United States : The giant sequoias of Yosemite Park enter the era of ecoresponsible tourism
The forest with its centuries-old trees is once again open to visitors, after three years of redevelopment of its reception infrastructures. An operation that resulted in the removal of more than 6,000 square metres of bitumen in order to preserve the roots of the sequoias.
READING TIME: 2 minPromotion of tourism : BeninTaxi extends to Porto-Novo with 30 vehicles
Benin Taxi is now present in Porto-Novo with a fleet of thirty vehicles... The "Benin Taxi" project is now settling in Porto-Novo, after the other major cities of Benin already covered. It is expanding its activities with the same objective, that of increasing the level of human mobility on offer,...
READING TIME: 2 minEstablishment of a Tourism Code in Senegal
The Senegalese Minister of Tourism, Mame Mbaye Niang, launched, in the department of Mbour (70km from Dakar), the work of validation of the project of elaboration of the first Tourism Code of Senegal. We must conceive the sector as a whole, rethink...
READING TIME: 1 minTourism is responsible for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions
A study by the University of Sydney (Australia) on the carbon footprint of tourist flows was published in the journal "Nature Climate Change". Global tourism grew by 7% last year. But the carbon footprint of holidaymakers is enormous. Tourism now accounts for...
READING TIME: 1 minInternational tourism : results for the first months of 2018 are better than expected.
International tourist arrivals increased by 6% in the first four months of 2018 compared to the same period last...
Fukami, a dive into Japanese aesthetics
The Fukami exhibition offers an immersion in Japanese aesthetics by sweeping 3000 years of creation. In these depths, the...
Deadly rains in Japan
Rescue workers were still trying yesterday Monday to find missing people in mud-covered neighborhoods and in the rubble of...
Soon low cost trains to London
Rail competition is making its way to France. In the meantime, Getlink (ex-Eurotunnel) should welcome low-cost trains in the...
4 million Lithuanians meet for a flash mob worldwide
Lithuanians will sing their national anthem around the world at the same time this Friday, to celebrate together the...
San Francisco celebrates the ovaly by hosting the Rugby World Cup
Oval ball enthusiasts to meet in San Francisco from 20 to 22 July for the world rugby seven-a-side championship....