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| Rio-de-Janeiro city beaches have been cleaned. (3 Apr. 2008) - Lots of the popular beaches on the most attended resorts of this planet are totally dirty, because the tourists bury their garbage in the sand, thinking that if it is not seen at first sight - it does not exist. Well, let us tell the truth, most of us have already stumbled upon a bottle cork on the beach or occasionally with the toe dug a cigarette filter out of the sand and that was surely not a very pleasant event, wasn't it? Well, in Rio-de-Janeiro the citizens have decided to clean up the beaches themselves, and also to explain to the present tourists the importance of keeping the sea ecosystems in a clean state. |
| ‘East’ Festival Glorifying East and the East-End in London (6 Mar. 2008) - The "East" festival will take place in London, covering multiple sides of the Eastern London culture and traditions including cuisine, fashion, cinema and theater. |
| Sex fair in Mexico (15 Feb. 2008) - Mexico, the country of hot blood and Southern traditions - the best place to organize the Sex Fair, isn't it? 25 thousand square meters of the fair and interesting exhibitions and events are waiting for the tourists from 13th till 18th of February. |
| The greatest in the world sculpture made of ice and snow has been raised in China (12 Jan. 2008) - The well-known Chinese festival "Ice and Snow" has established a record this year: in Harbin the grandiose snow sculpture of the unusual sizes was raised, its height is 34,5 m. and length is 197 m. |
| Love-2008 action will take place in Venice on New Year’s Day (26 Dec. 2007) - There are reasons why Venice is considered to be one of the most romantic places in the world. Graceful boats that glide above the water smooth of the canals, beautiful buildings and unforgettable show of carnival – that’s the short list of things, that draws and attracts the tourists from all over the world. |
| Chocolate lovers are invited to Florence (25 Dec. 2007) - The history of this festival is not a long-term one - for the first time it was held in Florence in 2005, however, the Italians and visiting tourists already like it. |
| The Fair for millionaires is opened in Amsterdam (8 Dec. 2007) - The fifth Fair for millionaires in Amsterdam is opened for visitors on Friday. The participants - 246 world famous companies - have presented magnificent ornaments, clothes, furniture, video and audio equipment, cosmetics, works of art, automobiles, motorcycles, motor-scooters, yachts, planes, helicopters and other goods. |
| Costa Rica opens the Latin American carnivals season (6 Dec. 2007) - Unlike the majority of other Latin America countries, the Costa Rica carnival takes place not in February - March, but right after Christmas in last December days.
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| Festival of chocolate in Portugal waits for tourists (5 Dec. 2007) - Authorities of the Portuguese city of Óbidos, located in 70 km to the north from Lisbon, have declared about carrying out the Sixth International Festival of Chocolate from February, 14th till February, 24th, 2008. |
| Moscow became the capital of chocolate (1 Dec. 2007) - Moscow has become the world capital of chocolate for three days. The Chocolate Salon will take place in "Gostiny Dvor" from November, 30 till December,2. This is the second time when Moscow, the first capital city, gets sweet lovers together. First, the festive took place here in 2006. |
| Smoking will be prohibited in French Restaurants and Bars since 1 January (24 Nov. 2007) - Owners of the French bars held a mass protest demonstration in Paris, connected with prohibition of smoking in public places. 10 000 people took part in the demonstration. |
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