BEACH TOURISM: TANZANIA’S NEW HOPE

Laura Maudlin -
Tanzanian tourism currently faces a lack of skilled tourism personnel. The industry suffers from the economic crisis as well. The country officials want to diversify the tourism offer by developing be ...

PORTLAND’S SHANGHAI TUNNELS ATTRACT DARK TOURISM ENTHUSIASTS

Gregory Dolgos -
Portland in Oregon, USA has an interesting tourism attraction, the so called Shanghai Tunnels. According to legends the tunnels were used for Shanghaiing, which was involuntary recruiting or rather ki ...

HEYDALUR VALLEY: PARADISE FOR HIKERS

Cecilia Garland -
Numerous legends talk about elves and giants that once lived in Iceland. West Fjords and the Heydalur valley attract tourists not only with its unique folk stories, but also beautiful landscape and nu ...

PERSPECTIVES & RESPONSES FOR STIMULATING RECOVERY TO BE DISCUSSED AT FITUR 2010

Anna Luebke -
Fitur 2010 will be the location for an International Seminar which will debate the UNWTO’s Roadmap for Recovery. ...

THE WAY FORWARD AFTER A TUMULTUOUS DECADE

Michael Trout -
Our Retail world was pretty well whacked in the last two years, and 2010 will be a year of rebuilding our Brands with a new Value Proposition. ...