2010 WATCH LIST OF HERITAGE SITES IN DANGER ISSUED
The new Watch List of World Monuments Fund has been issued. Machu Picchu, Phajoding, or Gingerbread Houses of Port-au-Prince are among 93 sites chosen by the Fund to draw attention of the public to t ...
COACH TOURISM: REINTRODUCTION OF 12-DAY RULE POSTPONED
The 12-Day Rule, which would allow bus drivers to work 12 days in a row, is not likely to be reintroduced before Easter 2010 because of bureaucratic complications within the EU. ...
EDUCATIONAL VACATIONS BECOME MORE POPULAR
Growing numbers of tourists are getting bored by holidays that offer nothing more than lying on the beach. According to a consumer, media and market research company Mintel, the current trend is towar ...
AIRPORTS: THE PLEASURE OF FLYING NOW BEGINNING TO RETURN
Flying used to be the method of transport most associated with ease, comfort, luxury and great pleasure. The expense used to be the major downside. Nowadays, the costs are minimal and the luxury eleme ...
SWITZERLAND BECOMES CAUTIOUS OVER U.S. MEDICAL TOURISTS
Zurich hospital in Switzerland, a prominent European force in medical tourism, has clamped down on the services offered to tourists from North America. The problem lies with the risks the Swiss medica ...