AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMountain Investment: Alterra Mountain Company says it will pour more than $350 million into winter 26/27 upgrades, aiming to improve both the guest and employee experience, with major attention on long-term plans at Deer Valley (Utah) and Tremblant (Québec). Resort Expansion: Tremblant’s $42.5M CAD long-term program includes new terrain and capacity for winter 27/28, with Timber Summit adding 62 acres, eight new trails, and a high-speed chairlift to raise hourly lift capacity by 10%. EU & Sovereignty Debate: On Meritxell Day, France’s Co-Prince Emmanuel Macron framed Europe as Andorra’s “natural horizon” while backing the EU Association Agreement, but the message also reopens questions about how sovereignty and public consent fit together ahead of the referendum. Tourism Risk Warning: A new analysis argues that heavy reliance on tourism is a “dangerous illusion,” noting that countries with tourism-driven export dependence often don’t become rich, and citing cases where the scale of tourism needed to match high-income benchmarks is far beyond current reality.
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