Flying Without Wings

Flying Without Wings

The Trail Angels at ITB Berlin – and everything else that happened in the meantime

New: The Gastein Trail

New: The Gastein Trail

New: the Gastein Trail is now available for booking! With the Trail Angels booking center

Travel report autumn-hiking

Travel report autumn-hiking

What could be better than experiencing the last rays of sunshine of the year while hiking? A travelogue on the Southern Alps Panorama Trail.

Nockberge Trail long-distance hiking trail

Nockberge Trail long-distance hiking trail

The Carinthian Nockberge have always been known as a paradise for hikers. It is all the more astonishing that until now there has been no attractive offer for a multi-day hike. A shortcoming that is now a thing of the past since there is the new, enchanting Nockberge Trail!

Gesäuse hut tour – classic hut hike

Gesäuse hut tour – classic hut hike

Be honest: When is the best time of day in the mountains? The minutes and hours with the most beautiful moods? I bet most people will hardly give the noontime as an answer but the morning and evening moods.

Hiking with teenagers

Hiking with teenagers

The blog sees itself as a suggestion of how to spend your vacation with teenagers and how to find time away from everyday stress, to exchange ideas, to recharge your batteries and to get a little closer to one another in the family.

Nockberge Trail Firn­enjoyment in March

I know many people who can hardly wait for winter in October. Just as they long for spring and summer in February. Who do their first ski tours in November with the first snow and jump into the lake in April. I’m the exact opposite type!

Schritt um Schritt zur aktiven Er­holung

Many people are more or less burdened by everyday work. Tour operators and sporting goods manufacturers are increasingly bringing their advertising messages to men and women with slogans such as: “Get out of everyday life, go on vacation” or “I’ll be away”.

Live from the Himalayas (2): Fair Trails Exploration

To the bat hunters: Inside the Mahabharat mountains, the mysterious people of the Chepang settle. We have chosen our route to pass by some Chepang villages and immerse ourselves in their culture.

Trail Running

Now new on the Alpe-Adria-Trail, Nockberge-Trail and Krk Island Trail – What has proven itself for long-distance hiking will also work great for trail running.

Live from the Himalayas (4): On the Trail of the Snow Leopard

Tashi Ghale is not a man of many words. But this should generally be in the nature of the people of Manang. However, when it comes to the passion of his life, the snow leopard, Tashi warms up quickly. I was with Tashi for the last three days. On the trail of the snow leopard.

7 good reasons for Nepal trekking with the Trail Angels

Are you dreaming of a trekking tour in the Nepalese Himalayas? But you still don’t know how to start planning your trip? And above all not who you can confide in this great adventure – given the large number of providers? Here you will find 7 good reasons to try it with us, the Trail Angels. You will not regret it :-)!

Long-distance travel in times of the climate crisis?

For us, making travel sustainable was and is the vision and driving force of the Trail Angels project. Which then begs the question: Can trekking trips to long-distance destinations still have room with the Trail Angels? No attempt at justification!

Alpe-Adria-Trail: Trail Angels still official license partner!

The reasons for a successful project are often manifold, and this applies to a very special degree to the Alpe-Adria-Trail. The concept of the license partnership between the product owner and an official booking center is certainly an important cornerstone. Now it’s fixed: The Trail Angels will operate the Alpe-Adria-Trail booking center for another three years.

Hiking in the golden autumn on the Nockberge Trail

A contribution to the suggestion for hiking on the Nockberge Trail full of impressions of the most beautiful time of the year, the golden autumn. Pictures painted with words. Trail Angel Werner hiked stage 3 from Innerkrems to Turracherhöhe at the end of October.

Nockberge Trail New information folder

The Nockberge Trail, which crosses the UNESCO Biosphere Park Nockberge from Katschberg to Bad Kleinkirchheim, is Austria’s first year-round trail. There is now a new information folder for the hiking variant!

Mustang Trails – A project for #nepal2020

Nepal wants to become a modern tourism destination and will focus on lighthouse projects and sustainability in the future. The campaign #nepal2020 is the impulse for this – and the Trail Angels are there as official project partners.

Nockberge Trail ski tour ­through ­crossing

Ski touring traverses were always something for tough dogs. At least for the very experienced ski tourers among us. Mostly the large mountain groups of the Alps such as the Valais, the Uri Alps, the Bernese Alps or the Ötztal Alps were crossed on demanding routes.

