GOOGLE MAPS GALLERY COULD BE A HELPFUL NEW TOOL FOR TOURIST BOARDS
Google have expanded their popular mapping program with the new Google Maps Gallery, a selection of specific static or interactive images – rather than the usual open-world global program – that shows ...
INCREASING THREATS IN SINAI LEADS TO DECREASE VISITOR NUMBERS TO EGYPT
Tourism is important to Egypt, with the sector's contributions making up around 11% of the nation's GDP, but this industry is increasingly under threat as the much-publicised violence and political un ...
BERLIN INTRODUCES BED TAX FOR DOGS
Dog owners who travel to Berlin with their pets will be required to pay a city tax from now on. This is according to the financial administration in Berlin regarding the controversial introduction of ...
AUSTRIA LOST MORE THAN HALF A MILLION NIGHTS, IN JANUARY
The number of overnight stays in Austria's tourism brought the anticipated collapse in January. The recently published numbers of Austria's statistics show a minus of 3.3 percent to 13.87 million over ...
SPAIN RECEIVED MORE THAN 7.6 MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS IN 2013
Spanish ports received more than 7.66 million cruise passengers during 2013, which indicates an increase of 1.3% compared to the year before, and 3,846 boats of this type stopped in Spain, 3.3% more w ...