From Hello Kitty cafes, to Hello Kitty trains and now Hello Kitty bus-hotels, the world of tourism is dominated by this cute little pink cat. Using the cute image of this fictional character.

If you happen to visit northern China, you might want to stay at a Hello Kitty bus hotel. They are probably better than a regular hotel. These mini homes, which cost $43 a night, feature private kitchens, bathrooms and colourful interior and exterior designs. You might not only get more benefits for less money, but you might also enjoy staying at a unique, cartoon-filled bus hotel.

The story behind these hotels is that they used to be abandoned cars which a Chinese Park turned into Hello Kitty and Micky Mouse hotels. Owners of the Tai Tai Mountain Park in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, have converted more than 30 old buses into mini-hotels with their own theme, mainly popular cartoons, including Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty and Doraemon. The exteriors are embezzled with cartoon murals while bright bedspreads and big stuffed animals help bring the interior to life.

Guolin Han, president of the Tai Tai Mountain Park, explained why he decided the carry out this colourful idea: “These abandoned buses are cheap to buy and it's great reuse of waste,” said Han. Accordingly, they spent more than $9,000 to transform each bus.

The revamped buses are designed to attract young travelers, families and couples. The resort recommends travellers to book in advance. There are plans to add even tractors and trucks to the mix.

Chongfeng Yue, vice President of Tai Tai Mountain Park, said he aims to create a recreational vehicle museum. "It will be really meaningful to look back at these outdated vehicles in the future," he said.

If you also want to use Hello Kitty transport, now you can. Taiwan has launched Hello Kitty-themed express train. The cool icon is not only painted over the train's exterior, but it is also all over the interior, appearing on walls, headrest covers, serving carts and meal boxes.

The train -a collaboration between the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), Eva Air and Sanrio Taiwan - is designed to attract international visitors.

To make the illusion even greater, on the train, riders can enjoy Japanese-style fried porkchops instead of the usual boxed meal. "The design concept behind this train is 'Travel around the world with Hello Kitty,'" a TRA representative stated.

To bring this across-the-world concept to life, the train's eight cars are painted to reflect different travel scenes: Taipei, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North and South America, and the North and South Poles. The final car shows the counties of Hualien and Taitung on Taiwan's eastern coast.

Sanrio, the Japanese cartoon company that conceived Hello Kitty, designed a character wearing a hat and uniform to serve as train master.

Ever since Hello Kitty was created in 1974, it has grown to become a global phenomenon and becoming an icon in the like of James Bond, Jackie Chan and Kate Moss. In the last four decades, as it has attracted fans from all over the world, the Hello Kitty image has been license to appear on everything from dumplings to toasters to beer pong tables to airplanes. That makes us wonder what is next for Hello Kitty, as it never ceases to be cool.

New Zealand is a beautiful country that attract visitors from all over the world, many of which embark on road trips to explore the islands. Apparently, most tourist drivers are terrible, and thus locals have come up with a new plan for dealing with them.

The high rate of road accidents involving drivers from foreign countries have driven Kiwis to support a campaign calling for tourists to drive with “T-plates” on their rental cars.

The mastermind behind the “T-Plates for Tourist” movement said tourists should have to pass a test before they can drive on New Zealand's challenging, distracting and often tricky terrain.

“People who come to this country are given the right to drive despite many of them not knowing our driving rules or regulations - hence the number of crashes that occur on our roads,” the man named Josh stated, founder of the movement.

“I think there should be a test for tourists to sit like our learners test that is compulsory for anyone who wants to drive in this country,” he stated. “Following passing this test they could receive a T-plate which would allow other drivers to know the dangers.”

The campaign has increased its influence online. Its Facebook page which has attracted more than 3000 followers, while its website features a petition urging the New Zealand government to introduce a T-plate system.

According to the New Zealand Transport Agency, foreign drivers contribute to about six per cent of all crashes resulting in injury or death. This figure seems disproportionately high as tourists only make up one per cent of all road traffic in the country.

This ratio becomes more dramatic in popular travel destinations on the South Island, where overseas drivers make up a quarter or more of all road crashes.

The main causes of crashes are drivers losing control or drivers not being familiar with New Zealand's road rules and conditions.

Although some people might quickly blame tourists from countries that drive on the right side of the road, unlike New Zealand, Australian and British are among the top three worst offenders.

In 2015, eight people were killed in tourist crashes in one tragic fortnight in New Zealand, which caused national outrage. Ever since, the proposal for T-plates - to alert local drivers to the foreigner - have increasingly gained support across the country.

“New Zealand's terrain and roads are unlike anywhere else int he world,” Wellington man Jacob Hattersley stated in support of the proposal. “This, combined with the prospect and perception of space, beauty and a largely insouciant attitude, has blinded many tourists when travelling across our country.

“It seems highly illogical that the country imposes a three-tier licensing system that governs the New Zealand public, yet very few measures are imposed upon those unfamiliar with the land.”

The country's rental vehicle and tourism groups developed las year a code of practice that would better screen tourists who wanted to drive a rented vehicle in New Zealand. The initiative included asking said tourists if they were familiar wit local road rules before they had access to driving a car.

In fairness to tourist drivers, some of New Zealand's road rules are famous for being tricky. Until recently, the country had a “ridiculous” road rule that constantly tripped up tourists on New Zealand roads at the time it tripped up New Zealand drivers in other countries.

The rule stated that drivers turning left had to give way to oncoming vehicles turning right into the same road. This tricky rule is in the least partially blamed for over 2000 crashes, resulting in one or two fatalities, in New Zealand every year.