Photo Blog: Mustang Trails #visitnepal2020

A Trail Angels project: The most spectacular mountain bike trail in the Himalayas! Live photos from exploration. On behalf of the Nepalese Ministry of Tourism, the Trail Angels (powering Bookyourtrail.com) explore and plan the Mustang Trails together with a Nepalese professional team.

Work in Progress: Mustang Trails #visitnepal2020

After signing the contract at the Ministry of Tourism in Kathmandu, our mountain bike expert Christian Miklautsch started the official Mustang Trails Mountain Bike Recce Tour with a Nepalese professional team.

New B2B partner

In the form of the official trail information and booking center, the Trail Angels work together with an efficient network of special tour operators. This has now been expanded to include a very special member: National Geographic Expeditions!

3rd edition of the ITP a complete success!

For the third time, the “Integrative Tourism Practice Talks” took place from October 9th to 10th, 2019 in Nussdorf/Debant. Admittedly, the title of the event is a bit unwieldy, but the “Integrative Tourism Practice Talks” have proven themselves within a very short time.

Live from the Himalayas (1): Fair Trails Explor­ation

Fair Trails Himalayas: What an exciting project! After we were able to complete the first Fair Trail in Nepal with the breathtaking Snow Leopard Trail, we thought intensively about the topic of the next Fair Trail.

Live from the Himalayas (2): Fair Trails Exploration

About the jungle mountains of Nepal: Whoever thinks of Nepal or the Himalayas imagines ice-armoured glacier peaks, monasteries with prayer flags flapping in the wind and yaks grazing on alpine meadows. But Nepal is much more! It is above all a subtropical country and it is precisely this area that we want to explore this time.

Exploration­trip to the fascinating­south of Nepal

The Fair Trails Himalayas project is making great strides forward. After the first Fair Trails offers for the “Snow Leopard Trail” have been bookable since the beginning of November, an intensive reconnaissance trip for the next Fair Trail was successfully completed during the last weeks.

Private Trekking in Nepal

Take the freedom to discover! Individual trekking, or as we call it “private trekking”, is undoubtedly the best way to explore the majestic Himalayas. We have summarised the five most important reasons for you.

Fair Trails Himalayas: Something good coming around!

The Trail Angels with their booking portal www.bookyourtrail.com are the specialists for trekking in Nepal. In 2020, our trekking programme will be expanded to include fascinating Fair Trails Expeditions.

Snow Leopard Trail The 1st Fair Trail in the Himalayas

The Snow Leopard Trail is the first Fair Trail in the Himalayas. Off the beaten track, it opens up a unique wildlife trekking on the trail of the mysterious snow leopard. The tours on the Snow Leopard Trail are accompanied by the leading snow leopard experts in the Himalayas.

Best practices for international excursions!

Best practices for international excursions!

Through the trustful cooperation with Österreich Werbung and Kärnten Werbung, Trail Angels could welcome two high quality professional excursions in the recent past, presenting our hiking products in sustainable tourism.

Sweet comfort on the Drau Cycle Path

The wonderful lightness of being – I pedal four/five times and it goes HUUIII – madness that goes off the e-bike! Not like a Ferrari, where tapping the gas pedal would cause an accident, but rather smooth and powerful like a Bentley.

Drau Cycle Path – Cycling with comfort

Drau Cycle Path – Cycling with comfort

Accompanying this river on its way by bike is a special experience. And when, over time, the speed of cycling almost imperceptibly adjusts to the flow speed of the water, you feel one with nature again.

The future in outdoor tourism

The future in outdoor tourism

Trail Angels CEO Günter Mussnig in an interview with Sportaktiv about trend developments and opportunities in outdoor tourism.

Trail Angels and the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Trail Angels and the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Contract for the use of the license for the Official Alpe-Adria-Trail Booking Center between Kärnten Werbung and Trail Angels extended until 2025

Amazing Moments Scouting

Amazing Moments Scouting

Product development in the Amazon of Europe destination is in full swing. 2 weeks of Amazing Moments Scouting and endless impressions.

High Scardus Trail Workshop

High Scardus Trail Workshop

The development of the High Scardus Trail went into the next round. From June 8-9, a workshop was held in Tirana. Important stakeholders such as GIZ and Albania Tourism were present.

Fair Trails® Explorer Tour: Review I

Fair Trails® Explorer Tour: Review I

With the guardians of the Himalayas and on the tracks of the snow leopard. A review from our Explorer Crem on the Local Life Trail and Snow Leopard Trail.

