Recently, city breaks have become fashionable. As the name suggests, city breaks are short trips lasting a few days, aimed at helping tourists discover the attractions of a particular city.
According to the Czech Statistical Office, foreigners make up almost 4% of the country's population. Meanwhile, in Luxembourg the figure is 40% of the population, in Liechtenstein – over 30%, in…
The Open Skies agreement between the EU and the US has come into effect. It will allow European and American airlines to compete on transatlantic routes.
Japan's Ministry of Justice has submitted to the government a number of proposals for changing the country's immigration policy, according to one of which foreigners will be issued five-year visas.
From March 26 to 28, the XIV International Exhibition UITT 2008 “Ukraine - Travel and Tourism” will be held at the International Exhibition Center (Kyiv, 15 Brovarskyi Avenue) – the traditional…
In 2007, income from educational exports in Australia grew by 21%. National exports of educational services became the second most important after industry, moving Australian tourism to second place.
According to a study conducted by economists at the Swiss bank UBS, European cities are becoming the most expensive in the world.
According to ZIA valda real estate, last year on the Lithuanian real estate market, 50% more new apartments were bought than in 2006, despite a 10-20 percent price increase.
Prices for Bulgarian real estate increased by 30% last year. This year, a 40% growth is expected. However, despite the rapid growth, the cost per square meter is still somewhat lower than in Russia…
Gourmet guide
In February, a conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was held in Thailand, dedicated to combating hunger. As a solution to this problem (nearly a billion people on the planet…
News
Scientists have identified the location of 'hot spots' where new infections are expected to emerge, and have identified 'our little brothers' that have repeatedly turned out to be traitors over the…
Immigration
Foreigners who have found love on the shores of Foggy Albion will be offered to test their feelings on an English language exam. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently announced the intention…
Immigration
In the 'heat' of a quiet presidential election campaign in Russia itself and against the backdrop of loud international scandals abroad, one of the most serious Russian problems – the return of…
Resort areas have always attracted investors. According to experts, investment-successful countries must meet several criteria: beautiful houses on the seashore, decent rental market potential, and…
Money
Liechtenstein, which until now enjoyed a reputation as a tax paradise, may be forced to abandon banking secrecy. According to The Daily Telegraph, the reason is a growing scandal: 10 countries have…
Airbus
According to statistics, in 2007 British Airways managed to outperform most European airlines by losing more than 1 million checked bags. As The Daily Telegraph writes, in 2007 the quality of service…
The United States has been recognized as the country that most actively uses prisons to isolate its citizens among all countries in the world, Reuters reports, citing data from a study prepared by…
Tourism
Mongolia welcomes with modern Ulaanbaatar, Buddhist culture, steppe expanses and cold lake waters where you can have an incredible fishing.
Immigration
Great Britain has become an easy target for terrorists because its government cannot cope with migrants who do not want to integrate into British society. As Lenta.ru writes, this is stated in a…
Over the past six years, the number of foreign tourists staying in their own homes in Cyprus has increased from 114,000 to 138,000 people - this is 5.7% of the total tourist flow to the country. The…
Education
The notion that in Europe every other person freely speaks at least two foreign languages is just a myth. About 50% of Europeans speak only their native language. As for two languages, that is an…
«You won't get in anywhere,» my father confidently announced in response to my message that I had changed my mind about studying economics and was now going to Oxford for languages...