Tourism

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web New leadership at Patagonia: The company has hired Beth Thoren as its new environmental action and initiatives director. A mountaineering icon on film: Selena Gomez has signed on to play the mountaineering legend Silvia ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Keep Tahoe plastic-free: For the first time in history, researchers have discovered microplastics in California's Lake Tahoe and they are trying to determine the ...read more

After an investigation into the annual SHIFT Festival, the Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board (TTB) agreed on Monday to continue funding the event that brings together diverse leaders in the outdoor recreation and conservation space. The review comes after former participants ...read more

Black Americans now spend $48 billion a year on travel and are among the fastest growing segments in the U.S., according to Mandala Research. And the strongest influencer of that trend is black millennial women. #BlackGirlMagic—a social media movement cultivated by black women ...read more

There is such thing as overtourism and it's leaving countries in worse shape than before tourists invaded. Adventure Travel Trade Association President Shannon Stowell starts off his TEDx Talk grim, with stories that challenge the common assumption that mass tourism generates ...read more

Fifty times this year, Randy Propster will roll up to outdoor retail shops and various festivals in a flashy expedition vehicle and captivate an audience for 90 minutes by talking about the latest and greatest gear as wells as trail-tested tips and skills. He might even tell a ...read more

Two years ago, Nate and Steph Yarbrough, both now 29, posted their first YouTube video announcing their move into a van. Both their channel and blog, Adventure in a Backpack, were created as journals to share their new lives working full-time on the road with family and friends. ...read more

For the second year, a piece by GLP Films takes home first place in Adventure Travel Trade Association’s “Adventure in Motion” film contest. This time around The Man at the End of the World won. The film takes place in Tierra del Fuego, Chile through the eyes of Don Germán. He ...read more

Every year, more and more people travel to Iceland to hike up volcanoes and through glacial valleys. The country is roughly the size of Virginia, yet has a population of only 335,000. Thanks to otherworldly, volcanic landscapes, natural hot springs, glacial valleys, and ...read more

Twenty years ago, travelers spent hours on hold with unfriendly airlines; skimmed the same few travel guides at their local bookstore; and relied on friends-of-friends for faint hints of "off-the-beaten path" fun in new cities and countries. The arrival of social media changed ...read more