Only an uninitiated person might think that working in a hotel is a simple matter. Is it worth spending time and money on education, only to then sit at the reception desk, clean rooms, keep an eye…
Safety
The story surrounding the murder of two Russian women that occurred at the end of February in Thailand sparked a wave of debate about whether such a concept as 'Russian sex tourism' exists. Resort…
The last divided capital of Europe – Nicosia – will soon cease to be so. The wall erected between the two parts of the city – Turkish and Greek – has been decided to be demolished.
Immigration
Old Europe is in no hurry to part with restrictions on labor migration for countries that joined the European Union in 2004. The Polish plumber and the Latvian waitress have become not so much a…
If you take into account the money that now increasingly has to be paid in summer for renting a dacha or a house somewhere near the capital, it makes sense to consider renting temporary housing in…
News
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the…
News
Tourism
Bridges are not just utilitarian structures. The most famous of them have long become popular tourist attractions.
Immigration
Deputy Director of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Vyacheslav Postavnin recently summarized the first results of Russia's new migration policy. The FMS positively assessed the fact that illegal…
The international consulting agency Economist Intelligence Unit has published data on the cost of living in the world's largest cities for last year. The most expensive of the 132 cities surveyed was…
Tourism
On March 28-31, the XIII International Exhibition UITT-2007 'Ukraine - Travel and Tourism' will take place at the International Exhibition Center. The exhibition organizers are ITE Group Plc. (UK)…
Curiosities
On the night from Saturday to Sunday, more precisely at 2:00 Eastern Time, clocks across America were set forward one hour. For the first time, the country switched to daylight saving time not on the…
The Republic of Kazakhstan has its own electronic map. It was presented at a recent government conference call.
Getting a UK passport may soon become more difficult. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has proposed requiring immigrants applying for British citizenship to perform community work -…
Work
"Zagranitsa" offers its readers exclusive information provided by the Department of Employment Policy and Labor Migration of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine - a list of all…
Work
In 2007, a number of significant changes occurred in the regulatory framework of the Russian Federation, aimed at streamlining migration policy in general and labor migration policy in particular.
Culture
Notable exhibitions in March will undoubtedly include the Vienna exhibition 'Eros in Contemporary Art', the Madrid exhibition 'Portrait of the Picasso Era', and the Florence exhibition of Cézanne. In…
News
Egypt has introduced restrictions on carrying liquids on airplanes. Now tourists departing from the country will have to transfer liquids into small vials and bottles – just like when traveling…
Everyday life
If there is freedom of speech in the US, it clearly does not extend to the 'N-word' – the so-called n-word. The 'N-word,' unlike 'town N' or 'citizen N,' is a term that is specific to the extreme. In…
News
Curiosities
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre seems to have succeeded in saving the historic center of London from construction magnates and the mayor of the British capital, Ken Livingstone. To do this, the…
Work
People who go abroad to work can do so legally or illegally. For certain reasons, they often choose illegal schemes. The attractiveness and development of labor markets in Western countries make the…
Education
According to the Which MBA guide, only three out of 120 leading business schools in the world have more women than men in their full-time MBA programs. And this despite the fact that all schools…
Thousands of officials will stroll along English streets this summer, patrolling bars, restaurants and shops - this is how compliance with the smoking ban will be enforced. Smokers are already saying…