27 NEW UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
The UNESCO World Heritage List has been extended by additional 27 sites. The new sites were announced on the 32nd UNESCO committee meeting. This year the committee picked 19 cultural and 8 natural sit ...
A MISGUIDED QUEST: COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN LATIN AMERICA
Tourism is big business in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2003, the region hosted 45 million international tourists, who generated nearly $30 billion – the equivalent of around $56 a year for eve ...
CHINA & TAIWAN RECONNECTED: BY AIR ROUTE
After years of hostilities a new leadership of Taiwan makes talks with China possible. Newly elected Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou, who took office in May, has started talks with Chinese officials. ...
DESPITE THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN TOURISM KEEPS GROWING
Experts from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expect the tourism industry to continue in its growth this year. The June Edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer suggests that ...
ICCA: THE MOST POPULAR MICE DESTINATIONS
The International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) recently published its rankings on top 20 MICE countries and cities for 2007... ...