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Baghdad plans an urban cable car
In Baghdad, an urban cable car is to promote tourism and urban development. In addition to a cable car, investments are also being made in hotels and restaurants for the city.
Snowmaking 4.0 at Pizol (CH)
The goal of the million-dollar project in the Pizol Bad Ragaz-wangs ski and hiking area is to be able to provide an offering on all facilities throughout the entire winter season.
New chairlift for Brundage Mountain Resort
The Brundage Mountain Resort in Idaho (USA) plans to invest in its ski area including the construction of a new chairlift. It is going to open for the coming winter season.
Deer Valley expands it’s area
Deer Valley soon will be one of the largest ski resorts in North America. The Major Terrain Expansion will add 3,700 acres of skiable terrain. Th is more than doubling the size of the ski resort.
Booking Trends: Increase in Mobile Bookings
More and more guests are opting for the mobile way when booking their next holiday destination. For example: already one in every three guests in Austria uses their smartphone for vacation planning.
Acceptance through Design: Successful design of cable cars in urban spaces
How can we make public mobility more pleasant? How can we respond to the growing population in cities? How can we make urban landscapes more livable for everyone? Christiane Bausback delves into these questions. The design expert is currently working on making urban cable cars appealing and meaningful.
Urban mobility on the Plus-1-level: all roads lead to Essen
The Plus-One Level – where cable cars also operate – is increasingly coming into the focus of urban transportation planners. Next year, the Plus-One Level will once again take center stage at the mobility fair "Cable Car World – home of new urban mobility."
New study by BPD on urban cable cars
The study announced at the cable car conference in Mannheim by the project and area developer BPD (Bouwfonds Immobilienentwicklung) has been published. Together with the Darmstadt University and the architectural firm UNStudio from Amsterdam, various questions have been explored.
Cable car project in Bonn proceeds well
For years now, the cable car project in the federal city of Bonn has been considered a pioneer in Germany. The ambitious project - the city is to be completely crossed by cable car - is now slowly picking up speed. There are still a few steps to go, but the project could be commissioned in 2028. Then you could gondola through the city with your local transport ticket.
New cable car in Hungary
The plan for the unique Tokaj (northern Hungary) project has been known for years, but the war intervened. Now the government has given the green light to proceed: a 2,300-meter-long cable car could be built and the Kopasz Hill (Bald Hill) TV tower could be renewed, reports Világgazdaság.
Swiss cableways draw positive interim balance for summer
Swiss cable cars have had a strong start to the first half of the summer season in 2023. Businesses in Central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland have particularly benefited.
New CEO at WYSSEN USA Inc.
Starting from August 1, 2023, Walter Steinkogler handed over the leadership of WYSSEN USA Inc. to Jamie Yount. With his extensive experience as an avalanche expert, he will support the team as CEO.