Destination ski resorts face airline triple-whammy
Distant destination ski and snowboard resorts will be facing strong headwinds of rising airfares, diminishing flight schedules and new fees for transporting skis and snowboards. In the past, the main problems faced by marketers were financial and emotional — costs vs. great snow. Today changes in airlift capacity might mean no airline seats to reach destination resort slopes.
Travel industry targets Democratic National Convention
While the world is focused on the drama of Barack Obama’s nomination as the Democratic candidate for president, there is furious lobbying and political business going on everyday away from the lenses of TV cameras and out of earshot of pundits discussing unity and polling data. Travel is a big part of this lobbying effort.
Skiers: Record snowfall in Canadian Rockies
Sunshine Village in the Canadian Rockies in the Banff National Park reported almost two feet of snow this weekend. Good news for Spring skiing.
Two great spring skiing airports — SLC and RNO
Skiers and snowboarders here in the U.S.A. are enjoying an epic year of snow. Right now, the U.S. has the best skiing and riding conditions in the world. Better yet, most of the resorts with the longest seasons in North America are within only an hour of two great spring skiing airports—Salt Lake City, Utah, and Reno, Nevada.