10 years Alpe-Adria-Trail

10 years Alpe-Adria-Trail

From the glacier to the sea – The showcase project in sustainable tourism and one of the most famous long-distance hiking trails in our latitudes celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Trail development High Scardus Trail

Trail development High Scardus Trail

The Trail Angels were on the road again. This time on workshop in Kosovo to further develop “the Soul of the Western Balkans”.

Buddhism Sanctuary Trail – The Solu’s Soul

Buddhism Sanctuary Trail – The Solu’s Soul

Buddhism Sanctuary Trail – first impressions on site, a guest post by Matthew Nelson, American photographer and travel writer, about the collected impressions during the trail scouting trip at the Buddhism Sanctuary Trail – East Nepal.

Fair Trails Explorer Tours postponed

Fair Trails Explorer Tours postponed

Our Explorer Tours are designed for adventurous travelers to be the first to test and experience unusual travel formats. Unfortunately, the Fair Trails Explorer Tours to Nepal had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Read more in this blog.

News from the Alpe-Adria-Trail

News from the Alpe-Adria-Trail

The Alpe-Adria-Trail is one of our flagships in sustainable tourism. We report on our latest activities in product development and booking management in this blog.

Live from the Himalayas (2): Nepal Diaries Kathmandu

Live from the Himalayas (2): Nepal Diaries Kathmandu

The Airbus is landing on the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport and it feels like the giant bird has landed on a farmland. It rumbles and crashes because the runway is broken and is being repaired in the patchwork. A small foretaste of the city, where chaos and improvisation dominate everyday life.

High Scardus TrailThe first impression on site

High Scardus Trail
The first impression on site

In late fall 2020, we launched a public-private partnership (PPP) with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) for the further development of the High Scardus Trail in the Western Balkans.

Bernstein Trail – wine and hiking

Bernstein Trail – wine and hiking

Wine. Four letters that awaken longings. Of course, also because of the exquisite taste of good wines and cozy evenings with friends or family. From the point of view of the hiker, however, for a completely different reason!

Nepal Trekking at the time of Rhododendron bloom

One of the most frequently asked questions that our team at the Trail Info & Booking Center are faced with is: “When is the best time to travel in Nepal? Well, this question cannot be answered easily, because the Himalayan country is just as diverse as the wishes and desires of our customers.

The unique hiking trail planner: Bookyourtrail®

The unique hiking trail planner: Bookyourtrail®

There are many web platforms for hiking trips. No less is the number of hiking route planners on the worldwide web. But Bookyourtrail.com is a unique online trail information, booking and management system that provides the individuality, flexibility and service our customers demand along long-distance hiking and biking trails.

5 hiking tips for beginners!

5 hiking tips for beginners!

It is a mistake to think that anyone can hike because it is nothing more than walking. Hiking is an outdoor sport, perhaps without the performance pressure of other sports. Nevertheless, it requires some knowledge to enjoy this sport.

Trans­nationales Projekt­management in times of Corona

Trans­nationales Projekt­management in times of Corona

The last S-Com meeting for the transnational INTERREG project “Amazon of Europe Bike Trail” in February 2020 in Sveti Martin na Muri/Croatia. A picture, yet without the social distancing, which will not exist like this for a long time. How do we deal with such a situation?

New Trail! Panorama­weg Südalpen

New Trail! Panorama­weg Südalpen

During the last weeks the Trail Angels could successfully develop several trail projects to bookability. A particularly nice example is the Panoramaweg Südalpen.

Fair Trails Himalayas: A sustainable tourism project

Fair Trails Himalayas: A sustainable tourism project

Fair Trails Himalayas is the passionately driven contribution of Trail Angels in the development cooperation between Austria and Nepal: It combines new, high standards for sustainable and fair trekking tourism with uniquely exceptional trips – the “Fair Trails Experiences”.

Hiking with your dog on the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Hiking with your dog on the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Why you don’t need to miss out on accompanying your four-legged friend on the Alpe-Adria-Trail despite the current wild discussions about the “Kuh Urteil” (cow verdict)!

Gesäuse Hüttenrunde: the Alpine Club Package

Gesäuse Hüttenrunde: the Alpine Club Package

Long distance hiking – meaning hiking for several days with constant change of place – has its origins in pilgrimages. Besides going on pilgrimage, moving from place to place has had a great tradition among craftsmen for many centuries.

