US Bank Worries Hit Euro Tax HavensDespite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates to stave off an American recession, confidence levels are low and are being felt as far away as the tax havens in Europe.
Snowboarders Battle US Ski ResortsWhile snowboarding is banned by some ski resorts as simply too dangerous to mix with families skiing and damaging to snow conditions, some US resorts are relenting and allowing the snowboarders equal access.
Aspen Ski HolidaysFun and games are all part of a ski vacation in Colorado.
And you're as likely to find you're on the ski slopes with a Hollywood celebrity as a serious skier.
2008 Economic Slow Down Could Impact Euro Tax HavensEuropean tax havens have seen rising property prices and buoyant economies in recent years, but oil prices and a global economic slowdown could hit both Monaco and Andorra in 2008.
Ski Holiday Innsbruck: The 'In' Thing To DoA wide choice of ski regions are available to choose from in Europe for this year's ski holiday season - but few can match the atmosphere generated by Innsbruck in Austria.
Andorra Ski Holidays More Affordable with Low Cost AirlinesSki vacations were once the preserve of the wealthy, but as the low cost airlines turn their attention to the skiing resorts more and more families are able to afford a ski holiday in countries like Andorra.
Skiing Holidays Look Cool For 2008The skiing season is upon us, and some resorts are already booked out for the 2007/8 season.
Despite early snow falls in Canada, Andorra and Austria, the resorts are taking no chances and have invested heavily to make sure 2008 ski holidays are the best ever.
More Brits Heading to the Ski Slopes For 2008Just over a million ski holidays were taken by the British this year, and the new 2007/8 season looks a promising one with early snow in ski destinations like Andorra and Austria.
Snow In The Fall Brings 2008 Ski Season HopeOdd weather patterns across Europe this year led to heatwaves in some countries, and floods in England.
But October's snow in Austria and the Pyrenees brought welcome hope to Andorra that 2008 could return as a normal ski season after a poor 2007 ski season.
New England Skiing Industry Faces New ChallengesGlobal warming and a lack of qualified staff could present the ski slopes of New England with double trouble this ski season...
Monaco Beaten By Andorra For Tax Haven Value 2007Real estate prices in Andorra have risen consistently over the last few years.
But with the same tax benefits as better known Monaco, and property in Monaco at record highs, Andorra now represents the best value full status tax haven in Europe.
Top Tax Havens See 2007 Real Estate Price HikesWith France and Spain as neighbours, tax haven Andorra saw one of the sharpest property price rises in Europe in 2005 with a 19 per cent increase.
This has been sustained with another high leap in prices in 2006 of 16 per cent.
2007 is likely to see another price rise for the tax haven.
Andorra Skiing Set To Fly With New AirportFar improved access to the ski areas of Andorra is just a few years away with the building of a new airport near to the border with Spain.
Just fifteen minutes from Andorra, it will improve tourists ski and snowboard vacations.
Americans Living Longer In 2007Good news for the US - life expectancy of the average American has gone up in recent years - but still lags behind European country Andorra whose citizens live longer than anyone else.
Andorra Real Estate Beats 2007 Slow DownHigher interest rates across Europe and a slowing property market threatened to send tax haven Andorra's house prices into reverse for the first time in a generation this year.
But a good summer has seen house prices rise.
Euro Ski Resorts Fear Greenhouse Will Melt Away 2008 VisitorsSki vacations are a major part of the travel indistry, but global warming means countries like Andorra might have to diversify if the snow fails to fall.
Andorra Aims For New 2008 SkiersEuropean ski destination Andorra will remember 2007 as her worst tourist year for twenty years.
Now the ski holiday country hopes to attract more out of season visitors as an insurance against future poor years.
UK's Tory Tax Plans Could Hit Tax HavensBritain's Conservative Party is producing policy statements to help them win the next Geneal Election.
Their plan to reform taxation and abolish inheritance tax could affect the European tax havens of Andorra and Monaco.
New British Prime Minister Fuels 2007 Tax HavensNew British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hit the ground running, and in his first few weeks has had to deal with crises in agriculture, floods, Iraq and Afghanistan.
While opinion polls show his Labour Party with a ten per cent lead, the tax havens of Andorra and Monaco have seen an increase in enquiries from Britian.
Andorra Invests For 2008 Ski TouristsThe Andorra ski holidays industry has reason to worry, after two years of declining visitor numbers.
They're hoping that new investments will buck the trend to make the 2008 ski season a memorable one.
Andorra Welcomes Summer SnowClimate patterns across Europe have led to heatwaves in some countries, and floods in England.
But snow in the Pyrenees brought welcome hope to Andorra that 2008 could return as a normal ski season in their prime ski villages of Arinsal and Soldeu.
Andorra Ski Holidays Hit 20 Year Low In 20072007 marked for a 20 year low for the Andorra ski industry and ended this year with the slopes closing two weeks early.
The country is preparing for what is hoped will be a better 2007/8 season in the main Andorra skiing resorts.
Andorra Ski Holidays Hit Snow WoesA deluge of snow a day before the first official day of Spring bought joy to the hoteliers in the ski resorts of Andorra.
But it was too little too late to turn around the 2007 season after a disastrous beginning of the ski holiday period for five of the six ski months.
Andorra Hoping To Win Back Ski Tourists For 2008 SeasonSki country Andorra normally attracts over ten million tourists a year to her resorts - but the 2007 season was the worst for years with a lack of snow.
Andorra businesses would be hard ht to survive a second poor year, and are trying to tempt the skiers back for the 2007-8 ski holiday season.
Euro Tax Haven Andorra Opens Door For 500 More Tax ExilesIncome tax free Andorra has seen a sharp rise in residency applications over the last two years as rival tax haven Monaco's property prices have become among the most expensive in Europe.
The Andorra authorities have responded by more than doubling the residency application quotas allowed in any one year.
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