The first free flight of a manned balloon took place, as is well known, in France. The king, who took an interest in the experiments of the Montgolfier brothers, suggested that the passengers on the ...

Get a breathtaking experience of watching the sun rise over the majestic Hajar mountains Take off into the skies and see the rugged desert landscape from a whole new point of view on a hot air balloon ...

Right now travelers are looking for outdoor activities with social distancing. What could be better than hot-air ballooning? You probably know about New Mexico’s Albuquerque International Balloon ...

Jul. 16—Just in time for its 20th anniversary, the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum has been awarded $257,500 through the New Mexico Tourism Department's Destination Forward ...

In an article from The Aspen Times Sept. 1, 1977, Chris Cassatt recounts his adventures in ballooning. “Cassatt had worked for three weeks with Aspen balloonist Don Ruggles to arrange a ride during ...

Visitors to Dubai can partake in almost any activity – there is, famously, an indoor ski-slope welcoming guests to the snow, the tallest building in the world and a giant, man-made palm tree sticking ...

In this new five-part series we explore the world´s most fascinating landscapes with hot-air balloons. Breathtaking adventures await the balloonists in the endless vastness of the Gobi Desert, in the ...

On the surrealness scale, it was off the charts: a 50-year-old Chicago securities dealer in the gondola of a hot-air balloon that he’d flown only once before, readying for takeoff at 3 A.M. from the ...