HAMBURG - THE CITY OF CONTRASTS

Tomas Haupt -
The German city of Hamburg features a contrasting atmosphere of history and modern times and presents one of the most fascinating candidates for a weekend getaway. ...

RAJA AMPAT – HIDDEN MARINE WORLD NEEDS MORE TOURISTS

Gregory Dolgos -
Diving is a gateway to a different world revealing wonders of the natural kind. The list of top sites keeps on changing; however, those who have seen Raja Ampat look no further. This place is magical. ...

2011: RUSSIAN AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS RECORDED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES

Larry Brain -
Russian airlines carried 64 million people in 2011, a record number of passengers in the whole post-Soviet period. The growing trend was not stopped even by the fact that last year 37 airlines finishe ...

CASHING IN ON THE LUXURY TRAVEL MARKET

Andrea Hausold -
Despite the worldwide recession, there is one area of the tourism market that is rapidly expanding, that is the upscale or luxury market. Asian airlines, for example, have not only increased their fir ...

MIXED OUTLOOK FOR FRENCH HOTELS

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
The future is bleak for many French hotels, especially the independent ones, though Parisian hotels can look forward to 2012. ...