World news about “Tourism” published by euronews.
‘Game of Thrones’ boosts Northern Ireland’s economy ‘Lord of the Rings’ flooded New Zealand with tourists; Sicily was swamped after the success of ‘The Postman’; the platforms at Kings Cross station have been… 19/06/2013
Uncovering the Filipino heritage trail The Philippines have a rich and unique history. In the final edition of our four-part series ‘Philippine Life’, we take the heritage trail and explore three… 18/06/2013
Traveller’s diary: The Filipino heritage trailWe begun our exploration of the Philippines in the country’s heaving capital, Manila. Threading our way through this amorphous mass of joviality and… 18/06/2013
Ganja writes history In this second edition of Azerbaijan Life, we travel northwest to the country’s second largest city of Ganja. It was home to the poet Nizami, born here in… 09/06/2013
A game of connectionsWe spent most of the day playing a game of connections. Perhaps it was the champagne air in the rolling uplands of the Kapaz mountain which lightened the… 09/06/2013
The Philippines’ underwater world The same weight as three elephants, and the same size as a city-bus, the whale shark is the largest fish in the world. In the third part of our ‘Philippine… 04/06/2013
Traveller’s diary: The Philippines’ underwater worldOne of the outstanding highlights of my Philippine adventure was our trip to Donsol. Here, in the village’s bay, in the south of the island Luzon, you can see… 04/06/2013
Travelling the Trans-Siberian From Moscow to the eastern borders of China, the world’s longest railway line – the Trans-Siberian, stretches for more than 9,000 kilometres; a truly great… 27/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: The Trans-Siberian railway“Unless you made all the way in the third class, and unless you visited every major city along the road, you haven’t really seen the Trans-Siberian”,- says… 27/05/2013
Sunny offer for Club Med Club Med’s top shareholders want to buy all of the holiday village operator. Chinese investor Fosun International and AXA Private Equity currently own a… 27/05/2013
Baku: into tomorrow’s world In this edition of Azerbaijan Life we go to the capital of the country, Baku, to see and hear how the city is moving into the future. Baku is on the… 26/05/2013
Thrills in a tropical paradise The Philippines is an archipelago made up of more than 7000 islands – the most popular is Boracay. This small island has become a paradise for holidaymakers… 21/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: BoracayAs we didn’t shoot the four parts of the series in the order they are being broadcast, Boracay was our last destination, and what a place to end such an… 21/05/2013
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two people are said to have died in the incident, both of… 20/05/2013
Barbie’s dream house splits opinionBallerina Barbie, Vet Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Tribal Beauty Barbie – since she was first introduced in 1959, the long-legged blond has been everywhere and… 16/05/2013
Moscow: Lenin’s mausoleum reopens to public Vladimir Lenin’s tomb reopened to the public on May 15, after months of renovation to repair its sinking foundations. Nestled into the Kremlin walls on the… 15/05/2013
Astrakhan: Fishing on the Volga This week, Russian Life takes you to the Volga Delta near Astrakhan, where Europe’s largest river flows into the Caspian Sea. This unique environment makes… 13/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: the Astrakhan regionAs Steven Write famously said, “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” We went to Astrakhan, Russia’s fishing… 13/05/2013
Manila: the Melting Pot It seems that almost every day a new skyscraper is sprouting up. With its population of nearly 12 million, Manila is among the top 10 biggest cities in the… 06/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: ManilaArriving in the bustling capital Manila was a unique experience. You leave the cool, air-conditioned arrivals hall and dive into the intense heat and mad… 06/05/2013
Croatia: controversial golf course In the quiet countryside above the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik, a battle is unfolding. This David and Goliath tale pitches an international real-estate… 03/05/2013
High hopes for Mount Fuji as UNESCO decision nears Mount Fuji is a step closer to becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO’s advisory body endorsed the Japanese government’s application to register… 01/05/2013
A rocky journey This week, Russian Life takes us to the mountains on the shores of the Black Sea, at the foothills of the Caucasus, one of Russia’s most picturesque regions… 29/04/2013
Traveller’s diary: KrasnodarKrasnodar Krai is famous for its outdoors routes: hikers and bikers enjoy the diversity of its picturesque landscapes, with snow-covered mountains and wide… 29/04/2013
Traveller’s Diary: Saint PetersburgHaving visited other Russian cities, the first thing you notice in the northern capital is how surprisingly well-preserved is its historic architecture… 16/04/2013
