ONLY HALF OF AUSTRIANS PLAN HOLIDAYS IN 2013

William Law -
New survey shows that the holiday mood of Austrians has cooled down. Last year almost two-thirds of Austrians went for scheduled holiday trips. This year only 50 percent want to go for vacation. ...

TOURISTS PICK THE BEST DESTINATION IN GERMANY - NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE

Sara Thopson -
In a poll recently conducted by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB), foreign tourists chose Neuschwanstein Castle as the best tourist attraction in Germany. Europa-Park came second in closely fol ...

HOTELS ADOPTING ‘NO FRILLS’ APPROACH

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Hotel guests may be in for a shock next time they check in as many hotels adopt a similar 'no frills' approach to service as airlines. Being greeted by a clerk at the front desk may be a thing of the ...

INDIA: ONLINE TRAVEL DOMINATES LOCAL ECOMMERCE

Alec Hills -
According to the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), travel was indeed the initial industry to help catapult digital sales in India. It is currently the largest segment of B2C commerce sal ...

TOP 5 WORST LANDMARK REPLICAS

Michael Trout -
Many countries are betting heavily on building replicas of monuments and important buildings from other countries and cultures creating a tourist attraction in their own country. Some projects howeve ...