LUXURY HOTEL SPAS HIT BY THE RECESSION

Pat Hyland -
Luxury hotel spas had very mixed results in 2009. Nowadays, the trends in the spa industry seem to be very similar to the trends set by U.S. hotels. ...

TRAVEL ONLINE WITH THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY

Justin N. Froyd -
One of the world’s most famous railway journeys can now be enjoyed sitting behind a computer. Google has teamed up with Russian Railways to provide 150 hours of footage across some of the most spectac ...

MOSCOW METRO: ATTRACTION FOR HISTORY LOVERS

Nils Kraus -
The Moscow Metro is the second most heavily used subway system in the world. Although modernized, even today the metro reflects the long history not only of the underground tunnels but of the whole Ru ...

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS LURE MORE VISITORS THAN CASTLES

Gary Diskin -
Surprisingly, the two nuclear power plants of Dukovany and Temelin have become successful tourism attractions that lure both foreigners and domestic visitors. The sites are interesting especially for ...

GREEK TOURISM REVENUES LIKELY TO GO DOWN IN 2010

Justin N. Froyd -
Latest reports predict further decrease of tourism revenues for Greek resorts. Tourist numbers however are likely to go up by 2-3 percent. ...