AIRPLANES REPLACED BY RAILWAY?
Air France-KLM is considering getting into the high-speed rail business and also other airlines operating short-haul flights might think about alternatives considering the exploding fuel prices. But i ...
OLYMPIC GAMES BOOSTING ECONOMY? NOT ALWAYS
Hosting the Olympic Games seems certain to boost the economy of any place in the world. After all, this is thought to be the main reason why most cities around the globe which apply for the right to h ...
GLOBAL WARMING TO CHANGE TOURISM FOREVER
It is one of the great topics of the modern age: global warming. Some make great efforts to prevent or to slow down its effects; others live in a world of denial. Those living in such denial concernin ...
THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL FLAG IS...
The unofficial contest for the world’s most beautiful flag finished on July 7th. A reader of 20Minutos.es, a Spanish daily, came with the idea to give other people the possibility to choose the most b ...
GLOBAL PEACE INDEX: THE MOST PEACEFUL IS ICELAND
Peace is vital for all kinds of industries and it is especially true for the tourism industry. Until recently there was no index that would provide business people with information about peace in conc ...