CZECH TOUR OPERATORS SOLD 15% LESS VACATIONS IN 2009

Andrea Hausold -
In 2009 Czech tour operators sold 15 per cent less holidays and recorded a 20 per cent decline in revenues. Lower profits were caused not only by fewer tours and vacations that were sold but also by t ...

BUDGET AIRLINES GREENER THAN OTHERS?

Pat Hyland -
In the age when customers are very interested in the environment, it is certainly worth knowing that according to a research budget airlines are much greener than regular airlines. This means that the ...

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: WORLD’S LAST GREAT WILDERNESS THREATENED BY TOURISTS

William Law -
Adventure tourists long to discover dangerous and remote places – South Pole has become a massive hit over the past decades. Yet the environmental impact is visible and alarming. ...

LITERARY TOURISM: GEORGE ORWELL’S HOME IN INDIA TO TURN TO MUSEUM

Pat Hyland -
George Orwell remains one of the most respected writers of the past century and it is only a pity his birthplace in the Indian Motihari is falling apart. Not for long though, as the house he spent the ...

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 ...