UNWTO: GLOBAL TOURISM IN 2009 TO DROP

Laura Maudlin -
Tourism industry has been doing very well in the recent years. The global financial crisis is, however, changing the pattern. According to UNWTO, tourism arrivals will fall worldwide in 2009. ...

AUTHORITIES LAUNCHED AMAZON RAIN FOREST PROMOTION

James Morris -
Amazon rain forest features a great tourism attraction. Nevertheless, only few tourists come to see it. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization plans to change it and has launched a promotional cam ...

FORMER BUNKER: HOTEL WITH NO STARS IN SWITZERLAND

James Morris -
Switzerland is the first country in the world to have a Zero Star Hotel. Artist-twins Frank and Patrik Riklin came with the idea to change an air-raid shelter into a low-budget hostel. ...

ELEVEN MILLION TOURISTS VISITED SAO PAULO LAST YEAR

Laura Maudlin -
Sao Paulo, the capital of Brazilian state Sao Paulo, recorded a slight growth in tourism last year compared to the results of 2007. According to a tourism promotion company Sao Paulo Turismo, eleven m ...

Joke of the Week

Gregory Dolgos -
A tourist was being led through the swamps of Florida. "Is it true," he asked, "that an alligator won't attack you if you carry a flashlight?" "That depends," replied the guide, "on how fast you carry ...