At the World Travel Market tourism exhibition currently taking place in London, a summit was held where the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Francesco Frangialli spoke. He…
The results of the fourth annual tourism brand indexing, the Country Brand Index 2008, were summed up in London. Based on the assessment of key indicators of greatest importance during travel, a…
Authorities in two Dutch cities announced a decision to close a number of local coffee shops. The reason is an excessive influx of tourists coming here solely for drug use.
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…
Readers of the authoritative travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler have chosen the best travel destinations and offers for the 21st time. Among the winners of the Readers’ Choice Awards are islands and…
According to the authors of the prestigious Lonely Planet guidebook, Warsaw is one of the ten popular travel destinations for 2009.
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…
Last weekend, the Oktoberfest beer festival concluded in Munich. This year, 6 million people attended the festival, including not only residents of Germany but also numerous foreign tourists who came…
As in previous years, the prestigious travel publication Conde Nast Traveller has published a ranking of the best representatives of the travel business in various categories. The list, based on…
From July 2009, SMS from abroad but within the EU will cost no more than 11 cents plus VAT. This is almost three times less than the current average cost of messages sent from mobile phones.
According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, in 2007 there were 903 million international trips worldwide. For comparison, in 2006 the number was 847.3 million. Most visits were to European…
On October 7-9, the 15th Anniversary International Tourism Salon 'Ukraine-2008' will be held in Kyiv at the International Exhibition Center (IEC, 15 Brovarskyi Prospekt).