The U.S. Government Accountability Office has concluded that Russian citizens can now more easily obtain asylum in the United States than migrants from other countries around the world.
Turkey has clearly become tiresome for our compatriots. In recent years, not as many tourists go there as in the days when it was the only option for a budget vacation. New destinations are emerging…
"How about a shot of schnapps?" - Soviet citizens to the core would utter this phrase breathlessly after particularly grueling workdays. The kids envied their still-young "ancestors," imagining…
Tourism
Economic difficulties have hit the French in the most sensitive spot – the stomach. If for centuries they loved to eat well and elevated food to a cult, now they are forced to economize on…
Education
The hospitality industry is the most dynamic sector of international business. Future hotel management professionals are increasingly going to Europe to study. Studying at leading European schools…
Education
Until quite recently, studying abroad was associated either with big money and connections, or with gifted children capable of enduring enormous competition for grants. Now, however, against the…
Tourism
The Lonely Planet guidebook has prepared the next annual Blue List - a list of new interesting routes. The British Times, based on this list, compiled its own, consisting of ten most interesting…
Auto tour
The European Road Safety Council published data on mortality on the roads of EU capitals. Researchers noted positive dynamics in improving safety, but urge European authorities to pay more attention…
Tourism
The stock market crisis had been going on for several months. Stock quotes were falling daily, and everyone around me kept going on about it. One after another, my friends and acquaintances felt it…
Visas
There are famous varieties of hospitality – Eastern, Caucasian, and others. However, Germans have never been particularly noted for cordiality. Nevertheless, there seem to be a certain number of…
According to the authors of the prestigious Lonely Planet guidebook, Warsaw is one of the ten popular travel destinations for 2009.
The US includes Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia and the Republic of Korea in the list of countries with which it maintains a visa-free regime. This was reported by…
Investors who invested in residential real estate abroad have already lost about 40% of their invested funds as a result of the financial crisis that caused a decline in prices. These are the…
Leaders of the 27 European Union member states, concluding a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday, unanimously approved the 'European Pact on Immigration and Asylum'. This was announced by the…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which unites 30 developed countries, named the states with the highest taxes. They turned out to be Denmark and Sweden, according to…
Digital scanners will begin operation instead of metal detectors in all airports of the European Union countries in April 2010. The technology was first tested in US airports. It proved to be very…
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) in its latest report criticizes the state of road safety in Helsinki. According to its experts, the city is not fulfilling the decision adopted by the…
The Times Higher Education organization has published a ranking of the world's 200 leading universities. The leading positions in the ranking unequivocally belong to universities in the USA and the…
Switzerland, while remaining a quite expensive country for tourists, nevertheless offers budget holiday spots. But a recent event on the local hotel market breaks all records of cheapness. In the…
Since October 12, smoking in public places has been banned in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) by order of local authorities. The ban applies to all hotels, restaurants, cafes, shopping centers…
Geneva and Lausanne have been recognized as the most expensive cities in Switzerland. This was reported by the newspaper Tribune de Geneve, citing a study conducted by the German-language publication…
Prices for real estate on the prestigious Spanish resort Costa del Sol have fallen by more than 70% over the past year and a half. This is reported by the Spanish newspaper El Pais.