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An Alpine "arms race": the desire for fun and games
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zopemaster
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published
Dec 12, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
leisure and recreation,
regional planning, regional development, land use
Europe's highest suspension bridge is being opened in Switzerland, while an Austrian peak is getting a four-armed cross that is accessible to visitors - unbelievable adventures in the Alps.
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Winter tourism: lateral thinking in Savoy
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 21, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
uphill installations,
tourism,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The skiing area of Biot/F sees ever less snow, and the resort is deep in debt. The local mayor now wants to get rid of the lifts and develop other forms of tourism. A visionary decision in the western Alps.
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The shreds of Turin
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 16, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
Olympics
Mountain regions are footing the bill for the Winter Olympics - the Winter Olympics bring fame and glory and an economic revival to the regions. For a fortnight. Leaving behind an oversized infrastructure, debts and empty beds. That, in a nutshell, is Turin four years after the 20th Olympic Winter Games.
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Per Alpes - Discovering the Alps in 20 circular walks
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 19, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
alpinism,
sport,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
Such is the title of the hiking guide that has just been published by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention. It showcases and describes 20 selected trekking routes across the alpine arc, touching on all the alpine states that are part of the Alpine Convention. By presenting the Alps as a tourist destination that goes beyond the national borders of the individual countries this book contributes in its way towards implementing the Alpine Convention's protocol on tourism.
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Alpine Crossing
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by
zopemaster
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published
Dec 04, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
passenger transport,
transalpine transport,
sustainable development
The "Alpine Pearls" co-operation venture is organising a "softly mobile" winter trip through the Pearls of the Alps between 19 and 30 January 2009 - specially for members of the press.
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Actors, Discourses and Interfaces of Rural Tourism Development at the Local Community Level in Slovenia
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 11, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM
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tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
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Geotourism Challenge - public voting for the winning projects
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by
zopemaster
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published
May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
regional policy, regional development programmes,
regional development
This year the American National Geographic Society launched the "Geotourism Challenge: Celebrating Places/Changing Lives", a new competition designed to find and promote pioneers in the field of geotourism.
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Pyrenean ski resort to be revived
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 06, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
leisure and recreation,
regional planning, regional development, land use
The Municipality of Vielha in the Spanish Pyrenees has given the go-ahead for the construction of more than 500 apartments and 1,700 parking spaces in the ski resort of La Tuca. The resort was forced to shut down in 1989 as the lack of snow meant it was no longer viable. But now the ski resort is to be brought back to life with the new project.
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From winter to all-year tourism
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by
zopemaster
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published
Apr 12, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The French département of Savoie aims to promote all-year tourism with its 2007-2013 Tourism Plan.
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From the Dorfmobil Klaus project to the reawakened Merano-Mals railway - "Soft mobility" helps to promote tourism in remote areas
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 20, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
traffic routing,
transport policy, transport planning,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The major problems caused by transit traffic through the Alps dominate the media. And yet it is all too often forgotten that more than two thirds of traffic in the Alps is home-made. So what are the alternatives? This was one of the key questions put to our team of experts.
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