Airbnb -You should know about it.
Unemployed and unable to pay his rent, Brian Chesky unwittingly started Airbnb (Airbed and breakfast) in 2007 by opening his house to three out-of-towners needing a bed for a couple of nights. Eight years on, this worldwide accommodation service is giving hoteliers a run for their money. With over 250,000 rooms, in 34,000 cities, in 192 […]
Political Tours – What’s really going on in the Ukraine?
Nicholas Wood, a former foreign correspondant for the New York Times in the Balkans has just taken a group of four, including one New Zealander, to the Ukraine on a Political Tour to see how the revolution has unfolded and the dynamics inside the country amid the fallout from Russia’s occupation of the Crimea. Leading Russian […]
Scotland’s Road to Independence
A historic year for Scotland -2014 On September 18, the Scots will decide in a referendum whether to dissolve their 300 year-old union with Britain and create an independent Scottish state. The independence debate has dominated Scottish politics for decades, propelled by a series of major disputes. In September, it reaches its dramatic climax. Political Tours, […]