The Costa Brava region in north-eastern Catalonia believes The 2014 Open de España legacy is already taking shape. According to a recent report by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, there was a 2.4% increase in foreign visitors to Catalonia in June compared with the same month in 2013, which set a new tourism record for the first half of the year, with 7.1 million foreign tourists to the region.

Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, August 4 th 2014 - The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has published the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill (DHI) and Cross Country (XCO) calendar. For the fifth time the world's downhill elite will return to Bikepark Leogang for another action packed weekend of racing.

Italy will demonstrate to golf suppliers, buyers, visitors and media attending this year's International Golf Travel Market why it is among the top 10 golf destinations considered most important by IAGTO's golf tour operators*.

Specialist in actively engaged cultural travel, Jim Kane of Culture Xplorers was captivated on a trip to Lima last fall by the vibrant atmosphere of Mistura, Latin America’s largest food festival.

Preparations are under way for this year's International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) event, which will be held in Italy the first time ever, from October 27-30, 2014, at the Villa Erba Exhibition and Conference Centre, on the banks of Lake Como.

Hailed as the ‘Valderrama of Portugal’, Ribagolfe has amassed an extensive fan base over the years, and Europe’s new generation of aspiring golfing stars will find the leading Lisbon course in its best ever condition when it hosts European Tour qualifying for the sixth year running later this year.

Golf courses on the Costa del Sol – the European continent’s premier golf destination – have launched numerous offers to play for reduced prices during the summer season. Major discounts for green fees, special weekly, bi-weekly and monthly vouchers, classes for individuals or the whole family… most of the courses on the “Costa del Golf”, which comprises Málaga’s coastline and the Sotogrande area at the eastern end of Cádiz province, have great offers for this summer.

Good news for rafting enthusiasts. High water on the Colorado River through Utah’s Cataract Canyon is back, reports O.A.R.S., the worldwide leader in whitewater rafting with river trips throughout the West.