NORWAY LAUNCHES A MOBILE APP FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
One of the biggest attractions of Norway is aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights. The local tourist board recently, Innovation Norway, announced a new mobile app that will help visit ...
EUROPEAN AND U.S. TOURISTS AVOID RUSSIA
The current tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine crises take its toll on the tourism sector. The Russian travel agencies reported that about 40-60% fewer US and European holiday makers tr ...
HOTEL OCCUPANCY IN ISRAEL DOWN BY 24%
The "Unlimited" cease-fire was signed on August 26 in Cairo between Israelis and Palestinians. One of the industries considerably hit by the 50-day military conflict is tourism. ...
GREECE: GOOGLE TO HELP LOCAL TOURISM BUSINESSES
Internet giant, Google, has done it again. This time, they have extended a helping hand to Greece's tourism industry, by initiating management courses for 3000 tourism related businesses. In an attemp ...
OKTOBERFEST 2014: TRADITION AND NOVELTIES
At the turn of each October, all roads lead to Munich Oktoberfest which is one of the world’s most colorful funfair events. This is where six million people gathered in 2013 and consumed 6.7 million l ...