LUCERNE: TOURISM ZONE TO PROTECT LUXURY HOTELS

Gary Diskin -
The city council of Lucerne suggested creating a special zone protecting luxury hotels from turning to apartment buildings. The proposal faces fierce opposition. ...

HOTELS COLLABORATE TO TACKLE CARBON STANDARDS

Pat Hyland -
Several organizations within the tourism industry have come together to deal with the question of carbon emissions of hotels. The objectives are, firstly, to create methods for measuring carbon emissi ...

POACHING BEGINS TO HAMPER SWAZILAND TOURISM MORE THAN BEFORE

James Morris -
Poachers are devastating the wildlife of Swaziland’s nature reserves more than ever before and tourists are turning their backs on the wildlife due to the lack of animals. In some places, for instance ...

ABSENCE OF SECURITY IN EGYPT BEGINS TO POSE THREAT TO TOURISM

Richard Moor -
The shortage of police presence around Egypt’s numerous attractions along with increasing cases of violence and vandalism are factorts that are threatening further development of tourism in Egypt. ...

AUSTRALIAN PORTS MAY WELL STRUGGLE WITH INCREASED DEMAND

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
The good news for tourism in Australia is that business is about to boom even further and the number of cruise ships arriving in the 2012-2013 season could see more than anywhere else. The bad news is ...