Europe Travelers Newsletter #1 - March 2007

Europe-Travelers.eu (http://www.europe-travelers.eu) is an Open Travel
Guide dedicated to European destinations.
It is published under Creative Commons License and produced by
Mediatrotters.
This newsletter includes latest Web resources added to the Open Travel
Guide and related to Travel and Tourism in Europe.
Learn more (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/About-us)

*Europe TravelersNewsletter number 1 - March 2007*

— European Tourism Press Review*

This section delivers latest news about Travel and Tourism in Europe.
It is published under Creative Commons license.
If you wish to submit an article or a press release just use our "Add
a resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
The Mondial Tourism Exhibition opens its doors in Paris

The World Tourism Exhibition will happen Porte de Versailles starting
from March 15th, 2007. In 2006 over 100 000 visitors and 5 000
profesionals have attended the "Salon Mondial du Tourisme".
Source :Europe Travelers
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-Mondial-
Tourism-Exhibition)

Friday 9 March 2007
The World Heritage Tour

The World Heritage Tour is a Web site offering panographies - 360
degrees - images of the World Heritage list monuments and places. The
service is provided by WHTour.org, a non-for-profit organization
Source :The World Heritage Tour
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-World-
Heritage-Tour)

Monday 5 March 2007
Record visit and income in Montenegro

According to a press release published by Visit-Montenegro.com,
Montenegro this summer too will accommodate 1, 1 million of tourists,
11% more than in the last year, and it will earn record 350 millions
of euros, 1/5 more than in the year 2006 – said the director of the
national tourist organization Sasa Radovic.
Source :Visit-Montenegro.com
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Record-visit-and-
income-in)

Monday 5 March 2007
Irish Hotels Federation says strong 2006 tourism figures conceal the
steady erosion in regional business

According to an article published by Finfacts Team, the total value
of tourism revenues rose to €5.9 billion in 2006 compared to €5.3
billion in 2005, making tourism Ireland’s most important indigenous
industry accounting for 3.1% of GNP.
Source :Finfacts
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Irish-Hotels-
Federation-says)

Tuesday 27 February 2007
Online travel bookings will surpass offline bookings in 2007

According to a recent press release published by Phocus Wright online
travel bookings will surpass offline bookings for the first time in
2007.
Source :PhoCus Wright
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Online-travel-
bookings-will)

— European countries Travel Web resources*

This section delivers latest Web resources related to Travel and
Tourism in European countries. It is published under Creative Commons
license.
If you wish to submit a travel Web resource, just use our "Add a
resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
Arêches Beaufort : the ecoligical ski resort

Arêches Beaufort is not a conventional ski resort. It’s an ecoligical
ski resort. For exemple, ski runs and therefore pastures are not
shaped by mechanical shovels. Visitors willing to have a different ski
resort’s experience will find all the information they need on the
Tourism Office official Web site.
Source :Tourism Office of Arêches Beaufort
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Areches-
Beaufort-the-ecoligical)

Friday 16 March 2007
Travel and tourism in Gozo

Wikitravel maintains a page dedicated to travel and tourism in the
island of Gozo being part of Maltese Islands. The page offers
information about the history of the Island, how to get in and places
of Interest.
Source :Wikitravel
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Travel-
and-tourism-in-Gozo)

Friday 16 March 2007
Holiday-malta.com : accommodation services and local tourism providers

Holiday-malta.com delivers practical information about tourism
providers and accommodations in Malta such as how to rent and find a
car, a villa, a farmhouse or an apartment.
Source :Holiday-malta.com
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Holiday-
malta-com-accommodation)

Friday 16 March 2007
Visitmalta.com : The official tourism Web site for Malta

Visitmalta.com is the official tourism Web site for Malta. it offers a
wide range of practical informatino for travelers willing to visit
Malta such as a hotel booking search engine, an interactive map, E-
brochures and much more.
Source :Visitmalta.com
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/
Visitmalta-com-The-official)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Balo Tour : ballooning in Barcelona

Baló Tour is a company exclusively dedicated to offering Hot Air
Balloon passenger flights. The demand for tourist balloon flights, a
product which had not previously been available here, was part of the
boom in ’adventure sports’ in Catalonia.
Source :Balo Tour SL
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Balo-Tour-
ballooning-in-Barcelona)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Bansko Ski Resort in Bulgaria

The town of Bansko is situated at the Glazne river at the northeastern
bottom of the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria, 160 km south of Sofia.
Bansko is one of the biggest mountain resorts in Bulgaria.
Source :Shamrock Consultancy Services
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Bansko-
Ski-Resort-in-Bulgaria)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Vitosha Mountain Ski Resort in Bulgaria

