CHANGING IMAGE: THAILAND BECAME A CANNABIS PARADISE

Bill Alen -
Thailand legalized cannabis in 2022 - before that, it was subject to draconian penalties. Now the country is the cannabis paradise for marijuana fans. But the final law is missing. Here are the rules ...

THANKSGIVING FLIGHTS: A BOON FOR USA TOURISM

Gary Diskin -
U.S. carriers anticipate unprecedented travel demand for Thanksgiving flights. The Transportation Security Administration estimates that around 30 million passengers will be transported between Nov. 2 ...

NEW ECO-TAX ON CRUISE SHIPS WORRIES LOCAL TOURISM IN BARCELONA

Andrew J. Wein -
The tax being prepared by the authorities in Barcelona to tax polluting emissions from cruise ships, container ships and other large vessels "would not have a deterrent effect" on tourism. So says Edu ...

THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMING TOURISM

Tomas Haupt -
Travel technology promises more efficient adventures to explore an increasingly connected but equally amazing world. The travel industry emerges from the pandemic more convinced than ever of the impor ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY FACING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN ITS HISTORY

Andrea Hausold -
Before the pandemic, the global cruise industry had been growing for years, culminating in a preliminary peak of 30 million passengers worldwide in 2019 – up from 25 million in 2015. Around 450 cruise ...