COMING TRENDS: NEXT 30 YEARS OF TRAVEL

World Travel Market has asked some of the worldwide travel industry's most senior executives to predict the next three decades of the travel and tourism industry. Here they predict a number of trends ...

LAKE BAIKAL: THE DEEPEST AND THE OLDEST

Justin N. Froyd -
Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia, is the largest freshwater basin in Eurasia. It is also the deepest continental body of water on Earth, containing one-fifth of the fresh water on Earth's surfa ...

NEPALESE VILLAGE TOURISM FOR ADVENTUROUS TRAVELERS

James Morris -
Travelers keen on getting familiar with any culture know they either have to spend long time in the given region or they need to get closer with the locals. A Nepalese village has opened its doors to ...

SLUM TOURISM: VISITORS SUPPORTING LOCAL CRIMINALS?

Andrea Hausold -
Brazilian ‘favelas’ have been a popular attraction for tourists coming to the country for some time. Critics point out the negative effects of slum tours on the lives of local people. ...

HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS TO FIGHT AGAIN AT AUSTERLITZ

Tomas Haupt -
More than two hundred years ago the Napoleon’s most famous battle took place. The battle of Austerlitz was fought in the present day Czech Republic near the city of Brno. Every year hundreds of enthus ...