Mount Vitosha, whose foothills begin some 7 km from the centre of
Bulgaria’s capital, is very much a part of the city and is the source
of its pure water and fresh breezes.
Source :Shamrock Consultancy Services
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Vitosha-
Mountain-Ski-Resort-in)

— Pan-European Travel Web resources*

Our Travel Resources Directory is willing to present major Pan-
European Travel and Tourism Web resources. It is published under
Creative Commons license.
If you wish to submit a travel Web resource, just use our "Add a
resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
Just Maps : Low resolution maps from any part of the world

World Maps Web site proposes maps for almost any part of the world.
World Maps has tried to cover the world in various groupings. Europe
Travelers found a lake of information regarding Open Access or
Licensing issues of those maps.
Source :Just Maps
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Just-Maps-
Low-resolution-maps-from)

Friday 16 March 2007
Rural Tourism International

This association is a network for trainers, training organizations and
educational centres in the rural tourism sector. Its Web site delivers
introductional papers and statistics about rural tourism in each
European country.
Source :Rural Tourism International
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Rural-
Tourism-International,514)

Friday 16 March 2007
Sound Walk : audio podcasts introducing major cities

Sound Walk offers a wide range of audio podcasts introducing major
cities from around the World. Those "audio tourism guides" fee
services are of great quality.
Source :Sound Walk
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Sound-
Walk-audio-podcasts)

Monday 5 March 2007
The Travellers’ Bible Open Travel Guide

The Travellers’ Bible is a project aimed helping travellers share
information in a concise and organized manner. This online tourism
guide is delivered under Creative Commons License. It is a new project
with only few countries already fulfill.
Source :The Travellers’ Bible
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-
Travellers-Bible-Open-Travel)

Monday 5 March 2007
Travel Europe by train

Wikitravel offers a short introduction for travelers willing to visit
Europe by Train.
Source :Wikitravel
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Travel-
Europe-by-train)

If you wish to change your subscription, please visit this Web page
(http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip....ge=abonnement).

Europe Travelers
Edited by Mediatrotters
Contact us : (mailto:info@europe-
travelers.eu)
www.europe-travelers.eu (http://www.europe-travelers.eu)

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Europe-Travelers.eu (http://www.europe-travelers.eu) is an Open Travel
Guide dedicated to European destinations.
It is published under Creative Commons License and produced by
Mediatrotters.
This newsletter includes latest Web resources added to the Open Travel
Guide and related to Travel and Tourism in Europe.
Learn more (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/About-us)

*Europe TravelersNewsletter number 1 - March 2007*

- European Tourism Press Review*

This section delivers latest news about Travel and Tourism in Europe.
It is published under Creative Commons license.
If you wish to submit an article or a press release just use our "Add
a resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
The Mondial Tourism Exhibition opens its doors in Paris

The World Tourism Exhibition will happen Porte de Versailles starting
from March 15th, 2007. In 2006 over 100 000 visitors and 5 000
profesionals have attended the "Salon Mondial du Tourisme".
Source :Europe Travelers
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-Mondial-
Tourism-Exhibition)

Friday 9 March 2007
The World Heritage Tour

The World Heritage Tour is a Web site offering panographies - 360
degrees - images of the World Heritage list monuments and places. The
service is provided by WHTour.org, a non-for-profit organization
Source :The World Heritage Tour
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-World-
Heritage-Tour)

Monday 5 March 2007
Record visit and income in Montenegro

According to a press release published by Visit-Montenegro.com,
Montenegro this summer too will accommodate 1, 1 million of tourists,
11% more than in the last year, and it will earn record 350 millions
of euros, 1/5 more than in the year 2006 - said the director of the
national tourist organization Sasa Radovic.
Source :Visit-Montenegro.com
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Record-visit-and-
income-in)

Monday 5 March 2007
Irish Hotels Federation says strong 2006 tourism figures conceal the
steady erosion in regional business

According to an article published by Finfacts Team, the total value
of tourism revenues rose to ?5.9 billion in 2006 compared to ?5.3
billion in 2005, making tourism Ireland's most important indigenous
industry accounting for 3.1% of GNP.
Source :Finfacts
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Irish-Hotels-
Federation-says)

Tuesday 27 February 2007
Online travel bookings will surpass offline bookings in 2007

According to a recent press release published by Phocus Wright online
travel bookings will surpass offline bookings for the first time in
2007.
Source :PhoCus Wright
Read this article (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Online-travel-
bookings-will)

- European countries Travel Web resources*

This section delivers latest Web resources related to Travel and
Tourism in European countries. It is published under Creative Commons
license.
If you wish to submit a travel Web resource, just use our "Add a
resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
Arêches Beaufort : the ecoligical ski resort

