The Kingdom of Bhutan is reopening to tourists on Friday with a hefty hike to its daily tourist tax. Before the country closed its borders in March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, travelers to Bhutan were required to pay a minimum daily package rate of $200-$250 — depending […]
Month: September 2022
Hosting a Farm Tour in Southeast Kansas – Kansas Common Sense
Hosting a Farm Tour in Southeast KansasThis week, I hosted a Farm Tour in Southeast Kansas with Kansas Farm Bureau President Rich Felts and ag leaders from the community. I want to thank 5E Farms, Atkinson Family Farms and Foster Dairy for hosting us and for sharing valuable insight during […]
Japan is slowly reopening to tourists: Here’s how I visited without a group tour
Japan currently requires almost everyone without a Japanese passport to apply for a visa to enter the country. And for most of the pandemic, tourist visas weren’t available. Finally, in June, Japan began allowing tourists on guided package tours to apply for visas. Visiting Japan on a guided package tour […]
Travel trade shows like World Travel Market could be critical in tourism’s resurgence
The World Travel Market fosters the growth and expansion of the global travel industry. Credit: r.classen / Shutterstock.com Business-to-business (B2B) tour operators have the potential to strengthen and develop their industry presence by attending travel trade exhibitions and connecting with other tourism enterprises. Trade shows have the potential to benefit […]
CATL Inks Multiple Deals with Oems at IAA Transportation, Strengthens Commitment to Electrification of Transportation
CATL inks multiple deals with OEMs at IAA Transportation, strengthens commitment to electrification of transportation. At IAA Transportation 2022, CATL, a global leader of new energy innovative technologies, reached cooperation agreements with multiple leading OEM customers and won Daimler Truck Supplier Award at the fair, further demonstrating its innovative capabilities […]
Is It Possible to Phase Out Petroleum and Transform our Transportation System?
In a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in collaboration with consulting firm Evolved Energy Research (EER) and an expert advisory committee, we show that the United States can drastically reduce global warming emissions by replacing a highly polluting transportation sector, powered today primarily with petroleum-based fuels, with a […]