Cycle Tourism is a growing market with considerable opportunities for regional economies. It has a number of key segments:
Cycle tourism has multiple benefits including:
Some studies on the economic benefit of cycle tourism are listed under Research.
24th Nov 2011
The Cycle Southern Flinders Ranges website was launched in July 2011 by the Southern Flinders Regional Tourism Authority. The Southern Flinders Ranges is popular for bike riding, and site provides maps, events, ideas and information.
22nd Aug 2011
The first of the New Zealand Cycle Trails were opened in August 2011. The trails were planned in February 2009 with the idea to build a network of cycle trails that would not only be a healthy and enjoyable way for Kiwis and international visitors to see the country but would also provide economic, social and environmental benefits for communities.
28th Jul 2011
In 2008 Ballarat Council released a magazine style brochure outling six recreational and four sports rides in their local area. The publication is now available on-line.
28th Jul 2011
Bendigo Tourism and the City of Bendigo have produced a series of resources to promote recreational and tourism cycling in the local area. Resources include a dedicated Cycling Bendigo website and brochures outlining themed, self-guided, cycling trails.
22nd Jul 2011
Victoria's Cycle Tourism Action Plan 2011-2015 was released in July 2011 by Tourism Victoria to position Victoria as the leading state for cycle tourism, and outline how the Government will leverage and enhance opportunities in cycle tourism.
23rd Jun 2011
This presentation by Dennis Puniard, Centre for Tourism Research, University of Canberra provides an overview of the Capital Region Cycle Tourism research project. The research has identified detailed information about cycle tourism behaviour.
12th Jan 2011
On an icy January morning, the air is so still you can hear the beat of a hawk's wings in the bare blue sky overhead. Tree trunks creak and groan like an old rocking chair, and winter has put a frozen glaze on the landscape. But you won't mind if you've bundled up for a romp on New Jersey's 20-mile Sussex Branch Trail, where the solitude will have you feeling as crisp as the season.
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