Arêches Beaufort is not a conventional ski resort. It's an ecoligical
ski resort. For exemple, ski runs and therefore pastures are not
shaped by mechanical shovels. Visitors willing to have a different ski
resort's experience will find all the information they need on the
Tourism Office official Web site.
Source :Tourism Office of Arêches Beaufort
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Areches-
Beaufort-the-ecoligical)

Friday 16 March 2007
Travel and tourism in Gozo

Wikitravel maintains a page dedicated to travel and tourism in the
island of Gozo being part of Maltese Islands. The page offers
information about the history of the Island, how to get in and places
of Interest.
Source :Wikitravel
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Travel-
and-tourism-in-Gozo)

Friday 16 March 2007
Holiday-malta.com : accommodation services and local tourism providers

Holiday-malta.com delivers practical information about tourism
providers and accommodations in Malta such as how to rent and find a
car, a villa, a farmhouse or an apartment.
Source :Holiday-malta.com
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Holiday-
malta-com-accommodation)

Friday 16 March 2007
Visitmalta.com : The official tourism Web site for Malta

Visitmalta.com is the official tourism Web site for Malta. it offers a
wide range of practical informatino for travelers willing to visit
Malta such as a hotel booking search engine, an interactive map, E-
brochures and much more.
Source :Visitmalta.com
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/
Visitmalta-com-The-official)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Balo Tour : ballooning in Barcelona

Baló Tour is a company exclusively dedicated to offering Hot Air
Balloon passenger flights. The demand for tourist balloon flights, a
product which had not previously been available here, was part of the
boom in 'adventure sports' in Catalonia.
Source :Balo Tour SL
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Balo-Tour-
ballooning-in-Barcelona)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Bansko Ski Resort in Bulgaria

The town of Bansko is situated at the Glazne river at the northeastern
bottom of the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria, 160 km south of Sofia.
Bansko is one of the biggest mountain resorts in Bulgaria.
Source :Shamrock Consultancy Services
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Bansko-
Ski-Resort-in-Bulgaria)

Tuesday 13 March 2007
Vitosha Mountain Ski Resort in Bulgaria

Mount Vitosha, whose foothills begin some 7 km from the centre of
Bulgaria's capital, is very much a part of the city and is the source
of its pure water and fresh breezes.
Source :Shamrock Consultancy Services
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Vitosha-
Mountain-Ski-Resort-in)

- Pan-European Travel Web resources*

Our Travel Resources Directory is willing to present major Pan-
European Travel and Tourism Web resources. It is published under
Creative Commons license.
If you wish to submit a travel Web resource, just use our "Add a
resource" (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip.php?
page=submit_resource) service. Europe Travelers does not warranty this
free service nor acceptance and visibility of content.

Friday 16 March 2007
Just Maps : Low resolution maps from any part of the world

World Maps Web site proposes maps for almost any part of the world.
World Maps has tried to cover the world in various groupings. Europe
Travelers found a lake of information regarding Open Access or
Licensing issues of those maps.
Source :Just Maps
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Just-Maps-
Low-resolution-maps-from)

Friday 16 March 2007
Rural Tourism International

This association is a network for trainers, training organizations and
educational centres in the rural tourism sector. Its Web site delivers
introductional papers and statistics about rural tourism in each
European country.
Source :Rural Tourism International
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Rural-
Tourism-International,514)

Friday 16 March 2007
Sound Walk : audio podcasts introducing major cities

Sound Walk offers a wide range of audio podcasts introducing major
cities from around the World. Those "audio tourism guides" fee
services are of great quality.
Source :Sound Walk
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Sound-
Walk-audio-podcasts)

Monday 5 March 2007
The Travellers' Bible Open Travel Guide

The Travellers' Bible is a project aimed helping travellers share
information in a concise and organized manner. This online tourism
guide is delivered under Creative Commons License. It is a new project
with only few countries already fulfill.
Source :The Travellers' Bible
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/The-
Travellers-Bible-Open-Travel)

Monday 5 March 2007
Travel Europe by train

Wikitravel offers a short introduction for travelers willing to visit
Europe by Train.
Source :Wikitravel
View this travel resource (http://www.europe-travelers.eu/Travel-
Europe-by-train)

If you wish to change your subscription, please visit this Web page
(http://www.europe-travelers.eu/spip....ge=abonnement).

Europe Travelers
Edited by Mediatrotters
Contact us : (mailto:info@europe-
travelers.eu)
www.europe-travelers.eu (http://www.europe-travelers.eu)