Behind the curtain at the Mariinski Theatre In this series, we will be discovering the most amazing places in the largest country on Earth, where life sometimes resembles a theatre – and a theatre can… 15/04/2013
Our eye in the Russian sky! In this exclusive web bonus video, we take a peek behind the scenes of Russian Life series: Euronews’ Denis Loctier pilots a radio controlled drone to take… 15/04/2013
Crillon puts its history up for sale One of Paris’s great hotels, the Crillon, is selling off its fixtures and fittings ahead of a major renovation in a rare sale that is giving everyone with… 12/04/2013
Tourists at N Korean border undaunted – nocomment As tensions continue to rise between North and South Korea, many tourists appear undaunted by the North’s rhetoric and continue with their trips as planned. 11/04/2013
Louvre Museum closes doors as guards protest over pickpockets Tourists in the French capital have been left frustrated by a strike by security staff at the Louvre. Guards at the world’s most visited museum shut its… 10/04/2013
Tourism on sale in Azerbaijan Representatives from 35 countries and over 250 organisations gathered at the 12th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair, all aiming to boost trade… 09/04/2013
Chinese take top travel spend spot Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation said that follows a decade… 08/04/2013
London Eye gets first deep clean since 2000 It has been a landmark in the UK capital since the millenium, but the London Eye has never had a deep clean until now. On the evening of March 19, a team of… 20/03/2013
Travel industry struggles back to form Holidays are high on the spending hit list in times of austerity and the travel industry is under pressure. For the third year running Europe’s biggest… 07/03/2013
Amateur footage shows Egypt balloon tragedy Amateur footage has emerged showing the terrifying moment a hot air-balloon, with tourists on-board, fell from the sky in Egypt. The footage shows smoke… 27/02/2013
Egypt hungry for tourists Tourism in Egypt is suffering from insecurity, two years after the Arab Spring revolution here. These days, there are sometimes more rent-a-camel owners… 22/01/2013
TUI keeps tourists and investors happy TUI AG does not plan to pay a dividend to shareholders for its fiscal year that ended in September, but the German tourism giant’s share still rose on… 19/12/2012
euronews Business Awards The public has voted: James Street and Neil Waller got the Euronews Business Award in the category Going International. Six years ago the two unusual young… 30/11/2012
Novel Traveller’s Guide gets Business Award London is where they work, but Marbella is where this journey started for two unusual young men. Who are they? And what is My Destination? Not to mention… 28/11/2012
Greece hopes for tourists We may be in the midst of a economic crisis, but people are still going to take holidays – aren’t they? That’s the hope of participants at the World Travel… 09/11/2012
Greek tourism hit by lost early summer While tourist arrivals in Greece are exceeding all expectations right now, it has come too late for the thousands of businesses that depend on holiday… 06/11/2012
Packed like Sardines on the Great Wall Tourists gather on the Great Wall outside Beijing. Major tourist destinations around China are witnessing travel peaks amid the eight-day Mid-autumn Festival… 05/10/2012
Qiantang river tidal bore attracts tourists and daredevils – nocomment The roaring Qiantang large tidal bore reached eastern China’s Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday, forming its famous turning-back wave. The event… 04/10/2012
Venezuela reaches for new tourism heights The highest peaks in Venezuela are at the centre of an ambitious re-building programme. As part of an effort to reconstruct the country’s tourism industry it… 25/09/2012
Almaty: Kazakhstan’s Garden City The city of Almaty lies to the south of Kazakhstan, a stop off point in years gone by on the Silk Road, the great trading route that linked east and… 12/09/2012
Travelling with pets within the EU In this edition of U-talk Simona from Bucharest posed the following question: “I wish to travel with my cat from Romania to Italy. What do I need to… 24/08/2012
Rent-a-car in Europe: An obstacle courseCredit card guarantee. Deposit fee. Insurance. Fuel. Damages… and the checklist goes on. Renting a car may seem to be the easiest and cheapest option to… 17/08/2012
TUI takes a holiday from austerity Despite the economic crisis, the tourism season this year has been successful with German group TUI AG’s quarterly results beating expectations. A cool… 14/08/2012
Playing piano on the Great Wall in ChinaGerman pianist Stefan Aaron plays his orange piano on the Great Wall in Beijing. Before Beijing, Aaron played his piano on the peak of mountain Alphubel, at… 12/08/2012
Traveller’s diary: The art of Muay ThaiI must admit that I didn’t know much about Muay Thai before finding out that I would film a report on this ancient martial art. The more I read about it, the… 24/07/2012
