VIENNA: OVERNIGHT STAYS DROPPED BY ALMOST 4%
Vienna recorded 3.8 percent less overnight stays in 2009. Greatest losses were announced by 4-star hotels. The city tries to compensate for the decrease in visitor numbers by luring Asian travelers. ...
MEDITERRANEAN COAST IN DANGER: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM NEEDED
Crowds of tourists concentrated annually on the Mediterranean coast pose serious danger to the region’s biodiversity. Eco-organizations call for sustainable tourism and diversification of the provided ...
ATTRACTIONS AND ODDITIES OF KANSAS TOURISM: THE BIG WELL OF GREENSBURG
A small town in Kansas, called Greensburg is proud do present the largest hand-dug well in the world. To attract more tourism, the town has just signed a contract with a major design firm to promote t ...
LUXURY HOTEL SPAS HIT BY THE RECESSION
Luxury hotel spas had very mixed results in 2009. Nowadays, the trends in the spa industry seem to be very similar to the trends set by U.S. hotels. ...
TRAVEL ONLINE WITH THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY
One of the world’s most famous railway journeys can now be enjoyed sitting behind a computer. Google has teamed up with Russian Railways to provide 150 hours of footage across some of the most spectac ...