http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1932 en_GB_uk http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159750/1/1932 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159511/1/1932 Who had ever heard the names of villages like Purushwadi and Kohane in Maharashtra? But they are now hotspots for rural tourism enthusiasts. If it is opening a new horizon for the villagers, then urbanites too are learning a thing or two about India’s villages. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156714/1/1932 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Coastal residents and students from all over South Carolina are planning to picket this evening's Republican Party Presidential Candidates Debate. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155919/1/1932 Earthquake of 2004 and the tsunami that followed had destroyed the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, a part of India in the Bay of Bengal. Tourists stopped flocking the picturesque islands out of fear. The worried government began promoting tourism by sending its employees for excursions granting them leave travel concession but this policy is now proving to be disastrous. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155761/1/1932 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/155183/1/1932 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (OneWorld) - An international rights advocacy group is demanding the world's tourism industry shed business practices that harm indigenous communities and their cultures. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/153920/1/1932 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (OneWorld) - Rising concerns over changing climates have spurred the world's multibillion-dollar tourism industry to reconsider its future. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/153915/1/1932 India’s leading wildlife and environment magazine Sanctuary Asia, Bengal Tiger Line and the Sundarban Tiger Reserve have come together to save the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger and its habitat, the Sunderbans. The campaign kicked off at Kolkata, marking the start of the National Wildlife Week on October 1st http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/153900/1/1932 Small glaciers in Kashmir, India have disappeared while big ones are decreasing in size because of global warming, says a recent report by Action Aid International. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/153602/1/1932 “Tourism Opens Doors for Women.” This is the theme for this year’s World Tourism Day, celebrated every year on September 27. It is also a call to work towards the third Millennium Development Goal of promoting gender equity and empowerment. http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/149341/1/1932 The Protocol for improved protection of “Skakavac” Waterfall nature monument, of a total worth of 69,500 KM, was signed in Sarajevo, at Ravne protected area, in the immediate vicinity of Skakavac waterfall. http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/147853/1/1932 The BIRO Civic Association and EXIT Festival announce a competition for young authors from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo, to work on the "Ex-YU Travellers Guide Book" project. The project aims to prepare a cultural guide for young travellers from the region, with emphasis on contemporary pop-culture and youth lifestyles. http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/146091/1/1932 The European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) holds a street action today, February 13, aimed at abolition of visa regimes in Europe and promotion of free movement of people. http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/145593/1/1932 B&H Delegation, led by the Secretary of Ministry of Security Bakir Dautbasic travelled to Brussels, yesterday, January 28, to start the second three-day round of negotiations with the European Commission on relaxed visa regime and readmission. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76294 from eco chick blog: It can keep your beer cold and your iPod running - while you get a tan to boot. Image: Using the sun for more than just a tan