WHAT TO EAT DURING THE OLYMPICS? PENIS OR SCORPION?

Wayne M. Gore -
Chinese cuisine is known to be tasty but sometimes westerners may find it rather gross. That is why the far-sighted Beijing officials banned dog from official Olympic eateries. The kinds of dogs eaten ...

HONG KONG VOTED WORLD’S BEST AIRPORT

Joe McClain -
China is a closely watched country these days. Its tourism industry is becoming more and more important and so does its transportation sector. Recently, Hong Kong International Airport was named the W ...

RELIGION IS BACK IN (TRAVEL) BUSINESS

Daniel A. Tanner -
Over the history, religion has always been an important reason for traveling. Pilgrimages to the Holy Land or to Mecca were important part of the life of medieval believers. According to Kevin J. Wrig ...

EUROPE‘S CITIES SUFFER DROP IN TOURISM

Anna Luebke -
The rising value of the Euro may seem, on the surface, to be great news for European economies. However, this is not particularly the case. As a result, many non-Eurozone Europeans and non-Europeans h ...

SHOWERS IN THE SKY MET WITH GREEN CYNICISM

Nils Kraus -
With the airline industry heating up at a steady pace and competition soaring, new airlines have been forced to come up with new ideas in order to attract not only the wealthy members of business clas ...