FRANCE: 2010 WILL BE AN EXCELLENT YEAR OR NOT?

Justin N. Froyd -
Most economic indicators for the year 2010 seem to be positive. Nonetheless, they cannot guarantee that the figures in French tourism will be positive too. That is why TourMaG underwent a survey to fi ...

MANAGERS RETURN FROM HOLIDAY MORE STRESSED

Kevin Eagan -
Summer holidays are supposed to provide a break from stress and work. However, the Institute of leadership and management has discovered that they may even have the opposite effect on managers and onl ...

IRISH HOTEL INDUSTRY IN DIRE STRAITS

Andrew J. Wein -
The hotel business in the Republic of Ireland has been undergoing serious problems in the past few years. These problems have led to a massive cut in hotel room rates, excess rooms and cuts in profits ...

DIVING PROHIBITED IN MALAYSIA BECAUSE OF CORAL BLEACHING

Tomas Haupt -
Malaysia has gained a reputation for offering some of the top diving spots in the world. However, recently up to 90% of local coral has been damaged by coral bleaching and the government acts immediat ...

HO CHI MINH CITY – A HOT TOURIST DESTINATION

Michael Trout -
Vietnam’s commercial hub has become a very hot tourist destination; the attractions range from the colonial past to the horrors of Vietnam War or today’s economic success. Ho Chi Minh City is all abou ...