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“We used to have a life”: Chants of “no more cyclists” at anti-tourism protest in Mallorca as residents complain of tourists driving up cost of living

As the Spanish island’s residents vow to fight back against record tourist levels and bust the myth of Mallorca depending on tourism to survive, foreign cyclists dropping by for some sunny rides are getting caught in the crossfire

Mon, Jul 22, 2024 15:26

Footpath level crossing (picture – Network Rail)

England ‘missing out on cycle tourism due to trespass laws’

Rural tourism could be worth so much more if cyclists were just allowed to use the paths that are there

Sat, Sep 10, 2016 06:15

Sportive riders and donkeys in the New Forest (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licenced by iNew Forest:Flickr)

Leisure cycling tourism worth half a billion pounds to British economy

Tourism bodies quantify spend for first time - cycling ahead of golf and fishing

Thu, Oct 15, 2015 18:22

Scottish bike path Edinburgh Image by Flickr user psd

Will Tour of Britain put Scotland on the cycling holiday map?

Tourism bosses hope for eceonomy boost as Tour of Britain goes north of the border

Sat, Sep 12, 2015 08:46

Loch Lomond businesses offered free bike racks so visitors ‘don’t have to lean expensive cycles against the wall’

Free cycle rack initiative hoped to improve tourism and leisure by scenic Loch Lomond

Sun, Nov 23, 2014 20:06

Kyrgyzstan plans 300-mile cycle path to woo bike tourists

Central Asian republic planning to build loop round lake once used by USSR to test torpedoes

Tue, Jan 24, 2012 22:27

Cambridge’s first cycle-tour company launched

A chance to explore the city from the saddle of a classic machine

Mon, Apr 04, 2011 14:12

Backpackers flock to bike Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ (+ Video)

Bolivian highway claims 18th cycling victim in 12 years but thrill-seekers remain undeterred

Tue, May 18, 2010 09:07

Commuter Diaries – beer and bikes

Thu, Apr 02, 2009 20:03

Scottish firm offers cycling holidays with a technological twist

GPS cycling tours make Scotland’s unclassified routes more accessible

Mon, Mar 09, 2009 16:31