UN Secretary-General attacks space tourism
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday denounced the “glaring inequalities” in wealth exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting in particular recent developments in the space tourism industry. By imploring world leaders at a meeting of the United Nations General…
Space tourism is here: book a trip to the last frontier
Last July we saw Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos take off in a giant leap for the space tourism industry, but their launches to the edge of space weren’t particularly well timed. Amid a global pandemic and climate emergency, two…
Displaced tourism staff could be new BPO hires
TOURISM workers displaced by the closure of their establishments and businesses due to Covid-19 will have another chance at employment, this time in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. In a press release, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that…
Myanmar tourism staff line up for shots
YANGON, August 16, 2021: The Burmese Ministry of Hospitality and Tourism has announced that it will vaccinate all tourism and hospitality staff to allow the reopening of hotels and guesthouses across the country. In a high-level meeting with heads and…
Space tourism is on the rise. How is this going to affect the 99% that will remain on earth? | New times
In the past few weeks, one topic has captured the attention of all media, tweets and posts; Space. It seems like every tech mogul on the face of the earth has now found a way out of it. First it…
Space tourism is on the rise. How is this going to affect the 99% that will remain on earth? | New times
In the past few weeks, one topic has captured the attention of all media, tweets and posts; Space. It seems like every tech mogul on the face of the earth has now found a way out of it. First it…
Space Tourism: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Restarts Ticket Sales From $ 450,000, Science News
British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is relaunching the sale of tickets starting at $ 450,000 for space tourism. The company, to capitalize on the success of last month’s full crew test flight, nearly doubled the amount people paid previously….
Taking off: News10NBC Deepens Future of Space Tourism
He is one of some 600 people worldwide who have a seat aboard a future Virgin Galactic space flight and hopes to have the chance to go to space by 2023. In the meantime, he continues his day job which…
Democratic representative proposes days of tax on space tourism after first private flights
Days after Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launched successful tourist flights to space, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) proposed a tax on private space travel. The Securing Carbon Emissions Protection Act (SPACE) would establish a new excise tax on commercial space…
From small to giant leaps – Manila Bulletin
What began over six decades ago as a battle between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for space hegemony has morphed into a “billionaire battle” over who would lead space tourism for the mass…