The Ukraine is to Open up Chernobyl to Tourists Starting 2011
Posted on: December 17th, 2010 Posted by Sharon Miller
It now seems that tourists to the Ukraine may soon be able to visit the sealed area around the Chernobyl nuclear plant. This is the site of the world’s first worst nuclear accident. Ukraine officials are hoping that opening this site will increase some of the tourism to this area.
According to the Ukraine’s Emergency Ministry, [...]
Greece to be Hit by More Strikes
Posted on: December 16th, 2010 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
The travel industry has been through a lot of problems this year. The last thing that the industry needs is more problems to overcome. However, from the looks of it, that is just what Greece is going to have to deal with.
Greece’s tourism industry has been hit hard over the past few years by many [...]
30 Passengers Injured After Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Ship Hit by Storms
Posted on: December 14th, 2010 Posted by Robert Jones
Reports clearly show now that as many as 30 passengers have been hurt during a cruise. Apparently these people were injured after the Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship was hit by storms.
This vessel, which is operated by Royal Caribbean, was making its way to the port of Alexandria in Egypt. During this trip, the [...]
Starwood Pleased to be Noticed As a Leading Conference Provider in Germany
Posted on: December 13th, 2010 Posted by Stewart Perry
Starwood has been offering great hotels in Germany for over 30 years. Now the company is happy to be recognized as a leading conference provider in Germany. The company said that new and time-tested services ensure smooth operation for modern events.
For example, Starwood offers user the defined, multilingual online tool StarGrups for organizing its events. [...]
Egypt Continues to Battle Shark Rumors
Posted on: December 10th, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
The tourism officials in Egypt are working around the clock to try and silence all of the bad shark rumors that are now flooding the internet. However, just as quickly as they can fight of the rumors, more seem to just pop up.
Recently there have been a number of attacks on tourists swimming in Sharm [...]
Spain Announces Contingency Plan to Stop Air Traffic Controllers from Striking During Christmas
Posted on: December 9th, 2010 Posted by Helen Young
The Spanish government has insisted that they have a top-secret contingency plan to prevent a Christmas repeat of the chaos that was seen just recently when air traffic controllers staged a wildcat strike over the weekend. This strike forced the closure of Spanish airspace.
The government said that it would likely extend the state of alert [...]