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Olympic Torch On Its Way to Rio 2016

The countdown has begun for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. Yesterday at te Temple of Hera in Olympia, the…

Poland Votes Down Winter Games Bid: Slovakia Loses in Turn

A bit of bad news for Poland and Slovakia, a referendum vote from the Polish city of Krakow carried out…

Paradise That Time Forgot: The Pearl of the Caucasus

Before Miami Beach became a hotspot in the early 20th Century, when Tahiti was an as yet unheard of travel…

If Sochi Were Disney World Headlines Would Read: “Mickey Wacked by Russian Mob”

On Monday the WTM Vision Conference in Moscow kicked off and already tourism figures for Russia emerge as a big…

Sochi 2013 Coming Highlights: The Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference

News from the Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) taking place October 21st - 23rd at the Radisson Blu…

Sochi Mayor Plans on Freezing Transportation Fares for 2014 Games

Sochi's Mayor, Anatoliy Pakhomov, submitted a proposal recently to freeze all air and rail ticket prices to Sochi until after…

Russian Ministers Admit Some Sochi Errors

As Sochi ramps up preparations for the Olympics of 2014, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has admitted…

MapsofWorld Presents: The Olympic Saga

London 2012 is coming up and MapsofWorld has decided to offer up a mapped out history of the Olympic Games.…

London Olympics: Latest Travel Advice

An avalanche of tourists is expected to hit London this summer for the Olympic Games. Hotels and airports are expecting…

Buy Your London Olympic Rooms Now

The upcoming Olympic Games in London, it should come as no surprise, will see a travel boom the likes of…

Russia Ready For Tourists – Bureaucrats Are Not

The Russian Federation faces some big challenges ahead. Not the least of these is transforming the country's travel and tourism…