Venice to Start Charging an Entry Tax to Tourists
Posted on: October 19th, 2010 Posted by Helen Young
If there is one place that people love to travel to in the world, it is Venice. Each year people from all over the world choose to take their vacation here. However, this is a fact that might change after Venice announced that it is going to start charging tourists a fee to enter.
According to [...]
UK Backs United States Alert on Europe
Posted on: October 18th, 2010 Posted by Sharon Miller
Reports show that the British government raised the threat of terrorism for its nationals in France and Germany to high, which is up from general in a travel advice update. This change followed the alert that was issued by the United States State Department, which was warning American tourists of the potential for attack by [...]
A Successful Rescue Sees All 33 Chilean Miners Above Ground
Posted on: October 15th, 2010 Posted by Dave Bond
Just recently, on Wednesday night, all of the miners were finally freed from their trapped underground prison in San Jose, Chile. These 33 miners had spent 69 days underground. However, they have now been freed, and the rescue, from the time they sent down the first person to the time that they brought the last [...]
Chilean Miners Trapped Underground for 69 Days Finally Brought to the Surface
Posted on: October 14th, 2010 Posted by Stewart Perry
Reports are now showing that the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for the past 69 days are finally being rescued one by one. At the time of writing, 16 miners had been rescued from the gold and copper mine.
People noticed that when the miners were being brought up from the mine, they [...]
Emirates Rejects Claims That the Airline Accepted Government Subsidies
Posted on: October 13th, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
It now seems that the Emigrates chairman, Tim Clarke, has very angrily rejected claims that the airline accepted government subsidies in order to bolster its financial position. During the interview, the Middle Eastern carrier also went on to deny the use of export credit rules that benefit regional airlines.
There have been growing concerns in recent [...]
Eurostar Set to Offer Direct Services to Geneva and Amsterdam
Posted on: October 8th, 2010 Posted by Helen Young
It now seems that rail passengers will be able to travel directly to Amsterdam and Geneva as part of a new expansion from Eurostar. This European high-speed rail company has been running trains to Paris and Brussels ever since 1994. It is now ready to add a number of other major cities to its schedule.
The [...]