by Admin | Mar 6, 2017 | International, News, Politics
It’s easy for people in the United States, Canada, and other “western” countries to take travel for granted. After all, it’s easy for American citizens to travel the world and come home safely, but that’s not the case everywhere. In Libya, a country that is currently...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2017 | International, News, Politics
According to industry experts, the president’s short-lived travel ban is going to have a devastating effect on the country’s tourism industry, which last year beat out automotive exports ($152 billion), agriculture ($137 billion), and petroleum exports ($97 billion),...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | International, Politics
Tourism is an increasingly significant part of the global economy. While that can provide a big boost to some communities and countries, it can also be a double-edged sword because travel, especially internationally, can be heavily influenced by politics. Take, for...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Art & Culture, International, News, Politics
Many people are familiar with the concept of the “ugly American,” the tourist who goes to other countries and is loud, boorish, and otherwise a poor representation of America. These are the kind of people who don’t learn the local language, and think that speaking...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Art & Culture, News, Politics
Travel is political. It may not seem like it when choosing a destination, but when we decide where to visit, and what to do when we’re there, we’re often basing those decisions on internal factors like political background or upbringing and external factors, like what...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2016 | International, News, Politics
The right to travel, or more broadly, the right to freedom of movement, is considered a basic human right by the United Nations. The thinking goes that no government has the right to prevent people from being able to move, whether it is to migrate looking for better...
