WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS ANNOUNCED NOMINATIONS FOR 2010

Samuel Dorsi -
The World Travel Awards (WTA) unveiled at ITB Berlin the nominations for its 2010 awards, as well as a number of new categories to reflect the changing face of travel and tourism. ...

PRAGUE, REGENSBURG & MUNICH TO BE CONNECTED WITH A CYCLING TRAIL

Joe McClain -
Cycling trail running from Prague to Regensburg is planned to be extended this year to Munich. The new trail is expected to attract greater number of German and Czech tourists to the three cities. ...

MOROCCO AIMS TO INCREASE REVENUE FROM TOURISM

Cecilia Garland -
Morocco has recently invested heavily in its tourism industry, trying to seize the opportunity to lure tourists from south European nations. A large amount of new resorts are expected to bring an incr ...

GROWING CAMBODIA TOURISM TO BE BOOSTED BY KHMER ROUGE ATTRACTIONS

Dan Rang -
Cambodia welcomed more than 2 million tourists in 2009. Tourism industry is to be boosted not only by innovations at Angkor Wat Temple but also by developing ’Khmer Rouge’ tourism. ...

FLOODED VENEZUELAN TOWN VISITED BY FORMER RESIDENTS

Ashley Nault -
Venezuelan Potosi was intentionally flooded in 1985 to make way for a massive hydroelectric dam. The El Nino combined with excessive drought has caused the small town to reappear on the surface as Ven ...