Articles tagged “un”

Airlines

The Existential Climate Change Fears Hit Major Hotels and Airlines

The details included in these reports are chilling, with many corporations citing severe weather events as certain to occur.

The Existential Climate Change Fears Hit Major Hotels and Airlines

Tourism

The Effect of Climate Change on European Tourism

We can read that snowfall will change and waters may rise, but there's no way to tell how much the environmental changes will alter people's disposable income or ability to travel.

The Effect of Climate Change on European Tourism

Tourism

The Impact of Climate Change on Small Island Nations and Their Tourism Future

Climate directly impacts environmental resources that are major tourism attractions on small islands. Expect much more upheaval in the near future.

The Impact of Climate Change on Small Island Nations and Their Tourism Future

Tourism

Syria opposes UN placing its six world heritage sites on endangered list

Syria’s tourism industry has become almost non-existent during the civil war and there may be few historical and archaeological sites to attract visitors back in the future.

Syria opposes UN placing its six world heritage sites on endangered list

Tourism

Myanmar takes steps to preserve its history before tourist boom

Tourists may be more interested in Myanmar’s unsavory history than the one tourism officials will be set on selling, but projects like the new museum will helps foreigners understand the full history of the long-isolated country.

Myanmar takes steps to preserve its history before tourist boom

Airlines

UN says controversial battery can’t be shipped on passenger planes

Concerns surrounding the safety of the lithium ion battery will continue to haunt the industry. The ICAO is protecting passengers who could be sitting above a 77-pound battery that has proven to be testy at high altitudes.

UN says controversial battery can’t be shipped on passenger planes

Tourism

Report: UN says significant nature sites are threatened around the world

The UN argues that the regions need more protection, but UNESCO's lesson demonstrates that UN oversight isn't enough to offer the protection everyone would like.