Tag: travel
Greek tourism dries up as uncertainty over economic future continues
Greece is usually an extremely popular tourism destination. In fact, it's often one of the most popular for people in Europe. But the current economic crisis has tourists staying away, and that's just further damaging the Greek economy....
Foreigners drawn to Detroit, witness to a city's fall and attempt to rise again
Detroit's struggled in the latest economic downturn, first with the collapse of the American auto industry and then with budget crises and other struggles that have laid the city low. But, for some reason, perhaps its European roots, many foreigners are coming to the city to watch it return to life....
Delta Airlines drawing attention with purchase of Pennsylvania oil refinery
An oil refinery in Pennsylvania that was set to be closed has a new lease on life after Delta Airlines bought it to try and bring some stability and cost savings to its jet fuel purchases. Jet fuel accounts for more than one-third of the airline's costs....
Cartagena residents complain citys getting a bad rap for prostitutes
While prostitution is legal and prevalent in Cartagena, the city has a much more complex and appealing reputation as well. It's a World Heritage site, with ancient colonial buildings and a jumping off point for a family and adventure tours as well. Locals say that's being overlooked since the Secret Service prostitution scandal there....
Court OKs Netherlands ban on foreigners using famous marijuana cafes
The Netherlands is moving to ban foreigners from the coffee shops that have become famous for selling legal marijuana. Locals will still be able to visit, but a court on Friday approved a national ban on outsiders being served in the cafes. Some government officials and shopkeepers, however, are upset by the new ban....
5 changes a former TSA administrator wants to make airport security easier, better
Former Transportation Security Administration administrator Kip Hawley says the current airport security system is broken. He suggests air travel would be safer if banned items such as knives, lighters and liquids were allowed and officers focused more on real security threats....
Bosnian Muslim undertaking 3600-mile walking pilgrimage to Mecca
Few Muslims who go to Mecca each year for The Hajj do so on two feet. And of the few who do, virtually none do so from their homes in Europe. But Senad Hadzic is trying to do just that — walking from Bosnia to Mecca in Saudi Arabia....
A spectacle of biodiversity thrives off the shores of Yemen
The archipelago known as Socotra consists of four small islands located 250 miles off the coast of Yemen. Socotra, known as the “Galapagos of the Middle East,” is populated by hundreds of species that cannot be found anywhere else on the planet — and tourists are flocking there....
VIDEO: Scientists working to develop ash detection technology for aircraft
If all goes as planned, the massive closure of European air space that happened when a volcano on Iceland erupted for days in 2010 won't have to happen again, if research on an ash detection system leads to new technology to route planes around trouble spots....
Capitalism brings an unwelcome focus on how much life costs, some Russians say
During the Soviet era, many Russians say they didn't really worry about how much things cost. Choices weren't abundant so you made do with what you could get. And things were cheaper....
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