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2021 ADVENTURE TOURISM PREVIEW SPECIAL FEATURES

MyCabin brings shared economy values to camping

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
The need for travelling and saving money while on holiday has contributed to a rise in illegal camping. The trend accelerated with the pandemics as motorhomes or camping became one of the few options left, with many hotels and shared appartments being closed. MyCabin appears to be an excellent compromise. A start-up from Constance in…
2021 ADVENTURE TOURISM PREVIEW SPECIAL FEATURES

Cycling Switzerland’s Matterhorn Glacier

Mar 1, 2021 Read: < 1 min.
At 3,883 m altitude, the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise in Switzerland is Europe’s highest cableway mountain station. And it is also a paradise for mountain bikers. The high-Alpine world around Zermatt seems made for challenges on two wheels. More than 100 kilometres of trails at altitudes between 1,400 and 3,100 metres are available. Photo: Matterhorn bike…
2021 ADVENTURE TOURISM PREVIEW SPECIAL FEATURES

Back to the past at Battle Island, Canada

Mar 1, 2021 Read: < 1 min.
Going back in time to a period when electricity, cars and of course internet did not exist, the remote island of Battle Harbour in Labrador is the only National Historic District in Canada where visitors can spend a night. Only accessible by boat, from June through September, Battle Harbour invites travellers to reconnect with nature…
2021 ADVENTURE TOURISM PREVIEW SPECIAL FEATURES

Italy, land of unlimited adventures

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 8 min.
Where is it possible to combine mountains, preserved national parks, wine valleys, volcanoes, beaches and ancient civilisations? Adventure is just around the corner - in Italy! Abruzzo, biodiversity at its best Known as the “green region of Europe” for its great biodiversity and its extensive protected territory, the Abruzzo region offers a nature of extraordinary…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Culture helps Saxony retain its appeal… even in crisis times

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
With its wealth of cultural attractions and outstanding landscapes, tourism in Saxony showed stronger resilience than many other destinations in 2020, despite the pandemic. With over 20.7m overnight stays (up 3.7%) and almost 8.5m arrivals (up 3.3%), Saxony achieved a tourism record in 2019. Particularly noteworthy was then the more than 2.2 million overnight stays…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Saxony, Germany’s number 1 cultural destination 

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Saxony has good reason to be the Official Culture Destination of ITB Berlin NOW 2021. It is a land of outstanding art and culture, of vibrant manufacturing history and of lengendary castles: all charming world travellers. CULTURE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL Whether at Semperoper Dresden, Gewandhaus Leipzig, palaces, castles or historic sites: theatre and music…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Finding happiness in Saxony, land of castles

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Saxony could be described as the «Land of Castles”, with its hundreds of castles and palaces ready to welcome visitors. Travellers dreaming of a fairy-tale castle should head to Moritzburg Castle. Set on an artificial island, this baroque jewel was originally built as a hunting lodge, and later became a royal pleasure palace under Augustus…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Saxony shines with UNESCO World Heritage sites

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Two UNESCO World Heritage sites - "Mining Region" and "Muskau Park", confirm Saxony's reputation as a leading cultural destination in Germany, and indeed the world. One park spanning two countries North of Görlitz lies the Fürst Pückler Park in Bad Muskau, created between 1815 and 1845 by landscape architect and writer Hermann Prince von Pückler-Muskau.…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Saxony: an opportunity to return to the steam age

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Bringing tourists back to the good old days of steam age with an adventurous journey inside Saxony by water and rail : this is a key Saxon selling point as the region is home to the world's oldest and largest fleet of paddle steamers and numerous steam railways.  Industrial culture on water The history of…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

“Heady” history: 850 years of wine growing in Saxony

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
A great variety of wines can be experienced all year round in Saxony, particularly during the many wine festivals in autumn.  Centuries of experience, favourable climate and soils create ideal conditions for one of the smallest wine-growing regions in Europe, covering only 511 hectares, and tended by 1,860 winegrowers. Dozens of grape varieties grow in…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

New mountain bike trails in Saxony

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Saxony's reputation as a mountain biking paradise is gaining pace in the MTB scene with the Ore Mountains no longer the mountain bikers' best kept secret. We asked Ronny Schwarz, in charge of active tourism product development for the Ore Mountains Tourism Association what is behind the success.  We recently created attractive MTB offers throughout…
2021 DAY 1 GERMAN REGION SAXONY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Saxony spotlights craftsmanship as a key historic attraction 

Mar 1, 2021 Read: 2 min.
Saxony's rich heritage of manufacturing contributes to the region's exceptional cultural reputation. Whether it be the largest nutcracker, the largest violin or the oldest registered trademark, living crafts are passed down through the generations. Here, we place some of Saxony's traditional arts under the spotlight. MEISSEN BLUE CROSSED SWORDS Founded in 1710, the Meissen porcelain manufactory…

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