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Chile's massive copper mines will soon be part of a "Mining Tourism Route," to kick off in 2015.

It is part of a £3m Copper Kingdom tourism project, which will also see buildings like the Cornish Beam Engine House, renovated.

As aviation becomes increasingly accessible in all parts of the world, future Journeys will increasingly be made by air particularly to and from emerging markets. According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7 per cent annually requiring over 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at nearly US$4.4 trillion. Some 28,350 of these are passenger aircraft valued at US$4.1 trillion. Of these, some 10,400 will replace existing aircraft with more efficient ones. With today’s fleet of 17,740 aircraft, it means that by 2032, the worldwide fleet will double to nearly 36,560 aircraft. Economic growth, growing middle classes, affordability, ease of travel, urbanisation, tourism, and migration are some factors increasing connectivity between people and regions and how often they travel. Increasing urbanisation will lead to a doubling of mega cities from 42 today to 89 by 2032, and 99 per cent of the world’s long-haul traffic will be between or through these.

The report, The Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Cities and their Metropolitan Regions examined four hub cities — Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando and Albany, N.Y. It found that these cities and their metropolitan areas would get $19 billion in new business and 150,000 jobs from high-speed rail projects in their regions. This would be due to more tourism, a larger potential worker pool, and help with the growth and development of technology clusters.