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. ...

MEXICO AWAITS MILLIONS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

Pat Hyland -
Millions are expected to turn up in December this year in South East Mexico to commemorate the Mayan prophecy of doomsday falling on this year. ...

FAITH TOURISM: ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

Laura Maudlin -
Faith tourism may seem a minor branch of the industry, yet numbers suggest it is one of the most expansive segments which have significant potential. ...