Converted cable car cabin at Courchevel. Image via Airbnb.
Cable Car Slumber Party! (France)
The internet was abuzz with news of an Airbnb contest where the winner and three guests get to stay overnight in a cable car cabin at the top of French ski resort Courchevel. Aside from showcasing just how roomy a cable car cabin can be, it looks like the pop-up hotel suite (pictured) will be a fairly luxurious place to stay. No word on who’s going to be making room service deliveries.
Pokhara Good to Go (Nepal)
After some early snags and a legal challenge, it looks like the city of Pokhara will be able to build a 1.5 km cable car from Phewa Lake to the World Peace Stupa at Pumdi Bhumdi. According to news sources, “the Supreme Court quashed petitions …. to scrap the bidding process with regard to developing Pokhara Cable-Car Project.”
Expanding Coverage in La Paz (Bolivia)
As we mentioned earlier this week, the Bolivian government announced that they were planning to expand the popular cable car system by another six lines. In a press conference, President Evo Morales said that the $450 million investment would result in 23 stations spread over more than 20 km of new cable transit.
CPTing it Old School (Georgia)
Slate took a fascinating (and slightly harrowing) look at the “rusty, creaking cable cars of Chiatura,” presumably, so we don’t have to.