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Trails for two-wheelers: A look at the United States Bicycle Route System
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureMissouri’s Katy Trail State Park is a cyclist’s dream. Created by repurposing a 237-mile-long stretch of the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, the bicycle trail cuts across Missouri’s midriff with over half its length following Lewis & Clark’s path up the Missouri River as they launched their epic expedition of discovery. This trail is typical of a fast-growing number of long-distance cycling routes crisscrossing America that have inspired development of a national cycling route network known as the United States Bicycle Route System (USBRS).
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Survey: Is summer vacation canceled?
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementA new survey by personal finance site ValuePenguin.com shows that, as summer quickly approaches, the uncertainty around travel these days is taking a toll on potential travelers and their pockets. The blowback damage from the coronavirus pandemic has caused nearly half (48%) of Americans to cancel their summer travel plans for this year, leading to more distress for the travel industry. In fact, 1 in 6 Americans say they would wait a full year before traveling again.
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Sunshine: Nature’s free medicine for body, mind and spirit
Victoria Fann Medical & Allied HealthcareOver the years, sunshine has gotten a bad rap. The fear of ultraviolet rays leading to skin cancer has often resulted in people not getting enough exposure to the sun. This is unfortunate, because sunlight is one’s of nature’s greatest and most abundant gifts. Research has shown there are proven emotional, cognitive and overall health benefits linked to catching some rays. Because of this, many doctors are now adopting the viewpoint that the advantages of regular sun exposure (without sunscreen) may balance out and even outweigh the risks.
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Coronavirus restrictions are easing, but cautionary measures should not
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementPeople are eager to get back to their normal routines. Businesses are preparing for post-pandemic travel. Governments have begun easing coronavirus restrictions. Do you see the light at the end of the tunnel already? Possibly, but the pandemic is not over yet. So, please remain cautious even as stay-at-home restrictions are lifted.
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America’s 8 favorite mountain towns
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureThere's something special about mountain towns. Fresh air and scenic eye-appeal are givens — but life in these alpine communities is largely driven by outdoor activities. There's always something happening. Summer hikes, water sports, picnics and barbeques give way in the winter to skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice skating and sledding. We’ve scoured the country in search of mountain towns with the most to offer visitors, and here's our list of the top eight.
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Video: Perfect stance vs. odd angles…which is faster?
Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThere's a lot of talk on what the best "combat" shooting stance is. In my mind, that’s the wrong question. If the situation gives you time to get a perfect stance, then take advantage of it. It'll probably make you more accurate. But what if you don’t have time to get a perfect stance … and all your training has been done with a perfect stance? That's bad.
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As occupancies reached all-time lows, hotel construction hit an all-time…
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe U.S. hotel industry recorded 214,704 rooms under construction in March 2020, the highest end-of-month total ever reported by lodging research firm STR. The industry's previous construction peak happened in December 2007 with 211,694 hotel rooms in construction. That level was then slightly surpassed in February 2020 at 211,859 rooms in the final phase of the development pipeline. The news comes in the midst of hotel industry's ongoing COVID-19 nightmare.
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Fledgling screening trials could pave the way for new standard procedures…
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe U.K.'s Heathrow Airport is trialing new measures for screening passengers as the aviation industry looks for a way to emerge from the current crisis. With no definitive end to the risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the measures taken could become the new norm for travel by air. First to be implemented at Heathrow is facial recognition thermal screening technology, which monitors passengers moving through Terminal 2's immigration halls. This will then be scaled up to other areas such as departure areas and security screening, followed by other terminals.
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Taking the good with the bad in travel
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureRecently, I was looking at some of my favorite travel pictures that decorate the walls of our house. I realized that many of them bring memories of great times along with a story about a struggle. We travel to experience new things and hopefully have some great times. However, our experiences may also be quite challenging. It is the thought of the challenge that we overcame that makes for the best story and sometimes the best pictures.
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Travel destination offices forced to wait out the waves of COVID-19
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementDestination marketing offices, often at the core of profitable tourism endeavors in the U.S., are moving slowly, stunned deer in the headlights against a powerful pandemic. To that end, MMGY Travel Intelligence teamed up with the Destinations International Foundation to create a benchmark series of biweekly surveys of North American destination professionals for a nuts and bolts way of taking the pulse of the travel industry through the COVID-19 crisis.
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