CHINESE TOURISM IN 2010: WORTH TO INVEST?

Ashley Nault -
The financial crisis has had a major effect on the tourism industry, though some areas seem to have improved. While domestic tourism in China had not been significant in the past, numbers speak clearl ...

COSTA RICA DROPS OFF THE ETHICAL LIST

Michael Trout -
Costa Rica would normally be almost at the top of “The Developing World's 10 Best Ethical Destinations” if it were not for one detail: the country’s thriving underage sex business. The Caribbean natio ...

HOTELS IN LAST-MINUTE PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER OLYMPICS

Theodore Slate -
Hotels in Vancouver are preparing for the winter Olympics by resorting to frantic last minute measures to look for extra staff, make the most out of the opportunity and make sure that no gatecrashers ...

NEW STRATEGY TO LURE TOURISTS BACK TO SLOVAKIAN SKI RESORTS

Ashley Nault -
The adoption of Euro in 2009 in Slovakia together with high prices led to decreasing numbers of visitors in local ski resorts last year. This year to fight the negative development Slovakian resorts s ...

FEWER GERMAN TRAVELERS IN THE AIR

Samuel Dorsi -
In 2009, the amount of Germans using air transport declined by more than 4 percent. The decrease is similar to post 9/11 air traffic crisis. ...