According to the Chicago Tribune, expediting passports may soon be a thing of the past. With the increase of passport applications after 9/11, and new laws stating that crossing any country boarder (including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean) now requires a passport, the State Department is overwhelmed with passport processing. So overwhelmed, in fact, that [...]

Denver Business Journal stated this week that the Dollar and Thrifty rental-car services around Denver, Colorado are starting to offer services where car renters can pay a fee up front to cover toll payments on the E-470 and surrounding toll routes (though the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group is actually based in Tulsa, Oklahoma). The service [...]

Three weeks ago, Belfast Today made it public that Ryanair is going to start daily flights to Liverpool, East Midlands and Glasgow, in an attempt to increase tourism. In fact, 10,000 of the first seats are for sat at £10. But the destinations are also to extend to Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Madrid, Brussels and Pisa. [...]

Reuters Africa published an article last month, stating that there has been a sudden fall in tourist visits to Morocco. For the last few years there seemed to have been a huge boom in the Marrakesh tourist industry. But all that was brought to a halt by what hotel managers and officials are calling an [...]

The Prague Daily Monitor recently published an article claiming that Russia is discouraging Russian tourists from traveling to the Czech Republic by introducing stricter visa procedures. Many Russian travel agencies, for example, have already removed offers for trips to the Czech Republic. In its place, travel agencies are suggesting countries such as France, Slovakia or [...]

According to ABS-CBN, despite the tsunami in 2004, Thailand’s tourism is still thriving. In 2006 alone, there were around 14 million visitors. The Tourism office quickly started a new “Amazing Thailand” campaign to promote Thailand post-tsunami, and more recently there has a “Seven Amazing Wonders of Thailand” campaign that incorporates culture and heritage to attract [...]

Naturist tourism, though already mainstream in Western Europe, has begun to pick up speed in Hungary, according to Oringo and Caboodle. Naturist beaches can be found all around the country. Many of the beaches that are not specifically for naturists, are naturist-friendly, and have designated areas for them. For instance, the Balatonberény beach and campsite [...]

According to Belize publication, Lovefm, The Belize Carnival Association has officially launched this year’s carnival season. It is claimed that this season will be much better organized, and will be affiliated with the National Institute of Culture and History. Funded by the Belize Tourism Board, Traveler’s Liquors Limited, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, Angelus Press [...]