| USA airports offer comfortable "rest" at the customs (6 May. 2008) - The airport security madness continues. The terrorists can be easily figured out in a chilly SPA atmosphere. Such idea will result that the security and customs check points will look like SPA-salons and the officers will wear "pop-star" hats. |
| The most brutal countries of the world (17 Apr. 2008) - There are various customs in the countries of the world. Some of them allow death penalties, some not. Here are the most brutal countries of the world, where the death penalty is a common practice in the legislation. |
| California will be destroyed by a strong earthquake (15 Apr. 2008) - California will have bad luck according to the prognoses of the scientists. A powerful earthquake will destroy it till the year 2037 - these are the calculations of a seismologist in Pasadena. It is one of the most seismically active regions of the world. |
| The most famous sights of England (9 Apr. 2008) - The inhabitants of the Great Britain were questioned about the most popular sights of their country. As expected, the Big Ben takes the first place among these. |
| Naomi Campbell banned from the British Airways flights. (8 Apr. 2008) - Naomi Campbell, the 37-years old British supermodel has been banned from the flights of the British Airways company because of her scandal about her luggage and an attempt to assault a police officer. The representatives of BA do not give detailed comments, stating that this case is personal and each of that kind is being investigated separately. |
| In Istanbul crime is combated with noise. (31 Mar. 2008) - Turkey, where the climate is hot and blood boils in the veins, the police work is one of the hardest ones. And recently the police officers in Istanbul have got new equipment - that would let them to combat the aggressive crowds without making a single shot. |
| Budget airlines are losing when it comes to children transportation (6 Mar. 2008) - When families travel with their kids, their choice falls often to the good old-fashioned airlines, that cost pretty much, but have all the necessary conditions for a comfy travel with small kids. The statistical research tells us that the budget airlines are pretty suitable for people traveling on alone, for short city breaks or business, like a bus from A to B. And if it is a family travel - the families choose another gates. |
| More and More Tourists are Staying in Cyprus in their own Houses (3 Mar. 2008) - There are more and more people that prefer to buy real estate in Cyprus, rather than to stay in a hotel. Of course if the funds are present. But the amount of people that come to Cyprus and stay in their houses or houses of their relatives and friends - constantly grows. |
| Boeing tanked with vegetable oil (25 Feb. 2008) - The airplanes will use also bio-fuel. The first passenger flight of a Boeing 747 has been successfully performed in Europe. But the cocktail of the fuel has been quite exotic and not really cheap. |
| The British will introduce a language test for newcomers (23 Feb. 2008) - Great Britain has at last decided to control the flow of the immigrants to the country. This is an initial step that has not much effect, but would already bring some order to the process - now the immigrants will have to pass an English test to obtain citizenship. |
| Every Second there is Another One Foreigner Coming to the Great Britain (22 Feb. 2008) - Great Britain continues co count awards in the field of tourism and this time - they got a visiting record for themselves - 32.88 million of foreign tourists in the year 2007. |
| The European tourist portrait (18 Feb. 2008) - People often operate with stereotypes when talking about nations or tourists from different countries. Well, a recent research has shown that these patterns are mostly wrong or at least outdated and need complete renewal. Because the Dutchmen are not more economical, Italians do not sit at home and Britishmen are not more always pedantic and decent. |
| At the Swedish airports tourists are fingerprinted (30 Jan. 2008) - Not only USA is scanning fingerprints of the airline passengers now, but also Sweden, currently for baggage check-in and claim purposes. However, they are planning to scan all the incoming passengers including their biometric data at all airports of Europe. |
| Sex-dreams of the airline passengers (30 Jan. 2008) - Have you ever dreamed about sex in the airplane? Well, you will be surprised with the percentage of people that have already done this. There is even a special club - Mile High Club - of the air-sex lovers. |
| Fake watches will be confiscated at the entrance to Switzerland (30 Jan. 2008) - You got this spam too, didn't you? "Cheapest Swiss watch replica". Well, Switzerland has began struggle with the fakes and since now - if you wear such a fake - you have a good chance to lose it entering Switzerland. And if you have it in the luggage - and not a single one - you stay may be a little longer than expected. And this is not only in Switzerland. |
| You can go for a holiday by plane in your birthday suit (29 Jan. 2008) - Nudism-fanciers from Eastern Europe will be able to begin their holidays already on board the plane. |
| World's Youngest and Most Active Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Has Erupted (14 Jan. 2008) - Streams of lava are pouring directly in the Pacific Ocean. The eruption constitutes no danger to the local citizens. |
| The new lure of cruise ships is to show movie premieres on board. (10 Jan. 2008) - The passengers of the cruise ships of The Princess Company will be the first who during the week from 11 of February will be watching the film "Bonneville" with the participation of such Hollywood stars as Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Juan Allen. |
| In the Irish sky during a strong storm the lightning stroke 2 airplanes (6 Jan. 2008) - A rare event in the Irish sky. The lighting stroke 2 airplanes. The truth is, it happened with a difference about a few hours. Luckily no one was injured. |
| Last and first tourists of the year in Turkey will rest for free (31 Dec. 2007) - The last tourist of the outgoing year and the first tourist of the new year, which will arrive to Istanbul, will have a free week-long vacation in Turkey, writes today's newspaper "Sabah". |
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