BERMUDA: TOURIST ARRIVALS 12% UP LAST YEAR

Theodore Slate -
Arrivals to Bermuda increased steadily in 2011 and Bermudan hotels became fuller and fuller throughout the year. ...

OMAN AIMS TO ATTRACT 12 M TOURISTS BY 2020

By reducing visa fees and making deals with Dubai, Oman is set to provide a huge boost to its tourism industry. ...

UNWTO: 1 BILLION TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2012

Chris Grad -
According to the prognosis of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 2012 will be a record-breaking year as an incredible 1 billion international tourist arrivals are expected worldwid ...

NEW MUSEUM: AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY FINALLY RECEIVES TRIBUTE

Joe McClain -
Nearly 150 years have passed since the abolition of slavery in USA, yet the descendants of former slaves have not had a museum which would commemorate their ancestors. Until this year; the groundbreak ...

AS BLUE AS IT GETS – MOUNT GAMBIER LAKE STILL PUZZLING

Denise Chen -
South Australian Mount Gambier has been a bit of a question mark thanks to local unusually colored lake. ‘Unusually colored’ meaning the water becomes so blue, visitors believe it is artificial. ...