Trail maintenance and upkeep

Trail maintenance and upkeep

A great challenge with responsibility: in all their projects, the Trail Angels point out that the upkeep and maintenance of the long-distance trails is one of the greatest challenges, with a great responsibility that goes with it.

Amazon of Europe Bike Trail: thriving together

Amazon of Europe Bike Trail: thriving together

The idea brilliant. The goal ambitious. The way to get there has never been attempted before. What the Trail Angels and this extraordinary project have achieved so far. A rough assessment.

Amazon of Europe Bike Trail: 6th S-COM Meeting

Amazon of Europe Bike Trail: 6th S-COM Meeting

It was a thoroughly successful premiere, which nevertheless is not expected to be repeated any time soon: Due to the Corona pandemic, the 6-S-COM meeting for the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail took place on June 9 and 10 by video conference.

Golden autumn for hiking

Golden autumn for hiking

Your preview of autumn: Everyday life stressful? The weather foggy? And the autumn melancholy dampens your mood? Then it’s high time for some “light therapy” on the long-distance trails of the Trail Angels!

Hiking in Carinthia: Unique Trails between mountains and lakes

Hiking in Carinthia: Unique Trails between mountains and lakes

The southern flair also radiates a little on the character of the people. Carinthians are said to have a cheerful, open character, which is expressed in the following saying about the musical population: “Where three Carinthians come together, there is already a choir!”

The most beautiful hiking trails are unique! But what makes them so unique?

The most beautiful hiking trails are unique! But what makes them so unique?

But as we know, beauty lies in the eyes of the observer. Every landscape and every culture has its own charm. Thus it is probably up to the guest to find the most beautiful hiking trails for himself. We are therefore not talking about the most beautiful hiking trails, but about our unique trails. But what makes these “Unique Trails” so unique?

Krk Island Trail

Krk Island Trail

Homer already described it in his book Ilias, and the Romans even called it the “Golden Island” because of its natural wealth. Known today for its seaside tourism, Krk provides an enchanting possibility to circle the golden island of Croatia in one week.

With my girls only! Alpe-Adria-Trail

With my girls only! Alpe-Adria-Trail

What helps when everyday life is particularly stressful and your batteries are less than 10%? Simple: A good, old girl trip. Because where can one switch off better than with a vacation together with the best girlfriends? So, pack your backpack and your girls and off you go!

Nockberge-Trail Tips for ski touring in case of bad weather

Nockberge-Trail Tips for ski touring in case of bad weather

Everyone who plans his or her ski tour thinks of cloudless skies and crystal-clear views to the horizon full of anticipation during the planning phase. That’s the way it should be, because anticipation is an essential part of the tour, at least for me!

Sustainable traveling with Bookyourtrail.com

Sustainable traveling with Bookyourtrail.com

Walking from one place to the next. Mostly on old paths, which are laid out with skill and care and thus form a harmonious symbiosis with the landscape around. So far so good! But is this enough to make travel truly sustainable? We at Bookyourtrail.com do more. Let us convince you!

Hiking with your dog on the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Hiking with your dog on the Alpe-Adria-Trail

Why you don’t have to miss out on the company of your four-legged friend despite the current wild discussions about the “cow court judgement” on the Alpe-Adria Trail!

The wonderful lightness of being Sweet comfort on the Drava Bike Trail

The wonderful lightness of being Sweet comfort on the Drava Bike Trail

I pedal four/five times and HUUIII – it’ s crazy how the e-bike goes off! Not like a Ferrari, where I would cause an accident by tapping the gas pedal, but rather soft and powerful like a Bentley. It’ not that I will ever drive one of those two cars in my life, but that’ s how I think it is.

The Alpe-Adria-Trail – A delight for vegetarians

The Alpe-Adria-Trail – A delight for vegetarians

What about the suitability of the Alpe-Adria-Trail for long-distance vegetarian hiking? No problem or do you have to suffer hunger after strenuous hiking days? No: no hunger – and yes: lots of enjoyment. The famous Carinthian national dish is even a vegetarian dish: the Carinthian Kasnudeln. Without this dish you don’t know Carinthia.

Dobratsch Rundwanderweg – The ideal start to the hiking season

Dobratsch Rundwanderweg – The ideal start to the hiking season

The Dobratsch is not elegant. It’s more of a hulk, sometimes even a bit rough with its gigantic landslide that crashed through its southern flank into the valley 650 years ago. A rough giant that is a stranger to the surrounding mountains.

