Water quality excellent at most of Europe’s beaches. Report

Water quality excellent at most of Europe’s bathing sites. Report For many Europeans, summer holidays revolve around bathing and water activities. So it is natural that tourists have a keen interest in the quality of the bathing waters at this time of year. A new report assesses bathing water quality in 2013 in all EU … Read more

Stop rich overseas investors from buying up UK homes, report urges

Rightwing thinktank proposes curbs on non-EU residents to open up more of housing market to Britons

A season of untypical colors: Fashion Color Report Fall 2014

  Top 10 Fashion Color Report colors for Fall 2014: Radiant Orchid, Sangria, Bright Cobalt, Cypress, Royal Blue, Aurora Red, Aluminum, Mauve Mist, Cognac and Misted Yellow.   In 2014, everything’s coming up orchid. Radiant Orchid, Sangria and Bright Cobalt are predicted to invade the streets this fall. These are top colors for women’s fashion … Read more

Top 2014 cruise trends. CLIA’s State of the Cruise Industry report.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the voice and advocate of the worldwide cruise industry, is looking forward to a positive year of growth with a 2014 passenger forecast of 21.7 million worldwide guests on CLIA’s 63 member lines, according to data released in the association’s annual State of the Cruise Industry findings. To meet demand, … Read more

Middle East reports the strongest international passenger growth

  By 2017 total passenger numbers are expected to rise to 3.91 billion—an increase of 930 million passengers over the 2.98 billion carried in 2012, according to the prediction of International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA released its forecast for travel between 2013 and 2017 this week showing that airlines expect to see a 31% … Read more