Muay Thai – ‘The art of eight limbs’ Muay Thai means the art of eight limbs. According to legend, Muay Thai helped maintain Thailand’s independence. And being a champion today means national… 24/07/2012
Paris : Parasols back on the Seine – nocomment The eleventh edition of “Paris-Plages” (Paris-Beaches) was launched on July 20th. Parisians and tourists will be able to sunbathe on the sandy banks of the… 21/07/2012
Consular protection for EU citizens This week’s question on U-talk comes from Andris, from Riga in Latvia: “I plan to go on holiday to Cuba with my children. As far as I know there is no Latvian… 12/07/2012
Greek tourism is looking good!Contestants of the Miss Tourism Planet beauty contest promote the upcoming television show with a pose in front of parliament in Athens. REUTERS/Yorgos… 11/07/2012
Spaniards’ holiday blues Many Spaniards this summer have not made their usual sort of holiday plans. Economic doubts have brought a dramatic drop in hotel reservations, notably in the… 09/07/2012
Taking the pulse of medical tourism in South Korea South Korea has been making a huge effort over the past few years to develop medical tourism as one of its new growth industries. To make life easier for… 09/07/2012
Flourishing Thai film industry braces for new epic Leonardo di Caprio, Roger Moore and Ewan McGregor have one thing in common – they have all starred in movies filmed in Thailand. But not only do foreign… 03/07/2012
Traveller’s diary: Fantasy and Innovation in Thai filmFor our report about the Thai Film Industry we headed out to the set of the huge film production on “The Legend of King Naresuan V“. The film set lies in the… 03/07/2012
Astana, the growing capital of Kazakhstan In Kazakhstan the nearest seaside is thousands of kilometres away. In June the temperatures here are in the 30s Celsius and it is positively Mediterranean… 02/07/2012
Capital contrasts in AstanaAstana is a city of contrasts. There are few shades of grey in the capital of Kazakhstan which is determined to make its mark in Asia and beyond. First off… 02/07/2012
When things go wrong abroad What protection can tourists or expatriates outside the European Union expect if things go wrong? Bruno Van de Bossche is a Belgian citizen and professional… 25/06/2012
Costa Concordia salvage operation begins – nocomment A heavy lifting barge moved into place next to the stricken Costa Concordia ferry this week as preliminary work begins to salvage the wreck and tow it away… 21/06/2012
Greece’s mixed feelings about outsiders Tourism in Greece had earnings down 15 percent in the first three months of the year, and on the eve of its desperate elections tourists are clearly shying… 14/06/2012
Thailand’s spiritual soul Buddhism is an essential part of Thai culture which has retained its significance in the modern world. In the second edition of Thai Life we are looking at… 12/06/2012
Traveller’s Diary: the spiritual soul of ThailandOur story about spiritual life in Thailand started in one of the most beautiful temples in Bangkok. They were already awash with colour in preperation for the… 12/06/2012
Moscow along the river In the final episode of our journey around Russia, euronews takes a trip through the capital along the Moskva river. Moscow was named after the river in… 11/06/2012
Sunny times ahead for Club Med? As European holidaymakers tighten their belts, Club Med is feeling the pressure with booking from the region falling, even as they rise from other parts of… 07/06/2012
Italy tourism chiefs fear tourists will stay away Tourism officials in northern Italy are worried that holidaymakers could be put off travelling to the region following the three earthquakes. A third… 06/06/2012
Spain breaks ‘blue flag’ beach record Clouds may have been looming over Spain’s economy but according to Blue Flag, the outlook for its beaches is bright. Spain beat stiff competition from beach… 06/06/2012
China closes Tibet to foreign visitors The Chinese government has closed Tibet to foreign visitors, tourist agencies operating there say. The news comes ten days after two Tibetans set fire to… 06/06/2012
Greece issues tourism warning Tourism accounts for about 15 percent of Greece’s output and one in five jobs, but an industry official has said he feared that tourism income in 2012 might… 06/06/2012
Spiritual unity On the final two day of May thousands of people travelled to the city of Astana. The capital of Kazakhstan became the focus for many in the religious world… 04/06/2012
Traveller’s Diary: AstanaKazakhstan plays tricks on you. The first sleight of hand is the approach from the air to the capital’s airport in Astana. Peering through the aircraft’s… 04/06/2012
Moscow by metro In the penultimate episode of Russian life, euronews explores the capital Moscow. We began with the city’s famous underground. Carrying over 7 million… 04/06/2012
Traveller’s Diary: MoscowDenis Loktev, Moscow The final destination in our two-month long televised journey across Russia, Moscow remains the city all Russian roads lead to. The… 04/06/2012
