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European tourism in US set to explode

PASSPORT reflects on the open-skies agreement going into effect next week:
This is great news… if you live in Europe. New fares may apply to folks on both sides of the drink, but Europeans are finding great opportunities to spend their euros in the United States, while American tourists find that a dwindling few countries even [...]


Open Skies

The US-EU Open Skies Treaty comes into effect at the end of March. It opens the doors for low fare airlines to go international. Why? Because protectionist US regulations currently allow national carriers to fly between the US and their home country only. For instance, British Airways can only fly to and from the UK [...]


Detention Camps for Migrants in Europe

From the IHT:
From Ireland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Spain, detention camps for foreigners have mushroomed across the European Union. They have emerged mostly over the past decade, as the region has grown less and less welcoming to migrants.
There are now 224 detention camps scattered across the European Union; altogether they can house more than [...]