Mass Tourism

Every single second, more than 30 tourists arrive at their destination worldwide. With more than 1 billion passengers projected to travel in 2020, the effect tourism has on the environment cannot be underestimated. "Sustainability" has been one of the biggest buzz words of the past decade in the industry. Yet,…

Europe is set to lose up to 15,000 km of shoreline due to erosion. The UK, France, Ukraine, Ireland, Greece, Spain and Italy will be especially affected. And European holidaymakers will find less sand on beaches during their trips to warm destinations around the world. Waterfront lifestyles, holidays in tropical…

Europe is set to lose up to 15,000 km of shoreline due to erosion. The UK, France, Ukraine, Ireland, Greece, Spain and Italy will be especially affected. And European holidaymakers will find less sand on beaches during their trips to warm destinations around the world. Waterfront lifestyles, holidays in tropical…

One of the joys of travelling, as we all know, is discovering beautiful places you didn't have a clue about before. For me, Nafplio is such a place. Unlike Greece's most famous seaside towns, it's not on an island, but nestled on the south coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, a…

As the tourism sector has pursued heady growth year after year, the perception of climate change had been that it was a slow-burning issue playing out in the background — like haze, pollution, and many other perennial problems that affect Asia.Unlike coronavirus and bushfires, with fallouts instantly felt or actions…

Daewoo E&C and Korean Financial Institutions to Jointly Invest USD388 Million in Property Development Project in Hanoi, Vietnam Korea-based Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Limited ("Daewoo E&C") has signed an investment development agreement with Korea Development Bank ("KDB") and other Korean financial institutions, to jointly invest USD388 million in a…

The Wallace Collection is an art museum in Hertford House on Manchester Square.If you are ever in the Paddington-Kings Cross area of London, a walkabout tour of about 6.5 km may be a wonderful way to spend the day, assuming the weather is good. 1. The Wallace Collection A good…

The faint smell of oil paint and turpentine, years and years of it, wafts through this studio. It's a sanctuary – no ringing cellphones – and a throwback, a place to learn an art almost lost to time.Correspondent Seth Doane asked Charles Cecil, "If you weren't teaching this technique, what…

Precht An Austrian architecture firm designed modular treehouses, called Bert. The quirky designs are inspired by cartoons, like Minions and Sesame Street. Designers also see the homes as a way to combat “lazy and boring” architecture. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Tiny homes are fashionable right now, but…

Precht An Austrian architecture firm designed modular treehouses, called Bert.The quirky designs are inspired by cartoons, like Minions and Sesame Street.Designers also see the homes as a way to combat "lazy and boring" architecture.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Tiny homes are fashionable right now, but the Bert modular…