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The 2009 global tourism crisis

The financial world crisis is already affecting every sector in economy, especially international tourism. The World Tourism Organization, an institution belonging to the ONU in Madrid, forecasts a slight decline in international tourism during the 2009, compared with the 2008 recordings.

China - India, new destinations

The fact that the global financial crisis is affecting every sector in economy especially international tourism is not anything new. However, it is forecasted a more optimistic scenario by 2010, especially in the Asian-Pacific region. The region is expected to soar with nearly 500 million visitors, generating 4.6 trillion dollars. Among the Asian countries, China and India are the most popular Asian destinations.

Travel to the moon

Over the last 10 years tourism has been developing an astonishing, new phenomenon: Space Tourism.

To admire the curvature of Earth from orbit was something we could not even dream about. However, currently, Space tourism has stopped being a science fiction tale, to become an “only for wealthy people experience”. The first, fortunate, fee-paying space adventurer, Dennis Tito, spent around $20 million