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A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley’s fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated …
Whether you smooch them, tickle them or jitterbug around them, good-luck monuments can leave you feeling, well, lucky.
The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, …
Saratoga is a popular spot for the large drive market from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but owners come from around …
U.S. airlines flew fewer passengers last year than at any time since 2004. The good news: Travel is picking up.
The island’s increasing fame is an economic boon in a country that’s among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere.
The lush scenery and luxury resorts of St. Lucia had a co-starring role on TV’s just-ended The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love.
Rounding out the top five deadliest-road states: Louisiana, followed by South Carolina, West Virginia and Arkansas.
Google’s new, free turn-by-turn directions for cyclists show bike lanes for many U.S. cities as well as bike trails.
Guests can opt for a new rain forest adventure tour, going behind the scenes of a 5-acre habitat where monkeys cavort.
Some surprising and, perhaps, more sober destinations are cropping up on students’ radars.
The Charles Hotel, which liquidated its ice-machine rooms to turn them into free computer stations, just added Skype and video …
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, what better time to take a tour of Ireland’s (and Northern Ireland’s) best attractions?
The owners of the Space Needle are building an exhibition hall at the Seattle Center to showcase the work of Northwest glass …
Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at Anlong Veng, including the home of leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions.
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A travel and food columnist Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu has encapsulated her inexpensive travel experiences in Europe in her forthcoming travelogue, 'Adrift: A junket junkie in Europe'.
The United States authorities have found that nearly 36,000 drivers in New York overcharged a staggering 8.3 million dollars on 1.8 million trips through a scam generated by the simple press of a button.
Following the recent surge in bloodshed in Pakistan, Britain has issued a travel advisory to its citizens warning them against travelling to the troubled country.
The Kishore Chandra Deo committee's fourth report has observed that the root cause of the ills plaguing the National Aviation Company India (NACIL) was the 'merger' of Indian Airlines and Air India.
After the Union Home Ministry issued an alert against a possible terror attack on the luxury train 'Palace on Wheels', the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation has beefed up security for the train.
Archaeologists are restoring medieval Mughal buildings in Jammu and Kashmir, in a bid to boost tourism in the state.
British Columbia's You Gotta Be Here television advertisement has been seen almost a billion times across North America, Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger said on Friday.
H.E. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), stated during a high-profile meeting held yesterday at the International Tourism Bo…
A new exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., features costumes and other artifacts from Elvis Presley's life, some never before publicly displayed. By Jacquelyn Martin, AP
A visitor poses for a photo with a Chinese worker in traditional costume at the Chinese pavilion during the International Tourism Bourse in Berlin, capital of Germany, March 12, 2010.(Xinhua/Luo Huanh…
The brand new Residence Inn Miami Airport South in Miami, FL is proud to welcome all well mannered dogs, cats, birds and fish to accompany you in your stay. Ensuring comfort and enjoyment, the Miami p…
Sydney - Entries were flowing in Saturday for the free long-distance taxi rides the state government in Western Australia is offering 22 winners in the nation's latest off-beat tourism promotion campa…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, March 13, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Republican candidate for governor and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman took time out of her busy schedule to tour the Kendall Drive manufacturing pl…
Philadelphia Legal Recruiter SMR Legal Search sponsored the Philadelphia VIP Award Ceremony and Reception. Philadelphia VIP is a non-profit organization that provides free legal assistance in civil ma…
Spring is always a peak time for juniors to visit campuses. They're a year away from making the big decision, and in-person tours can help whittle down the application list next fall.
A reception honoring Robert L. “Bob” Smith, who started the softball program at Southern Oaks Baptist Church, and his wife, Minnie Lee Snider, is scheduled for Sunday.