The number of accidents prompted the New Zealand government to reverse the rule by giving left-turners right of way in 2012.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel, billed as Switzerland's “construction of the century”, is the world's longest, deepest tunnel. It took seventeen years to build this tunnel that goes deep beneath the Swiss Alps.

The 57-kilometer (35-mile long) tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link - that goes under the well-known mountain range - between northern and southern Europe.

The tunnel has overtaken Japan's 53.9km Seikan rail tunnel as the longest in the world and pushed the 50.5km Channel Tunnel that connects the UK and France into third place.

Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann said it was a “giant step for Switzerland but equally for our neighbours and the rest of the continent”.

The last French President Francois Hollande compared the Gotthard to the Channel Tunnel, which was completed in 1994. He said: “Nobody could have imagined that one day you would be able to travel from England to France in that way. Since then we are more united than ever and I hope the British will remember that when the day comes,” referring to the referendum the UK holds to decide whether or not to remain in the EU. Now the suprise and shocking Britexit vote has past it's seems that open travel is the only way to cooperate in the Globalized world of today as walls and borders reduce International Cooperation.

The project, which cost $12bn to build was approved by Swiss voters in a referendum in 1992. Then voters supported a proposal from environmental groups to move all freight travelling through Switzerland from road to rail two years later.

The project was a challenge to build. Engineers had to dig and blast through 73 different kinds of rock, some as hard as granite and others as soft as sugar. After excavating 28m tonnes of rock, this was broken down to help make the concrete used to build the tunnel.

The tunnel provides a mainline rail connection between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Genoa in Italy. It also reduces the journey time for travellers by an hour to two hours and 40 minutes.

The tunnel's course is flat and straight and about 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains will pass through the tunnel each day in a journey that can take as little as 17 minutes.

The tunnel is being financed by value-added and fuel taxes, road changes on heavy vehicles and state loans that are due to be repaid within a decade. According to the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, its economic benefits will include the easier movement of goods and increased tourism.

It is expected the economic benefits of increased trade and travel efficiency will make inroads into the tunnel's $12 billion construction cost.

The tunnel is expected to bring significant environmental benefits by diverting freight sent by road on to rail instead. “The main reason for the construction of this tunnel was to get the goods traffic off the motorway and onto the trains,” Simon Peggs of AlpTransit Gotthard stated. “It's just getting more and more (busy) every year and it was estimated that by 2020, the roads will be so blocked that something had to be done.”

For those who enjoy the scenic views of the Alpine route, there is no reason to panic. Even though the new tunnel bypasses the scenic original Gotthard line but this line, popular with tourists for its panoramic views as it winds through the mountain range, crossing 205 bridges in the process, will continue to operate.

Wellington is fast developing a deputation as New Zealand's hipster capital, as well as the cultural and entertainment epicenter of the country. Its once discoloured laneways have been transformed into foodie hot spots, and the city is dotted with secluded bars. Culture lovers are also in for a treat as the city boasts many classy museums, galleries and landmarks. All of this combined bestow Wellington with a unique buzz.

Wellington's buzzing downtown boasts the bulk of landmarks, attractions, shops, eateries and bars. The waterfront area encompasses many areas of interest, including the best walking and seafood restaurants along with the top museum in the country, Te Papa Tongerawa.

With a stunning backdrop of forestry and a god scope for walking and mountain biking, Mount Victoria provides the best views in town and lies just to the south of downtown Wellington.

One of the main attractions of the city is

Wellington Botanic Garden

, arguably the most famous green space: a 25 hectare haven of exotic rockeries and winding palmed paths, serene rose gardens and a Victorian glasshouse. Take a stroll in spring when 25,000 vibrant tulips bloom or at night when glow worms illuminate the pathways.

Another attraction is the cable car, a Wellington icon with its fire-red carriages offering a memorable ride from Lambton Quay to Kelburn. During the ride, you can admire the breathtaking vista of Victorian villas overlapping the gleaming new high rises.

Visitors can check out the free Cable Car Museum – home to the original century-old cars – and the nearby Carter Observatory and Planetarium. You can then either catch the cable car back down to the quay, or walk into the center through the Wellington Botanic Garden.

If you are up for sightseeing, within walking distance of downtown, you'll find the northern suburb of Thorndon, featuring many of the city's oldest buildings as it survived a major earthquake in the 1800s. If you feel more like shopping or enjoying the nightlife, Ascot Street and Tinakori Road are the places to be.

For nature lovers, Zealandia is the place to visit. This eco-sanctuary is the world's first fully fenced nature retreat of its kind. With the preservation of hundreds of native species such as kaka parrots, kiwi birds and the Jurassic tuatara, Zealandia aims to restore the local habitat to a pre-human state. Take a stroll along 32km of trails, check out the interactive exhibition and dine at the café.

New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa is Maori for “container of treasures” and that is exactly what this museum possesses. Ranging from art to history and Maori culture, the museum displays a through exhibition of the country's vibrant past via films, pictures and games blending into one incredible interactive experience. Apart from being comprehensive and interesting, Te Papa museum is also free, making it a must-see spot in Wellington.

If you are a Middle Earth fan, here's your chance to take the magical Lord of the Rings Tour that takes you through the film locations of the famous trilogy. You'll get the chance to visit the Great River Anduin, Rivendell and Helms deep, as well as go behind the scenes and see how the films special effects were made or the secrets behind the wardrobe.