When the treadmill simply won’t do, there’s always another option — fly to France to be coached by Olympians.A new, five-day boot camp aimed at amateur — and well-heeled &md…
Climate Change Poses Grave Threat to European Skiing Destinations
If you’re skiing at Europe’s resorts this month, enjoy it while it lasts.As much as 70 percent of Alpine snow could disappear by the end of the century as global warming increasingly cu…
UK Hotels and Restaurants Are Cashing in on Consumer Spending Boom
U.K. hotels and restaurants have been feeling the benefits of record employment and consumers’ willingness to spend rather than save.New figures from the statistics office showed that spendin…
Wizz Air to establish first UK base at London Luton Airport
Wizz Air has announced that it will open its 28th base on in June this year, at London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom.The eastern European carrier will base one new Airbus A320 aircraft at the…
Swiss Ski Resorts Rely on Summer Months to Turn Profits
After three snowless Christmases, some Swiss ski resorts are making more money in July than in December — and Hans Grueter doesn’t have a problem with that.Grueter, a retired bank execu…
Albania Wants to Take Tourists Underwater for Archeological Treasures
Albania is promoting archaeological finds in the waters off its southwest coast — like this shipwreck discovered by a research vessel in the Ionian Sea — to raise public interest in hop…
Royal Brunei launches new integrated fly-rail-coach product in UK
Royal Brunei Airlines has launched a new fly-rail-coach product with rail and coach operators in the UK.The launch will make RB one of the few airlines in the UK to offer passengers and agents a si…
W hotel coming to Prague
The former Grand Hotel Europa in Prague will be redeveloped into a W hotel, slated to open in 2020.The 112-year-old building will be rehabbed and the façade will be restored. Plus, an oval-s…
The Phenomenal Growth of Iceland and Precipitous Decline of Turkey: A Tale of Two Europes
Iceland, a small country nearly 1,000 miles from Continental Europe, was a clear winner in European tourism last year as airline capacity to the country grew and many travelers chose alternative Eu…
Lithuanian Tourism Caught Using Other Countries’ Photos in Social Media Campaign
The head of Lithuania’s state tourism agency has resigned after admitting her agency promoted the Baltic country in an international social media campaign by using landscape photos taken in o…