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Posts Tagged by paranormal tourism
Imagining Bigfoot: That’s a few hundred bucks
| April 11, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Cryptozoology, money-making schemes |
Group sets up fall search for Bigfoot in W.Va. Judging by the number of people willing to spend up to $500 to look for him/her/it, Bigfoot appears to be alive and well in West Virginia. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, a group that sets up hunts for the legendary creature, will conduct a four-day search… more
Ghost doctors trying to drum up business but won’t answer requests
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Consumer products, Hauntings & Ghosts, Paranormal, Paranormal Personalities, Pseudoscience |
Back in March, we told you about the “Ghost Doctors” of NYC The Ghost Doctors are tour guides, not scientists Doubtful News emailed the “doctors” twice to find out exactly why they call themselves “doctors” and what their science qualification are. No reply was received either time. This whole setup rubbed me the wrong way… more
Mascot adds to the silliness of unscientific Russian Yeti
| March 21, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Cryptozoology, Pseudoscience |
Miners have a mascot The Shorya coal pit in the Kemerovo region, which the locals say has the largest number of “Yeti”-the strange species known as“Big Foot” now has its own mascot, in the shape of a blue-eyed smiling yeti with a miner’s helmet on his head and a miner’s pick on his shoulders. A… more
China’s Bigfoot (the Yeren) used in tourism ploy
| March 8, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Cryptozoology |
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Home of Chinese ‘Bigfoot’ seeks to boost eco-tourism chinadaily.com.cn. Shennongjia, a forest region and long rumored home of the elusive Bigfoot-like ape man in the central province of Hubei, wants eco-tourism there to boost the underdeveloped region’s economy. Less than two months after the Shennongjia Nature Reserve was named a national 5A-Class Scenic Spot by… more
The Ghost Doctors are tour guides, not scientists
| March 2, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Hauntings & Ghosts, Paranormal, Paranormal Personalities |
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Grand Central Terminal is Ghost Central! Grand Central Terminal the world’s most famous train terminal ought to be called “Ghost Central” according to New York’s premiere paranormal investigators the “Ghost Doctors.” Pete & Stew Kandel’s (known as Dr. Pete and Dr. Stew) sought after ghost hunting tour in GCT have given New Yorkers a chance… more
Phenomena of Brown Mountain lights is a tourist attraction
| February 27, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Anomalies, Unsolved mystery |
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Mysterious orbs confound NC county for decades Two orange orbs, just about 10 feet off the ground, floated past Steve Woody and his father as they hunted deer more than 50 years ago. The mysterious lights passed them, then dropped down the side of a gorge in the Blue Ridge foothills. For at least a… more
New tourism attraction in Port Arthur, Australia: Ghost hunting
| February 21, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Paranormal |
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Chills and Thrills for Paranormal Tourism. The Minister for Tourism, Scott Bacon, today welcomed the exciting new late night, adults-only Paranormal Investigation Experience operating out of Port Arthur. “The Paranormal Investigation Experience will begin after the ghost tours finish and last about 4-5 hours and includes a supper mid-way through the investigation,” Mr Bacon said.… more
Mayan tourism: The world is not ending – come visit anyway
| February 3, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Astrology, Questionable claims, Superstition |
Cashing In On The ‘end Of The World’ Tourism | Fox News For doomsday theorists, Dec. 21, 2012 could mean the end of civilization, according to some interpretations of the Mayan calendar. But for some tour operators and property owners, the end of the world also means a chance to cash in on the apocalypse hype.… more
Mt Shasta is a beacon for strange tales and mystical beliefs
| January 24, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Paranormal, Superstition |
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Odd accounts and strange tales orbit around Shasta Mt. Shasta, the Cascade peak that mesmerized John Muir, has long attracted mystics, metaphysicians and spiritualists. Now a researcher is seeking ‘stories and information’ for a book on Bigfoot and UFO sightings. “Mt. Shasta has always had a spiritual drawing, but it’s getting more and more popular,”… more
Paranormal Tourism a hot ticket (Editor’s Commentary)
| January 7, 2012 | Posted by idoubtit under Consumer products, Paranormal, Questionable claims |
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When I wrote about Paranormal Tourism here on Skeptoid blog, I got flak from people who thought I took too hard of a line, that it was all in fun and people don’t really believe this stuff. Ghost tours attract families for an after-hours casual walking trip. It’s a fun and safe thing to do.… more
Ghost Hunters say Frankfort distillery is haunted. Ghost tours commence.
| November 25, 2011 | Posted by idoubtit under Hauntings & Ghosts, Media, money-making schemes |
Frankfort distillery offers ghost tours after TV show says it’s haunted | Travel | Kentucky.com. …27 ghosts [were] identified by a team from the SyFy TV network’s popular Ghost Hunters series who visited the distillery earlier this year and documented their findings on a show that aired Nov. 16. According to those investigators, the 125-acre distillery is… more
Ghost hunting group allowed back after skeptical group busts their cemetery tour
| October 26, 2011 | Posted by idoubtit under Hauntings & Ghosts, Paranormal, Skeptical activism |
Paranormal Group Allowed Back At Cemetery Paranormal and the Unexplained Research and Exploration (P.U.R.E.) has been allowed back at Evergreen Cemetery. PURE was banned from the cemetery in August. Rocky Mountain Paranormal, a paranormal skeptic group, documented the tour with a video camera and wrote a full report. more
Have a Haunted Honeymoon: Travelocity names the top 10 haunted hotels in U.S.
| October 17, 2011 | Posted by idoubtit under Hauntings & Ghosts, Paranormal, Questionable claims |
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Sweet dreams: Travelocity names the top 10 haunted hotels in U.S. – Pack Up – Boston.com. For those adults who feel like taking on a challenge this year, Travelocity just announced their list of the top 10 haunted hotels in the U.S, including one in Boston’s backyard, and the witchiest spot in the world, Salem, Mass.… more
Paranormal group raising money to save building for ghost hunters
| September 24, 2011 | Posted by idoubtit under Hauntings & Ghosts, money-making schemes |
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Paranormal group hopes haunted house is 1st step to saving old Radford mental hospital | The Republic. A paranormal research team hopes turning a former Radford mental hospital into a haunted house next month will be a step toward saving the more than century-old building. …the Mountain Ridge Paranormal Research Society hopes to collect about… more
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