The Economy Created By U.S. National Parks The National Park system in the U.S. has 419 sites across 50 states. The National Parks allow locals and travelers to unprecedented outdoor recreation, views, and life-changing experiences. With some now reopening with strict social distancing requirements, now is the time to think about how crucial these sites are to the local economy. In recent years visitor spending at National […] Brains Ryan Flynn | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
2 Commercial Airliners Ask for Temporary Suspensions of Aspen, CO Air Service Commercial airlines American and Delta are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation if they can temporarily suspend their services to and from Aspen, Colorado. Both airlines had to keep flights to Aspen on their schedules during May in order to qualify for stimulus funds under the federal CARES Act, Aspen Daily News reports. Bill Tomcich, an Aspen air-travel consultant and […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 29, 2020 0 Comments
Video Shows Newly Re-Opened San Diego, CA Beach Extremely Packed with Surfers At Sunrise on Monday, April 27, San Diego County reopened many of its beaches to the general public, but things got weird quickly. The county discontinued restrictions for beach-goers and surfers while keeping the restrictions for motorized boating in place. But, in less than an hour after one San Diego beach re-opened it was already packed with hundreds of […] Surf SnowBrains | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian Tourism Industry Suffers Near $2B Loss as a Result of Quarantine-Measures Austria is now known to have been an initial epicenter for COVID-19 cases on the European landmass, specifically in the ski town/party destination of Ischgl regarded as the ‘Ibiza of the Alps.’ Over 2,500 cases have been linked back to a ski area which has now become the subject of a criminal investigation and the area has been on a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
Utah Search and Rescue Volunteers Working Tirelessly During Pandemic It’s mid-April and despite an invisible enemy that’s put the world economy on gridlock and forced millions worldwide to shelter indoors, not a whole lot has changed for Utah’s search and rescue teams. Despite National Park closures, they are still busier than ever, if not even more so now, as temperatures rise and spring weather nicens. “Work for us […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 21, 2020 0 Comments
Craft Beer: Sales Down 77%, Most Craft Breweries Wont Survive 3 Months, Survey Says America’s craft beer industry is in trouble. Median sales for the craft-beer industry have plummeted 77% since the coronavirus closed bars and restaurants last month. A new survey now shows that most breweries say they can’t survive three months under current conditions, the National Brewers Association reports. The results of this survey taken last week show a sharp drop in sales and […] SnowBrains | April 17, 2020 1 Comment
Hope for the Ski Industry: 3 Nations Still Have Open Ski Resorts — More May Open Theirs Soon As the world stands still, ski lifts everywhere have stopped spinning. All North American ski resorts are now closed, there are rumors that ski areas in New Zealand and Australia may not open for their winter season, and a tremendous amount of uncertainty is present about how the next ski season is going to look due to the possibility that […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 14, 2020 1 Comment
The Hardest Hit Companies of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis : ‘BEACH’ Stocks The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to over 100 countries and governments everywhere are implementing strict travel restrictions. As a result, “Beach” stocks, companies in the entertainment and travel sectors, have seen a $332 billion market loss in the past month, Visual Capitalist reports. Beach stocks are companies involved with: Booking Entertainment & live events Airlines Cruises and Casinos Hotels & […] Brains The Brains | April 7, 2020 0 Comments
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