Angolan Carnival

Luanda Carnival is a big hit with tourists

Luanda – The tourists who watched the main parade of the Luanda Carnival, held on Tuesday, considered it surprising, mainly due to the "good performance of the groups”.

Shroud of Turin goes on display first time in 10 years

Shroud of Turin expected to attract 2 million tourists

Some two million people are expected to view the Shroud of Turin, the purported burial cloth of Jesus Christ, when it goes on public display for the first time in 10 years shortly, officials say.

London's ABBAWORLD

London's newest tourist attraction - ABBAWORLD

ABBAWORLD, a new museum-cum-theme park celebrating the Swedish pop band, has opened in London with enough music, mementos and memory-lane appeal to satisfy even the most fervent ABBA fan.

Foundation Stone Laid At Port Glaud

New Seychelles tourist attraction in the making

Plans for a new tourism attraction at Port Glaud took a first step last week, when a foundation stone was laid for a brand new visitor center to a previously largely-ignored waterfall.

India

Tourists attracted by Sikkim's rich Buddhist culture

Gangtok - Sikkim which is situated amidst Himalayan Hills is a paradise for tourists.

Romania

20 years after execution Ceausescu still draws tourists

BUCHAREST — Twenty years after his execution by firing squad, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu still attracts the tourists despite lingering memories of his despotic regime.

Monkey Feast

Annual Monkey Feast draws tourists to Thailand

THAILAND - About 1,000 monkeys were treated to a feast with special meals parachuted into a shrine compound Sunday in Thailand.

The annual Monkey Feast lures tourists from all over the world.

India

Moti lake to be converted into tourist spot

MOTIHARI - The famous Moti Lake (Motijheel) in North Bihar is finally expected to get a fresh lease of life, after years of neglect and disregard.

NYC

New York finds good use for tourists: Generating electricity

Ah, Times Square: For native New Yorkers, it's simply a crowded place to be avoided at all costs, but marketers know it as a premium locale for launching a splashy campaign.

Hacienda Napoles

Pablo Escobar’s ranch still a tourist magnet

Sixteen years after Pablo Escobar died in a hail of bullets, crowds of tourists are descending on his luxurious ranch to celebrate the tacky taste and violent times of South America’s most notorious

Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall still a major tourist draw

For many visitors to the German capital Berlin, one of the most commonly asked questions is where the Berlin Wall, which divided the city from 1961 to 1989, once stood.

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter

Tourism industry waits for Potter attraction to open at Universal Orlando

When John Hansen and his family began researching flights and hotels for a trip to Orlando next year, they were thinking about spring break. Now, however, they aren't planning to come until 2011.

Gary, IND. Made Into New Tourist Attraction

King of Pop Hometown Tour turns Gary, Ind. into tourist thriller

Before there was the sprawling Neverland ranch in California, before he became a superstar with the best-selling album of all time, Thriller, a tiny house in the industrial city of Gary was home for M

Guam Pushing For Chinese Tourists

Guam on a mission to attract more Chinese visitors

The Guam Visitors Bureau is doing a big push to court the Chinese to visit the small island which is a U.S. territory.

Tourists Can't Get Enough Of Diamond Head

Diamond Head still a star of Oahu's tourism

HONOLULU - Hawaiians called it Le'Ahi because it looked like the brow of a tuna. The English speakers who took control of these parts some time back call it Diamond Head.

Not So Standard Standard Hotel

Risque hotel guests becoming New York's tourist attraction

There are many attractions in New York for tourists to visit like the Statue of Liberty, Central Park or Times Square.

Copper Mine Becomes Tourist Attraction

Tourists continue to flock to the "King of copper"

FALUN, SWEDEN – While much of the globe struggles with recession, tourists continue to flock to a now-defunct mine that was once the globe’s “king of copper.”

Remember The Alamo?

Alamo ripped as over-rated 'tourist trap'

SAN ANTONIO - Remember the Alamo? Andrew Harper is encouraging tourists to forget it.

Giant's Causeway

Ireland's oldest "rock star" still a hit with tourists

The 60 million-year-old stones on the north Antrim coast of Northern Ireland show no sign of losing their national and international appeal.

Shark Tourism

Pros and cons of swimming with the sharks

The popular Shark Week on the Discovery Channel keeps growing in popularity. This past weekend, social networking sites and blogs were abuzz about the shark filled week ahead.