Curiosities
The battle in the air between airlines is a fight to the death. High oil prices force airlines to raise ticket prices, causing them to lose thousands of passengers. To add to all the trouble…
Moscow has topped the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates for the third consecutive year, compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. This is reported in a company…
Curiosities
Those who wanted to get married on the Greek islands will have to abandon their plan. Catholic Bishop Frangiskos has forbidden clergymen from performing the sacrament of marriage for tourists on the…
China has suspended the issuance of business visas until September 20, 2008 due to the Olympic Games in the country, writes The Wall Street Journal. The new rule took effect from the beginning of…
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi succeeded in getting the country's parliament to approve a package of reforms aimed at tightening the conditions for illegal immigrants staying in the country.
Bangkok has been named the best city in the world for tourists according to the annual survey of readers of the American magazine Travel + Leisure. It received 88 points out of 100, moving up from…
The project to attract foreign specialists to the Czech Republic, which was supposed to end in July of this year after a five-year period, will be continued. This was reported to journalists by the…
German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee has declared war on 'excess' road signs. In his opinion, outdated and useless signs only distract drivers, so they should disappear from the roadsides of…
The authorities of Rome have prepared a special promotion aimed at attracting young people to the Italian capital during the 'dead' month for the city – August, when many of its residents go on…
From July 1, 2008, all motor vehicles – in particular, motorcycles, mopeds, cars and vans with a maximum permissible weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes – are required to have a special vignette for…
Forbes magazine published a ranking of the world's most expensive shopping streets, compiled together with the consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield.
London attractions are the most expensive among all major tourist destinations in the world. This conclusion was made by The Telegraph after comparing tourist prices in 11 cities around the world…