EURO 2012: UKRAINIAN VIOLENCE & RACISM ENSURES UK'S FANS DON'T TRAVEL

Pat Hyland -
It is expected about 5000 football fans from UK will travel for EURO 2012 this year, while in 2010 to visit Fifa World Cup South Africa travelled about 10 000 UK football fans. "Stay at home, watch i ...

CANADA WITHDRAWS FROM UNWTO OVER MUGABE APPOINTMENT

Andrea Hausold -
Canada has formally withdrawn from the UNWTO (United Nation World Tourism Body) after the body invited President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to become a global leader in the tourism sphere. The UN body, ...

HOTEL GIANTS TAKE RUSSIA BY STORM

Sara Thopson -
The tourism sector is one of the most important facets of a country's economy. Whether or not that system is dying, investments must be made to boost its overall performance. Russia seems to be in a g ...

HOTEL PRICES RISE IN EUROPEAN CITIES

Ashley Nault -
For the month of May, hotels in some premier countries have begun to raise their overnight rates because of the heavy influx of tourists. This is a telling sign that vacation season at its peak. Furth ...

THE GREEK – GERMAN ECONOMIC DISPUTE LOWERS GREECE’S TOURISM BOOKINGS

Cecilia Garland -
The economic uncertainty Greece fell into after the May 6th elections has spurred a 50 percent drop in the country's vacation bookings. This is according to the association of Greek tourism enterprise ...