, ▁S ustr ans ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁National ▁Cy cle ▁Network ▁of ▁long - distance ▁cycle ▁routes ▁including ▁back ▁roads ▁and ▁traffic - free ▁tracks ▁built , ▁signed , ▁and ▁mapped ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁local ▁organis ations . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁growth ▁of ▁organ ised ▁cy cling ▁hol id ays ▁provided ▁by ▁commercial ▁organis ations ▁in ▁many ▁countries . ▁Some ▁companies ▁provide ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁route ▁information ▁to ▁cycl ists ▁trav elling ▁independently ; ▁others ▁focus ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁experience , ▁including ▁gu ides ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁rid ers ▁cy cling ▁together . ▁A ▁variation ▁on ▁this ▁is ▁hol id ays , ▁often ▁in ▁ex otic ▁locations , ▁organ ised ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁a ▁char ity , ▁in ▁which ▁participants ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁raise ▁don ation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cover ▁their ▁costs . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁hospital ity ▁exchange ▁services ▁from ▁the ▁n inet ies ▁on , ▁cycle ▁travel ers ▁like ▁other ▁travel ers ▁got ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁better ▁organ ize ▁their ▁stays ▁at ▁local ▁hosts . ▁The ▁hospital ity ▁exchange ▁website ▁W arm ▁Show ers , ▁which ▁is ▁special ized ▁for ▁cycle ▁travel ers ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁has ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 0 0 0 ▁members ▁world wide ▁today . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁scale ▁of ▁b icy cle ▁tour ing ▁and ▁its ▁economic ▁effects ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁estimate , ▁given ▁the ▁activity ' s ▁inform al ▁nature . ▁Market ▁research