national parks
Marriott is offering discounts at hotels near national parksSep 23, 2020 • 2 min read
Marriott Bonvoy has entered into partnership with the National Park Foundation and launched a travel planning website.
National Parks
digital nomadThis company will pay you $50,000 to explore US national parks with a friendSep 21, 2020 • 1 min read
They will also receive gas money and a supply of beer, and will travel in a campervan provided by the company.
national parksNotorious former prison island becomes Costa Rica's 30th national parkSep 16, 2020 • 2 min read
Located off the coast of the Gulf of Nicoya, San Lucas Island once housed one of Latin America'a most notorious prisons.
wildlife and natureThe fall foliage in New England is set to be remarkable – and earlySep 16, 2020 • 2 min read
Weather experts are predicting a strong likelihood for a vibrant fall this year in New England.
wildlife and natureNew York tourism board is looking for a 'leaf peeper' to track fall foliageSep 7, 2020 • 2 min read
The New York tourism board is looking for an I LOVE NY Leaf Peeper to join a statewide team tasked with keeping track of fall foliage and reporting on the…
national parksWolverines return to Mt Rainier National Park after more than 100 yearsAug 28, 2020 • 2 min read
The mother and her two kits have set up a den there and everyone at the park is very excited about it.
national parksAirbnb wants to help travelers see lesser-visited national parksAug 28, 2020 • 2 min read
As rural stays and nearby trips grow in popularity, travelers can check out these parks in person or virtually.
digital nomadGet paid $1000 to go on a digital detox at a US national parkAug 27, 2020 • 2 min read
The company will pay one lucky person $1000 to camp at a US national park of their choosing and abandon technology for the duration of their trip.
wildlife and natureHow the Great American Outdoors Act will save US national parksJul 23, 2020 • 5 min read
This historic package will end budget shortfalls and give conservationists and the National Parks system to catch up on badly needed maintenance and land…
national parksThis city is building Europe's largest metropolitan forestJul 16, 2020 • 1 min read
Authorities in Madrid are hoping to bring a bumper of greening benefits to the Spanish capital by building Europe's largest metropolitan forest in the…
national parksCamping in Canada’s national parks is reopening – with conditionsJun 18, 2020 • 2 min read
Canada will allow camping again at a number of its national parks and historic sites from 22 June.
national parksFind silence in the world's first urban quiet parkJun 5, 2020 • 2 min read
Urban quiet parks are natural areas in or near a city offering culturally relevant quiet experiences to urban dwellers.
hikingItaly announces a new trail that will connect all of its national parksJun 4, 2020 • 2 min read
Italy will soon have a new trail that will connect all of the country's national parks, in a system that will resemble that of the Way of St. James.
national parksNational and state parks are reopening in the US in phases - here’s what we knowMay 29, 2020 • 2 min read
A number of National Parks across the United States of America have announced plans for phased openings following shutdowns due to COVID-19.
national parksAirstream brings the beauty of Yellowstone National Park to your living roomMay 5, 2020 • 1 min read
A new content program has been unveiled that brings the beauty of Yellowstone National Park to the screens of people all over the world.
national parksThese lions are enjoying the absence of visitors in Kruger National ParkApr 21, 2020 • 2 min read
Kruger's resident lions are taking advantage of the absence of visitors to check out places they usually don't frequent.
national parks'A sight that makes us marvel at nature' - rare zonkey born in Kenyan national parkApr 15, 2020 • 2 min read
Rangers at a wildlife park in Kenya are overjoyed after discovering that one of the park's zebras has given birth to a rare zebra-donkey hybrid, otherwise…
wildlife and natureThe UK now has its first ‘super’ National Nature ReserveApr 2, 2020 • 2 min read
Exercising a new “joined up approach to nature conservation,” the UK's first ‘super’ National Nature Reserve is in Dorset, on Purbeck Heaths, a biodiverse area…
national parksMore US national parks have closed due to COVID-19Apr 1, 2020 • 2 min read
*UPDATED APRIL 1* Joshua Tree, Arches, Canyonlands, and Glacier national parks have closed, becoming the latest protected lands to shut their gates in the face…
wildlife and natureNational Trust opens UK parks, gardens and coasts for free during social-distancingMar 19, 2020 • 1 min read
The National Trust is opening parklands, coast, countryside and gardens for free so that people can get out and about during the COVID-19 outbreak.
wildlife and natureHawaii's most popular walk-through lava tube has finally reopenedMar 4, 2020 • 3 min read
It’s been closed for nearly two years, but Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s Nāhuku – otherwise known as Thurston Lava Tube – has finally reopened to the…
wildlife and natureThese US states are taking federal land protections into their own handsFeb 26, 2020 • 3 min read
Even as public lands are under threat in the US, with former national monuments now open to drilling, mining, and grazing and current ones subjected to…