Green Innovation in Tourism

Gary Diskin -
Tourism experts from international organizations, United Nations agencies and the tourism public and private sector have outlined how green innovation in tourism can drive sustainable development by r ...

Tourism Vital to Tackling Global Economic Challenges

Wayne M. Gore -
Ministers of tourism and high-ranking officials meeting at the 93rd session of the UNWTO Executive Council have highlighted the role of tourism in addressing continuing challenges in the world economy ...

City Ranking: Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2012

Daniel A. Tanner -
Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, pushing Luanda, Angola, down to second position, according to Mercer’s latest Cost of Living Survey. Osaka is in third position, up three plac ...

EHL Students Offer Strategies for UNWTO Silk Road Project

Theodore Slate -
At the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)/UNWTO Silk Road Think Tank, 170 future hospitality leaders presented innovative strategies for how ten UNWTO Member States can maximize their positioning as Si ...

2012 World Competitiveness Rankings Revealed by IMD

Dan Rang -
Lausanne, Switzerland – IMD business school, a Switzerland based global leader in executive education, has released the results of its yearly World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). Countries are evalua ...