tourism

Floating island now open in Seoul

The world's largest artificial floating island has finished its first week as a major new tourism attraction in Seoul, South Korea. Seoul's Han River will eventually be home to a floating archipelago of three man-made...

Unusual destinations try to lure tourists

Brave a few "security problems" and trek the mountain ranges of Pakistan, take a vacation in Kuwait where the sand is very hot or risk a bit of heli-skiing in Uzbekistan. If you are a...

Bhutan aims to triple tourism in two years

Bhutan, a remote Himalayan nation that charges tourists hundreds of dollars a day to visit, wants to triple the number of foreign visitors by 2012. The insular Himalayan kingdom, famed for its adoption of "gross...

Chinese tourists splurge on French tax-free luxury

Chinese tourists to France increased their spending massively on tax-free luxury goods last year despite the economic crisis, overtaking cash-strapped Russians. The Chinese bought tax-free goods worth 158 million euros (222.5 million dollars) in France...

Abu Dhabi sets ambitious green tourism targets

Abu Dhabi has announced ambitious environmental targets for 2010, promising to slash energy, water and waste-to-landfill usage. The targets, announced January 3 by the Abu Dhabi tourism authority, commit Abu Dhabi to a 10-percent energy...

Luxury hotels in 2009

Tourism in 2009 defied the credit crunch, gave us even more spectacular resorts and offered up unparalleled levels of luxury. A round-up of the year's best luxury travel places and openings. 1 -The New Yorker Hotel Located...

US billionaire gives Irish tourism a boost

Chuck Feeney, the billionaire philanthropist, is to co-fund a holiday voucher scheme to boost American tourism to Ireland next year. The 78-year-old Irish American has offered to match government funds to revive the flagging tourism...
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