18th August 2009
Increasing unemployment rates and the economic slump currently hitting Western Europe has forced a major re-think of tourist numbers for most holiday destinations - and the island of Malta in the Mediterranean is no exception.
The number of holidays be...
18th May 2009
Surprisingly it's as far back as the days of Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe that the world of tennis has been as exciting as it is today, as Rafa Nadal from Spain's Balearic Islands and Switzerland's Roger Federer make the game watchable to a mass audienc...
17th April 2009
Easter is normally when most British people have booked their summer holidays, but quite how many have done so for this year won't be known for a while yet.
With the economy in both the US and Europe in recession, holiday destinations are bracing thems...
24th February 2009
Asia, Canada, The US, Australia and Europe all face a pretty bleak 2009 as the world starts to feel the recession biting, and millions of people could be made unemployed.
And as unemployment rises and politicians see their poll ratings slip, part of th...
21st January 2009
Residential holiday home property markets the world over are seeing sharp price declines and a real lack of serious buyers as the recession hits home.
But it seems some areas of Europe are doing better than others at attracting new buyers and maintaini...
05th January 2009
With the holidays industry looking at a possibly disastrous 2009 as the recession hits home, the worst affected area of all could be ski and snowboard holidays for the 2009 ski holidays season, according to UK based travel internet company International P...
31st March 2008
Now in her eighties, Queen Elizabeth came to the British throne when she was only 25, and at her side has been Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who married the Queen in 1947.
In the modern world of celebrities, celebrity relationships, marriages a...
27th March 2008
He has a world of glamour as his kingdom, and Prince Albert of Monaco could be forgiven for enjoying life to the full and simply having the best of times in and around Monaco.
But as the prince turns 50, his reputation is deservedly a more serious one ...
06th February 2008
Low lying European ski countries last year who saw a decline in ski holiday visitors, including Andorra, have been investing in her facilities to try and tempt the skiiers she lost back for the 2008 season.
In the past Andorra has grown in stature from...
07th November 2007
Could the writing be on the wall for low cost airlines operating out of the UK and other European countries as the Conservative Party - once a campaigner and implementer of lower taxes - has called for purchase tax to be introduced to domestic flights?The...
08th October 2007
Sixteenth smallest country in the world, Andorra has been transformed in the past forty years from a poor European country with no real economy to a vibrant independent State, sought after by the wealthy for her tax haven status, and skiers for her ski ru...
25th July 2007
After some years of a declining tourist market, the Mediterranean island of Malta is seeing a revival in her fortunes as a mainstream tourist destination.
The prospects for the island have improved dramatically over the last year. At one point in 2006 ...
31st May 2007
Enquire about Andorra outside of the skiing and financial communities and you might get blank stares, but the small European tax haven of Andorra has seen some startling rises in her property values in the last two years, with a repeat performance in 2007...
15th March 2007
Western Europe's second smallest country Monaco has been leading the small countries of the world in the campaign to heighten awareness of environmental issues since Prince Albert became Sovereign in 2005, and has launched a radical plan of its own to cut...
03rd February 2007
US and European Ambassadors and diplomats have been reminded by Prince Albert of Monaco at every opportunity about the environment, and he recently accompanied Prince Charles on a visit to his Poundbury village project in England.
Are some of his subje...
