AIRLINES IN THE MIDDLE EAST LACK TRAINED PILOTS

Bill Alen -
In order to cope with the growth of aviation sector in Gulf, estimates have indicated that forty thousand pilots are needed. Globally, close to five hundred thousand pilots are needed. Gulf airlines a ...

SPANISH GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOCATE EUR 221 MILLION TO TOURISM BUSINESSES

Nils Kraus -
The Spanish Secretary of Tourism, Isabel Borrego, stressed the importance of the private sector entering tourism, which is why EUR 221 million will be invested in 2014 in businesses providing tourism ...

ITALY IS A POPULAR SHOPPING TOURISM DESTINATION

Daniel A. Tanner -
Shopping tourism, especially in Italy, has become one of the main drivers of tourist flows, especially international tourists. Trips motivated by shopping have been widely recognized by the World Tour ...

ONLY 10% OF FRENCH TOURISTS BOOK THEIR HOTEL THROUGH TRADITIONAL AGENCY

Gary Diskin -
According to a Harris Interactive study for Booking.com published recently a little over half of the French population (51%) first look at an establishment’s website, and 41% book through online booki ...

HIGH-SPEED TRAINS TO CONNECT BARCELONA AND PARIS

Gregory Dolgos -
Spain and France will be connected for the first time by a high- speed train starting on December 15. From then on Barcelona and Paris will be linked by the trains of Alta Velocidad Española (AVE), as ...