Monday, January 7, 2013

6 Largest Traveling Moment During 2012

2012 has passed, a lot of events that happen in the world of traveling around the world. We try to summarize it into 6 biggest event in the world of traveling in 2012 as follows:

1. Sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia

January 2012 crash in the world right colored traveling. The cruise ship Costa Concordia sank on January 13 off the coast of Isola del Giglio in Tuscany, Italy. From 4252 passengers were evacuated, 32 passengers were killed.

This event was a huge blow to the cruise tourism industry. Many security procedures with a cruise vacation that is evaluated in many countries. Even Indonesia, which plans to open doors for cruise tourism had come to consider this incident.

Costa Concordia sinking lower number of tourists who want to vacation on a cruise. Many potential tourists are canceling a cruise vacation.

2. Various cases of kidnapping tourist

Conflict in Africa and the Middle East ultimately have a direct impact to the traveler. Some travel destinations become unsafe, to the extent that many countries menyeluarkan travel warning.

Throughout the year 2012 occurred various tourist kidnappings and other cases can be life-threatening tourists. Some areas that are considered dangerous is the Sinai Peninsula, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan.

3. 100th anniversary of the Titanic

15 April 2012 marks 100 years of the sinking of the Titanic. Various places in the world commemorate this tragedy in many ways. One is shipping flashback that attract tourists from all over the world.

Two of the MS Balmoral cruise ship Titanic Memorial Cruise departing from Southampton, England and Azamara departed from New York, USA. The cruise was marred by bad weather and a sick passenger, leading to speculation that the cruise was doomed.

But eventually the two ships met in the Atlantic, 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, right where the Titanic sank. There they commemorate the tragedy by praying together, sowing flowers and other processions. On both ships, there is also the family and descendants of the victims of the Titanic. The moment also marked by the development plan cruise ship Titanic II by Australian millionaire

4. London Olympics

Summer of 2012, the eyes of all the people staring at London, England. The world's largest sporting event, the Olympic Games held in London. Office for National Statistics noted, the London Olympics and they suck up 590,000 travelers spend an average of U.S. $ 2,000.

However, there is also the tourists who stay away from London because he would not engage in extraordinary bustle hirul. In the operational level also had no problems in the form of travelers Olympic super long queue at London Heathrow Airport.

But clearly, London profit. The moment also marked the launch of a new attraction in the form of Green Olympic Park to tour speedboat on the Thames.

5. Myanmar: the new hot Destinations

Myanmar has been shunned traveler because of poor image in the form of a cruel regime, anti-democratic and dangerous political situation. But the situation changed in 2012.

Starting from speech Myanmar democracy leader, Aung San SuuKyi that invites tourists to holiday in Myanmar, slowly tourists flock to the State pagoda. President Obama also visited Myanmar in November 2012, before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also came and traveled to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda.

Myanmar became a country that has suddenly become the talk of the adventure world. Myanmar airports will be expanded, and new hotels popping up. Myanmar is now entered into the world tourist map.

6. Mayan Doomsday

The year 2012 closed with the splashy event. Mayan Doomsday on December 21, 2012, making people believe and not believe is involved in a long debate. However, the Mayan Doomsday successfully moving thousands of tourists, at least to the two places.

The place is Mount Bugarach in France and the Pyramids of Tikal in Guatemala. GunuhBugarach believed to be the salvation of mankind by a UFO in the day, while the Tikal pyramids, is the center of Mayan civilization.

But police have acted to block access to Mount Bugarach. As a result on the day, only the police and hundreds of reporters in the mountains.Moreover, Mayan Doomsday ultimately unproven.

But that is definitely not the Pyramids of Tikal, as thousands of tourists so gathered in that place. Doomsday off and damaged the historic pyramid trodden tourist.
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