STRONG SWISS FRANC ENDANGERS SWISS TOURISM
Swiss Franc is very strong at the beginning of the winter season 2010 and it will make the coming winter harder for many Swiss hoteliers. The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs expects 1.5 percent ...
THE SHORTEST AND THE LONGEST CABLEWAYS ATTRACT TOURISTS
Cableways usually make inaccessible areas accessible. However, they can also be used as an attraction. The shortest funicular is in Los Angeles and the longest in Armenia by the Tatev monastery. Local ...
EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITALS FOR 2012 AND 2013
Towns are given the Green Capital award when the environment plays an important role in their zoning. Vitoria-Gasteiz managed to bring greenery to the city and Nantes has introduced an environmentally ...
SPACE TOURISM LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE
This year has become very significant for space tourism. As Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to start the first trips to the orbit in nine months, warnings of their threatening impact on our cl ...
THAILAND TARGETS MEDICAL TOURISTS
The Tourism Authority in Thailand has decided to increase the number of visitors arriving in Thailand through promoting the country as a medical tourism hub. ...