Frontier Airlines has changed the redemption levels for its EarlyReturns frequent-flier program, lowering rates for one-way tickets and some cities outside the contiguous U.S. but increasing them for …
Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, today announced the launch of Amadeus SMS solution, an industry-first web-based tool that allows …
Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of major cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, has this week showcased its flagship development, Saadiy…
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. As Comic-Con nears decision time as to whether to stay or go, San Diego’s hospitality industry is scrambling to address concerns that high room rates at some …
The hotel property formerly known as Club Oceanic Trincomalee, a member of the John Keells Hotels Group is scheduled to reopen in May 2010 with a new and improved ambience as Chaaya Blu Trincomalee. …
The Marriott hotels in Dubai consisting of JW Marriott Dubai, Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community, Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Creek, Renaissance Dubai Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartm…
Costa Cruises laid off 80 employees in South Florida last week as part of a shift in strategy. The Genoa, Italy-based cruise operator said its dominance in Europe enables it to fetch higher prices for…
Thousands of visitors, officials and German media representatives have been flocking to the Sharjah suite at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), which opened in Berlin, Germany, on 10 March 2010, …
- U.s.-arab Chamber Of Commerce Co-hosts Sendoff Reception For Lebanon's Minister Of Economy And Trade
Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade, H.E. Mohammad Safadi, was honored last night at a reception in Washington DC co-hosted by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) and the Safadi Fo…
The dollar is up. Ditto job growth. Even the GDP is proving perkier than expected. But if you still need more evidence that doom-and-gloom is on the decline, consider the lineups at local currency exc…
The dollar is up. Ditto job growth. Even the GDP is proving perkier than expected. But if you still need more evidence that doom-and-gloom is on the decline, consider the lineups at local currency exc…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has said that he is committed to a comprehensive immigration reform, which is expected to benefit lakhs of illegal immigrants and also a large number of Indians l…
LONDON: Thirteen Indian citizens are among 14 people arrested during raids by immigration officers at a freight warehouse in Heathrow and at residences for working illegally in Britain. During t…
NEW YORK - Greg Monroe had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 22 Georgetown finally got the better of Marquette in a 80-57 victory Friday night that sent the Hoyas to the Big East tournament title gam…
While last year's drop in western outbound travel could be worrisome, many tourism professionals are developing new marketing skills to attract more Chinese tourists.At the China Outbound Tourism Mark…
Berlin - Recovery, not recession, was the buzzword at the world's largest travel show in Berlin, the ITB, where 187 countries were vying with one another to lure more European visitors to their part o…
Denver International Airport , for a total of 27. The boarding passes allow passengers flying the carrier to download their boarding passes electronically via mobile phones, PDAs and other mobile dev…
THE travel plans of half a million British Airways passengers including many Australian were thrown into disarray yesterday when the union representing its cabin crew called seven days of strikes and …
MIAMI — The training schedule for U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean is changing because of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.U.S. Southern Command announced a revamped train…
http://sgsdigital.com/pubs/ut/byway /. The online information about the history, recreation, nature, archeology and culture of each byway parallels the contents of a 64-page guide designed by graphi…
Penalties proposed for maintenance violations Fines encompass three incidents beginning in March 2008 "Safety is fundamental to the American Airlines culture," airline said in statement
Today: The ancient turns modern: Hadrian's Wall is being illuminated from the North to the Irish Sea to mark the start of British Tourism Week and 1,600 years since the end of the Roman Britain. Ign…
First holiday memory? Scottish dancing in the hall at the Crieff Hydro, which is a big family-run hotel in Perthshire where my parents used to take me when I was a little girl. It was a real tr…
Every week, we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a three-night holiday in Jersey, departing on 17 April. Prices are for two people. Jersey Travel…
Travel agents cannot charge a transaction fee from customers, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. From December 2008, private airlines had stopped paying commission to agents and had dema…
With more Turkish parents wanting their child to be born in the US, tourism companies are starting to offer ‘birth tourism’ packages to US cities. Many women say giving birth in the US has…
still-in-beta Microsoft Tag , which was also related to the company's first official Android application.I only briefly touched upon the many things that are being done with QR codes: advertisements t…
London is busy developing its Olympic Park site in the eastern part of the city The Victoria & Albert Museum has a new Medieval and Renaissance exhibition In Scotland, St. Andrews will be swamped …
Travelers visiting Tampa this weekend ran into an unexpected problem welcomed by local hoteliers: Many hotels, especially those in the Westshore Business District and downtown, had to turn away custom…
Travelers visiting Tampa this weekend ran into an unexpected problem welcomed by local hoteliers: Many hotels, especially those in the Westshore Business District and downtown, had to turn away custom…
International Air Transport Association to halve its forecast for airline losses this year to $2.8 billion. The IATA said demand recovery at the end of 2009 and into 2010 caused the revised forecast,…
Peace in Sri Lanka has brought with it new opportunities and rekindled old ones. The latest is the reopening of Wilpattu National Park, one of the best spots in Asia to see leopards. The forested park…
CLEVELAND, March 12 /PRNewswire/ — Penton Media's Lodging Hospitality, the leading source for information for the hotel management industry, today announced the launch of a new, online tool to assist…
iTriage puts actionable healthcare information in the hands of travelers, so that when illness or an accident occurs, all the information needed to search symptoms or find a facility is in their hands…