by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Art & Culture, Business, International
Norway has seen a huge spike in tourism over the last few years, particularly from the United States. Part of this is due to the fact that its fjords, some of which are UNESCO world heritage sites, attract lots of tourists who visit the region in cruise ships, and...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Business, International, News
The Lunar New Year is a big deal for tourism in China. This year, the festival saw revenues of 423.3 billion yuan (around $61.55 billion US), which is a 15.9-percent increase over last year. That amounts to around 344 million domestic trips, as people travel the...
by Admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Business, International
More people are going to Australia each year, while fewer Australians are going abroad, and that’s working out pretty well for the country’s economy. In fact, tourism is currently bringing in about $47 billion, while food exports and coal are bringing in in $42 and...
by Admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Business, News
Travel is tough. It’s stressful and disruptive, even if you’re going on a long-awaited vacation. Realizing this, some travel agencies, airlines, and hotels are starting to acknowledge this fact in their advertisements, and it might be paying off. It’s hard to forget...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Business, International, News
If you look at global equity market returns and compare them to India, you might think the Indian returns look flat—a mere 0.3 percent—particularly for the past year. However, Sandeep Naik, Managing Director and Head of India-Asia Pacific at General Atlantic, says...
by Admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Art & Culture, Business
Although weather researchers and photographers have been chasing storms for many decades now, it wasn’t until the 1995 release of the movie Twister that storm chasing became part of the general public’s awareness. Since then, the phenomenon has exploded in popularity....
