On the autobahns of the German federal state of Bremen, whose total length does not exceed 60 km, a speed limit has been introduced for the first time in the history of modern Germany. From now on…
According to the World Travel Monitor study, Europeans made 407 million foreign trips in 2007 (5% more than the previous year), spending 3.9 billion nights abroad. Total spending on travel to other…
Starting May 1, smoking will be banned in Beijing's catering establishments. Despite the fact that China has 350 million smokers, the country's authorities are determined to hold the 2008 Olympics…
According to the results of a published sociological study Air Quality Rating, the best US airlines in terms of quality of services this year were AirTran and Jet Blue. They are followed by…
More than 26 million people remain internally displaced within their own countries. This is the highest figure since the early 1990s.
This conclusion was drawn by the research company I-graduate, based on the results of surveys of 11,000 students from 143 countries. 50% of respondents were from China and India.
The European Union has allowed airline passengers on intra-European flights to use mobile phones for calls, SMS messages and emails.
For foreigners studying Russian abroad, a certification similar to TOEFL will be introduced, RIA Novosti reports citing representatives of the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural…
According to the forecast of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, by 2010, the Asia-Pacific region will be visited by 500 million tourists annually. It is expected that travelers will bring $4.6…
In 2007, Peru hosted 200 thousand tourists who can afford luxury holidays. This means they stay in the most expensive hotels, visit the most expensive restaurants, and spend at least $500 daily…
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Moscow has been recognized as one of the most unfriendly cities in Europe. Such are the results of a survey of 1,500 tourists from around the world conducted by the travel portal TripAdvisor. The…
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Chinese authorities have decided to put an end to speculation about the future of their controversial demographic policy. According to The Daily Telegraph, last week they stated that they do not…