EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITALS FOR 2012 AND 2013

Samuel Dorsi -
Towns are given the Green Capital award when the environment plays an important role in their zoning. Vitoria-Gasteiz managed to bring greenery to the city and Nantes has introduced an environmentally ...

SPACE TOURISM LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Samuel Dorsi -
This year has become very significant for space tourism. As Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to start the first trips to the orbit in nine months, warnings of their threatening impact on our cl ...

THAILAND TARGETS MEDICAL TOURISTS

Andrew J. Wein -
The Tourism Authority in Thailand has decided to increase the number of visitors arriving in Thailand through promoting the country as a medical tourism hub. ...

BUSINESS TRAVELS HELP AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Gregory Dolgos -
Record-breaking passenger numbers have helped to reduce airline losses. Most of the newly generated income is now coming from business travelers. The losses are still, however, quite high. ...

NEW ZEALAND TOURISM CATCHES UP WITH DAIRY PRODUCTS

Denise Chen -
In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2009 New Zealand has managed to recover a great deal and its tourism industry has now overtaken its dairy product industry. ...