Live from the Himalayas (3): On the Annapurna Highway to Manang

Live from the Himalayas (3): On the Annapurna Highway to Manang

By the turn of the millennium Nepal was considered the largest pedestrian zone in the world. And therefore, also a paradise for trekking. The landscape seemed too fractured and too rugged to build roads on. Particularly when a country is as poor as Nepal.

Krk Island Trail Coastal hiking in spring

Krk Island Trail Coastal hiking in spring

Fluid and salty – you got it right: the ocean, that’s where I wanna go! When I think of the warmth, blooming vegetation and the sun during the cold months of January, I can hardly wait for spring.

Ways to self-motivation

Ways to self-motivation

What to do if things don’t go well on the trail? We have put together a guide to self-motivation for hiking – but not just for hiking.

Everest Trekking: The best view of Mount Everest!

Everest Trekking: The best view of Mount Everest!

Cross my heart! If you have been thinking about a Nepal trekking, the idea of “once seeing Mount Everest” was certainly a driving force. But from where can you admire Mt. Everest most beautifully? Here is our expert tip!

Three fascinating golf trips

Three fascinating golf trips

Alpe-Adria-Golf Travel – the B2B Booking portal. Not only three fascinating golf trips are at your disposal, but also a professional and experienced Alpe-Adria Golf Travel Info- & Booking Center.

Not from this world Kingdom of Mustang

Not from this world Kingdom of Mustang

Long isolated from the outside world, the small (former) kingdom of Mustang has managed to preserve its beguiling fascination of bizarre barren high mountain deserts and mystical spirituality up to the present day. A country, like not from this world.

Gesäuse Hüttenrunde – classic hut hiking

Gesäuse Hüttenrunde – classic hut hiking

Let’s be honest: What is the best time of day in the mountains? The minutes and hours with the most beautiful moods? I bet most people won’t answer with lunchtime, but with morning and evening moods. So the times of sunrises and sunsets, when the sun bathes nature in golden or blue light.

Nockberge-Trail long-distance hiking trail

Nockberge-Trail long-distance hiking trail

The Carinthian Nockberge mountains have always been known as a paradise for hiking. All the more astonishing that to date there has not been any attractive offer for a hike lasting several days. As a matter of fact, this is now part of the past, since the new, enchanting Nockberge-Trail exists!

The Luchs Trail – the new star among Austria’s long-distance hiking trails

The Luchs Trail – the new star among Austria’s long-distance hiking trails

Austria has a “Wild Middle” – the border triangle of Upper Austria, Styria and Lower Austria is home to four internationally recognized protected areas and a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. And it is precisely here that the new star among Austria’s long-distance hiking trails meanders through.

And the Winner is: Alpe-Adria-Trail

And the Winner is: Alpe-Adria-Trail

„You can´t win with a loosing card“ (Bob Dylan). When the first idea for the Alpe-Adria-Trail 2010 came into being, success was not foreseeable – as in a poker game. But obviously the Alpe-Adria-Trail has such excellent game cards that have made it an international “Royal Flash”

The Snow Leopard Trail – UPDATE

The Snow Leopard Trail – UPDATE

Another update! Make it your project: The Snow Leopard Trail is one of the most fascinating trails in the world. And you can be there from the beginning and be the first to explore the trail: On the Explorer Tour 2019!

An ode to the Dobratsch

An ode to the Dobratsch

Now I write a blog about the mountain, which I see every day from my house. In the morning when getting up and in the evening on the terrace at the well-deserved beer. A mountain that has become familiar to me. A mountain that can be seen from the Julian Alps as well as from the Nock Mountains, the Carnic Alps, Karawanken and the Hohe Tauern.

On the way to Mount Everest Base Camp

On the way to Mount Everest Base Camp

To get into the heart of Nepal and reach the Everest Base Camp, that would be something! 2016 I put my dream into reality. I booked the adventure Everest Base Camp Trail at bookyourtrail.com.

The land of my dreams Nepal

The land of my dreams Nepal

Even in elementary school geography was my passion. In contrast to mathematics or chemistry, I literally picked up everything in national studies. When, in the school library, a yellowed book entitled “Cho Oyu” fell into my hands, it had happened to me because Nepal was henceforth the land of my dreams. Thus, the adventure Nepal Trails began for me.

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