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African Tourism Board Requests European Union Post-Pandemic Help

African Tourism Board (ATB) Task Force members and tourism experts are seeking European Union support for Africa's tourism recovery.

UNWTO Launches a Covid-19 Technical Assistance Package for Recovery

The UNWTO has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package that offers guidance to the Member States in response to…

A Pinpoint of Light for Greece Tourism After COVID-19

A dissenters view versus the "pie in the sky" tourism industry sentiment over COVID-19. Greece tourism needs to shift into…

New European Driving Licence Takes Effect

The European Union announced that starting January 19, 2013 a new driving licence, with a photo and standard information requirements…

Russia – EU Tourism Glee: Has the Boat Sailed

Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is all over the news of late. First running for the Presidency again, and…

Not Just Rotten in Denmark – Nationalism Surfacing

The news that the Danish parliament moved on Friday to reintroduce limited border controls, should not really come as any…

Just How Unwired Is the European Travel Commission?

The European Travel Commission recently announced a travel contest via their Facebook engagement to attract US tourists to the continent.…

EasyJet Looks to EU to Fund Ash Cloud Detector

EasyJet has asked the European Union to help fund a new volcanic ash detection system for aircraft.  The technology, developed…

Estonia – The Next Big Thing In Eco-tourism?

Largely unexploited Estonia offers huge opportunities for nature tourism devotees, it has been claimed. In particular, the country is a…

European Capital of Culture: Spotlight Burgos

Every year The Council of the European Union selects two cities to act as the European Capitals of Culture. For…

Russia – Finland Visa Free Travel a Step Closer

The door for visa-free travel between Russia and Finland was opened on Sunday as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Finnish…

EU and Russia: Free Visa Talks at Standstill

Travel and tourism for Russia is up this year despite slow progress on the free visa issue. The EU's apparent…