South Koreans woke up Monday morning with dirty yellow dust when looking out of the window. All of South Korea is covered by desert dust from the Gobi Desert coming from the Inner Mongolian Region in China. The week in South Korea today turned the country into the Gobi Desert on Monday. An extraordinarily strong […]
The emirate of Dubai is home to 4 million people of the UAE’s 10 million residents, but the proportion of nationals is only about 5% of the population which is lower than in the rest of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is home to a very large expatriate population and has attracted 19 million […]
Hotels and beaches are empty, unemployment is the norm. People in Bali are suffering. Travel and Tourism is the lifeline for this Indonesian Island and a plan has been announced, and it’s community wide, having the support needed to make it a go. The vital travel and tourism industry has come to a stop on […]
Philippines is on high alert after an enormous spike in new COVID-19 cases. Locked down and airport arrival number restricted, the city is pulling the emergency brake. February 17 Manila recorded a high 1,718 new COVID cases, on March 28 the same city recorded 10,000 new infections Authorities in Manila locked down the capital city […]
The Cruise industry caused 49,500 jobs in Florida to ne lost and generated a loss of 2.3 billion Dollars. Of course a Florida Governor wants such an industry to come back, but is he putting tax revenue over health? Florida has been opening up for tourism despite an increase in COVID-19 infections The Cruise Industry […]
The Amarula Hotel is a small hotel frequented by foreigners in the Northern Mozambique town of Palma. It was the scene of horror, with a team of heroes helping guests to flee after an Islamic terror attack. A British guest among others however did not make it. Close to the border to Tanzania, the northern […]
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar and this year it is currently celebrated beginning March 27 at sundown and ending at nightfall on April 3. During the festival, observant Jews rid their pantries of all leavened breads and hold a ceremonial meal known as a […]
Italian tourism has struggled significantly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and it is certain that it will be a long way for the sector to recover. According to Giorgio Palmucci, the president of ENIT (the tourism board of the Italian government), this uncertain period of time for Italian tourism will not end […]
Over the last couple of months, there has been a lot of talk about the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism industry. However, in the meantime, another important issue went almost unnoticed – climate change. Climate change has been changing the mountain regions worldwide and this is obviously also the case of […]
According to the latest data, the turnover of the German hospitality industry is 70% below the numbers of last year, at least in comparison with February 2020. There is a small ray of hope for the months of December 2020 to January 2021. The devastating figures show just how hard the effects of the […]