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Inntravel unveils 2025 walking holidays in the Pyrenees and Madeira
14Dec By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Holidays & Trips

Inntravel unveils 2025 walking holidays in the Pyrenees and Madeira

Tour operator Inntravel has added a selection of new adventures within its 2025 programme of 285 self-guided holidays. Among the new walking holidays for the year ahead are those in the Pyrenees, in Spain’s Aracena Sierra, and on the island of Madeira. Inntravel has also added a new hotel-to-hotel cycling holiday in Tuscany, Italy. A stroll in the Pyrenees – single centre-based walking  The Pyrenees are the ultimate walking destination, with thrilling routes that reveal high peaks, traditional stone villages, and a wide variety of flora and fauna. Yet this new single-centre holiday in the Spanish Pyrenees offers a different take on this unspoiled region – foregoing taxing hikes in favour of gentle but wonderfully rewarding strolls on mountain paths, drovers’ roads and meadows. It is...
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Aosta Valley: summer adventures in Italy’s smallest region
27Apr By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Guides, Holidays & Trips, Sports Travel

Aosta Valley: summer adventures in Italy’s smallest region

At the heart of the Alps and bordered by France and Switzerland, the Aosta Valley in northwest Italy is surrounded by some of Europe's highest peaks: Cervino, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and Mont Blanc.  Offering mountaineering, walks and hikes featuring alpine nature and spectacular vistas, Italy's smallest region is also a top destination for cycling and mountain biking enthusiasts, with dedicated tracks and numerous stations with bike parks and downhill circuits. Other highlights include summer skiing, golf and water sports such as canyoning, rafting or canoeing.  Here’s a look at some of the adventures and activities on offer in Aosta Valley this summer…  Hiking at Cammino Balteo This is a circular itinerary of under 220 miles with an altitude between 500m and 1,90...
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Sport + Travel interview: Holger Gassler, head of markets & events, Tirol Tourist Board
14Jun By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Sports Business, Sports Travel

Sport + Travel interview: Holger Gassler, head of markets & events, Tirol Tourist Board

Holger Gassler is head of markets & events at the Tirol Tourist Board in Austria. He grew up in the Alpine village of Nassereith in the Tyrolean “Lake District”, right on the border to Bavaria. Travelling the world for Holger, continues to be a lifelong passion, in order to "learn about new cultures and gain new insights"; he has lived and worked in Chicago and Melbourne too. With nearly 20 years' experience under his belt with the Tirol Tourist Board and a passionate sportsman who hikes, mountain bikes, road cycles, swims, skis, ski-tours and dives, we are delighted he has found time to be our next interview guest. Here at Sports Tourism Media we love to cover anything related to Austria, one of Europe's great active, adventure and sports travel destinations and have found the r...
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