A Few Words About Tanzania
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Kigoma, Tanzania. Actually, we never even made it to Kigoma. Precision Air, one of only two airlines that flies to the remote region, had just suspended all flights for the More...
A Few Words About Kenya
Our entry begins in Maralal, Kenya, a place mostly known for its wildlife. And as we made the seven hour, bumpy trek from Nairobi—half of it on unpaved roads—we saw our fair share of water buffaloes, rhinos, More...
Swine flu widens Thomas Cook’s losses
Thomas Cook Group Plc reported slightly widened losses in the last 9 months More...
Global tourism industry collapses: UN World Tourism Agency
The United Nations World Tourism Organization recently revealed, that international tourism fell by eight per cent in the first quarter of 2009. More...
Tourism and travel industry set to contract in 2009
The global tourism and travel industry is set to contract in 2009, according to a new report by Euromonitor International entitled “The Forecast Restatement – Travel and Tourism in a Crisis” launched More...
Hotel occupancy in Hawaii at 22-year low
Occupancy at Hawai’i hotels sank to a more than two-decade More...
Swine flu worsens already dire global economic crisis
Many officials fear that the outbreak could be on the verge of a global pandemic More...
Europe Hoteliers Expect Chain Bankruptcies
A survey of 261 European hotel executives has revealed a worse-than-expected outlook More...
Global hotel prices drop 12 per cent
The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 12 percent last year More...
Airlines to face $4.7 billion losses
The global airlines industry is expected to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 as the global financial More...
