Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry Euro crisis hits tourism industry STORY HIGHLIGHTS Some holidaymakers appear to be having second thoughts about visiting Greece Others concerned about safety if violent street ...Read More
(MoneyWatch) Life in the U.S. in the debris of the Great Recession is slowly beginning to improve. Consumer confidence, while still sensitive to trouble signs (Greece, anyone?), is creeping up. One sure sign: More American are taking vacations. According to recent data from the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI), 8.1 million people traveled ...Read More
Above: Andrew Koh, senior director and general manager or Canon’s consumer imaging and information products division, drawing Singapore U-16 to play in Group A with Ajax U-15 and Porto U-15. By Sazali Abdul AzizThe New PaperThursday, May 17, 2012 SINGAPORE – Two young local footballers will get the chance to go through a training stint ...Read More
Tyrone Gamble Jr., an eighth grade student at KIPP Delta College Preparatory School, has been accepted as a student ambassador for the People to People Student Ambassador Program. He will be traveling to the heart of Europe for three-weeks this summer. He is the son of Brenda and Gregory Poole and Tyrone Gamble Sr.President Dwight ...Read More
BERLIN — European travel companies are planning for a possible Greek exit from the eurozone, as the country’s political leaders gave up trying to forge a government Tuesday and announced fresh elections for June. British travel firm Thomas Cook Group said Tuesday that while Greece remains a “great value” for holidaymakers, the company is working ...Read More
Loren Christie Special to the Star For men hoping to pack light and still cut a chic silhouette in Europe, author David Sedaris provides useful guidance: “Comfort has its place, but it seems rude to visit another country dressed as if you have come to mow its lawns.” When confronted with the daunting task of ...Read More
A world away from big-box cruises, and unusual even by river-cruise standards, barge cruises offer a novel way to see Europe. European Waterways calls its barges floating hotels, although given their size, floating boutique hotels might be a better descriptor. Its newest ship, the 12-passenger Panache, will reposition to France’s Alsace-Lorraine region following a series ...Read More
BELLEVUE, WA, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Expedia.com(R), the world’s largest online travel agency, today released the results of the 2012 Flip Flop Report, an analysis of behavior and preferences among beachgoers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Harris Interactive, on behalf of Expedia.com, conducted the online study among 8,599 ...Read More
Our pick of the week’s news… Greek tragedy, Maritime mess, China booming, Africa rises and more The new French president’s plane being struck by lightning en route to Germany this week perhaps summed up how the deepening economic crisis in Europe is impacting the travel industry. Greece may well be ruing the day it signed ...Read More
Dear Annie: I am a college senior, graduating in May. I am currently undertaking two internships, and one of them will include a job offer when a position opens up. But I don’t know if I should take it. I have always had a passionate desire to live in Europe. Since childhood, I have never ...Read More