Netherlands – Amsterdam to regulate tourism in the Red Quarter
Amsterdam is getting ready to regulate tourism in its famous Red Quarter, in order to contain the ever increasing flow of visitors in this sector of the city. The Netherlands metropolis plans to close some streets to clean up if the tourist...
READING TIME: 1 minInternational tourism: results for the first months of 2018 exceed expectations
International tourist arrivals increased by 6% in the first four months of 2018 compared to the same period last year. These figures, which continue the strong trend observed in 2017 (+ 7%), even exceed the MTO forecasts for 2018 (+4% to +5%). Growth was driven by Asia-Pacific (+8%) and Europe...
READING TIME: 2 minResearchers have discovered the oldest tree in Europe: it is 1200 years old and is in Italy.
The millenary trees are only a handful in the world and Europe has just discovered its oldest representative. In the heart of an Italian national park is a rocky 1230 year old pine tree. This tree has been the focus of attention since then because, beyond its remarkable age,...
READING TIME: 2 minSeattle : Orcs and whales are back in northwestern waters
If it is possible to admire the majestic cetaceans evolve in the region from March to October, summer is the ideal time to go on an excursion to observe these emblematic marine mammals of the Pacific Northwest region. No wonder the film Save Willy, which greatly contributed to their...
READING TIME: 1 minUnited States : The giant sequoias of Yosemite Park enter the era of ecoresponsible tourism
The forest with its centuries-old trees is once again open to visitors, after three years of redevelopment of its...
Promotion of tourism : BeninTaxi extends to Porto-Novo with 30 vehicles
Benin Taxi is now present in Porto-Novo with a fleet of thirty vehicles… The « Benin Taxi » project is now...
Establishment of a Tourism Code in Senegal
The Senegalese Minister of Tourism, Mame Mbaye Niang, launched, in the department of Mbour (70km from Dakar), the work...
Tourism is responsible for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions
A study by the University of Sydney (Australia) on the carbon footprint of tourist flows was published in the...
International tourism : results for the first months of 2018 are better than expected.
International tourist arrivals increased by 6% in the first four months of 2018 compared to the same period last...
Fukami, a dive into Japanese aesthetics
The Fukami exhibition offers an immersion in Japanese aesthetics by sweeping 3000 years of creation. In these depths, the...