Russian Life: Kaliningrad, the Amber City For this edition of Russian Life, euronews travels to the Kaliningrad exclave. Isolated from the rest of the country, it is the smallest, youngest and… 28/05/2012
Traveller’s Diary: KaliningradDenis Loktev, Kaliningrad Russia’s Kaliningrad region is believed to hold more than 90 percent of the world’s total amber deposits. This beautiful gemstone… 28/05/2012
Package holiday? No, a dynamic package!When I started research into this episode of Right On the term “dynamic packaging” kept cropping up. Dynamic what? I realised very quickly that it does not… 28/05/2012
When holidays become horror days Millions of Europeans are making plans for their dream holidays, forking out large amounts of money in search of the perfect break. But what happens when… 28/05/2012
Traveller’s diary: The spirit of business in ThailandArriving in Bangkok is always amazing. You step out of the airport and it’s boiling hot! When you get to the city you’re dazzled by the tall buildings… 21/05/2012
Thailand: sun, sea and a booming business economy Thailand evokes images of endless, sandy beaches but there is a lot more to this South East Asian country. In the first edition of our four part series ‘Thai… 21/05/2012
Traveller’s diary: TatarstanDenis Loktev, Kazan As we arrived in Kazan, we found a city-scale construction site: the Tatar capital is getting ready to host a series of international… 21/05/2012
Allianoi before the flooding This video documentary by photographer Mehmet Güngör shows the Allianoi archaeological site before the Yortanli dam was built and the site itself was flooded… 21/05/2012
The Nature of Altai In the south of Siberia, where Russia comes together with Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, lie pristine lands where people try to live in harmony with nature… 14/05/2012
Traveller’s Diary: AltaiDenis Loktev, Barnaul In our continuing journey across the largest country in the world, we’ve seen many beautiful places – the amazing purity of Lake… 14/05/2012
Increased losses at Euro Disney Euro Disney has warned it might have to take cost-cutting action after reporting a 22 percent increase in net losses in the first quarter of this year. An… 07/05/2012
Euro 2012: Platini slams ‘bandits’ UEFA President Michel Platini has expressed concern over the high prices set by Ukrainian hotels for accommodation during the 2012 European Football… 12/04/2012
Polar bear cub ‘Anori’ charms visitors at German zoo – nocomment At less than three months old, Germany’s new star baby animal, Anori the polar bear cub, caused a stir on March 29 at a zoo in the western Germany town of… 30/03/2012
Visiting Brazil’s Iguazu Fall – nocomment Located near the border of Brazil, Paraguay, Iguazu Fall is one of the most famous natural wonders on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 13/03/2012
Crisis opens new doors for tourism Many tourists have had a tough decision to make recently. Do they confirm their holiday destination, even if it is experiencing economic or political… 09/03/2012
Costa counts cost of latest cruise mishap The latest problems involving a ship operated by the Costa Crociere cruise line are bound to have the company, its parent – US based Carnival Corporation –… 28/02/2012
Rio gets Sambadrome ready for Carnival – nocomment Sambadrome tests lights and sounds for Carnival bash that starts in less than a week. The stadium just underwent renovations that will increase its capacity… 14/02/2012
Dramatic fall in Egyptian tourism Revenues from Egypt’s vital tourism sector plunged last year because of the unrest that led President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Tourism Minister Mounir… 19/01/2012
Cruise success poses a giant challenge Giant cruise liners actually constitute a double industry. They do not only fill a giant niche in tourism but in ship building. Then there are the… 16/01/2012
South Korea gears up for World Expo The South Korean coastal city of Yeosu is the venue for the next World Expo between May and August of 2012. Under construction is a modern village of… 19/12/2011
Thomas Cook axes 200 shops Cash strapped travel firm Thomas Cook is to close more of its shops in Britain than previously announced — a total of 200. It also posted a pre-tax annual… 14/12/2011
Colourful Niagara Falls to greet New Year – nocomment To greet the arrival of 2012, the Government of Ontario, Canada recently brightened up the Niagara Falls with colourful lighting. 12/12/2011
All you can eat: Monkey Buffet FestivalA long-tailed macaque eats during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival at the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, 150km (94 miles) north of Bangkok. The… 27/11/2011
Thomas Cooked UK tour operator Thomas Cook plc crashed by 65% today after news the struggling group, Europe’s second-largest travel firm, had gone to the banks for fresh… 22/11/2011
Ayutthaya Elephant Palace reopens in Thailand – nocomment Bangkok’s renowned visitor attraction, Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, reopened on Tuesday after it was closed due to serious floods in early September. 16/11/2011
