many tourists’, or ‘the wrong type of tourists’, and the effects are evident. Last year, 960 million people took a holiday. The UN estimates tourism will produce 5.3…
From tourist taxes, stay-away campaigns and hotel-building bans to holistic notions of regenerative travel, we investigate a range of overtourism solutions aiming to redress the relationship between visitor and visited As the fifth most visited country in the world, Italy has its fair share of attractions. From the rolling Tuscan hills to the white beaches of Sardinia,…
Michael Parker, co-founder of ROADBOOK Forecasting from recent growth, accessible tourism will be worth more than 100 billion USD by 2027. Depending on definition, different authorities corroborate that people with physical, mental or sensory accessibility needs are between 15 and 30 per cent of all people. Ageing populations are a multiplying factor on demand for…
Zina Bencheikh, Managing Director EMEA at Intrepid Travel The extreme weather in Europe this summer is a stark reminder that climate change is here, it’s happening, and it’s changing the way we travel. With temperatures getting more extreme in the high summer, Intrepid Travel is expecting shoulder season travel to grow in popularity in 2024….
