TripOutGayTravel.com Announces Winners

First ever travel awards honoring the LGBT traveler's favorite destinations

Logo, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks, announced today that TripOutGayTravel.com, its comprehensive travel site dedicated to the LGBT traveler and MTV Networks' first stand-alone, travel-focused ...

Find, Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Top 10 destinations with hidden culinary gems

From quaint US cities to off-the-beaten-path international retreats, away.com has released its picks for the top 10 hidden gem culinary travel destinations around the world.

International Meetings And Incentives Market

IMEX Wild Card invites new destinations to join world stage

Emerging destinations in the international meetings and incentives market can now submit applications to become a Wild Card entrant at IMEX 2010.

European Tourism In Crisis

Crisis casts dark cloud over Europe's top tourist venues

PARIS — Empty terrace tables at Parisian cafes.

Federal Travel "Blacklist"

Bill to end travel "blacklist" introduced by Reid

LAS VEGAS — US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has introduced a bill to prevent federal agencies from ruling out tourist destinations as places to hold official meetings.

Canada

Canada's most visited tourist attractions

The global recession may have lowered tourism numbers in many vacation spots, but at Grouse Mountain resort in North Vancouver, British Columbia, things are looking up, both literally and ...

Summer Travel

Summer fun that's free

If you're looking for a good time on the cheap this summer, check out your area museums, factories and national parks.

Afghanistan

Putting the country back on the tourist map

Band-E-Amir National Park, Afghanistan - Big dreams are reflected in the azure-hued shimmer of these pristine mountain lakes: Afghanistan's quixotic ambitions of becoming a tourist paradise.

Cruise Trends

Bigger ships, new destinations, low prices

Travel, especially cruising, is a bright spot in a year full of dismal economic news.

'Red Tourism'

China's communists celebrate with 'red tourism'

WUHU, China — Sixty years after founding the People's Republic of China, the communist regime is keeping the revolutionary fires burning while promoting its version of history through "red ...

World's Top Tourist Traps

Great alternatives to hotspots around the globe

Some years back, travel writer Gregory Dicum (of Dicum.com) was visiting Bangkok with his wife.

World Travel

The 20 best views in the world

Fortunately for us, a great view can happen at any place and at any moment: a sunset over an empty field, an unexpected panorama from the top of an office building, the morning sun on a crowded ...

World's Strangest Laws

Do not drive shirtless in Bangkok and do not pay in pennies in Montreal

Driving shirtless, strolling in your swimsuit, or just forgetting to flush the loo: Here are some odd laws that can get you in trouble around the world.

No Feeding Pigeons
Italy

Developing Tourism Industry

LAN Ecuador begins servicing domestic destinations

Today, LAN Ecuador began domestic operations uniting Guayaquil and Quito, the country's largest cities.

May 18-21, 2009

Belize to host International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations

Belize will be hosting the 3rd International Conference on Responsible Tourism (ICRT) in Destinations to be held from May 18-21, 2009.

Spring Break Travel

Deep discounts for spring break travel

Anne and Jim Stewart and their two teenagers are happily counting down the days till their Jamaica spring break.

Cruise News

Caribbean cruises: What's hot, what's not

The Caribbean is such an established cruise destination that it still snags more cruise travelers than any other region in the world.

Top Rated

MIR Corporation named among Best Adventure Travel Companies by National Geographic Adventure

MIR Corporation, specializing in travel to Russia, the Silk Road, and beyond, has once again been rated as one of the "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" by National Geographic ...

National Trust For Historic Preservation Lists 2009 Destinations

Tired of tourist traps? Get 'distinctive'

A country as large as the United States has more to offer vacationers than magic kingdoms and theme parks, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation offers a list of "distinctive ...

Cruise Industry

With new ships, ports, destinations and cruises in all price categories, cruise lines poised to offer unique value

FORT LAUDERDALE - With a track record of continued growth, the North American cruise industry is well-positioned to take on the global economic challenges of 2009.

Promoting Emerging Destinations And New Conference Centers

Emerging destinations chosen for Wild Card spotlight at IMEX 2009

Chinese destination, Tianjin Economic, the Technological Development Area (TEDA), has been announced as one of four winners in the IMEX Wild Card program, which promotes emerging destinations and ...

US

Can't get to D.C. for Inauguration Day? Consider these historic alternatives

Shortly after Election Day, I had a terrific idea: I would take my son out of school and travel to Washington to witness the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American ...

UK

UK sets sex code for its tourists

British holidaymakers to the United Arab Emirates have been told not to have sex outside marriage or kiss in public in strong government warnings
over how to behave in Muslim countries.

Travel Destinations

Places to see before they disappear

Taj Mahal

NYC

Getting value as if you're a tourist in New York

There's always something in New York a lifelong New Yorker hasn't seen. Start a family, and eventually the allure of those once unappealing tourist attractions seems palpable.

10 US places to see before you die

Many people have a list of places they'd like to visit before they move on to the next world; here are a few American suggestions of my own.

Opening Up More International Destinations

Malaysia Airlines and Air Mauritius extend code-share agreement

SUBANG - Malaysia Airlines and Air Mauritius have expanded their code share agreement, opening up more international destinations for Air Mauritius passengers.

Wikitude

Wikitude - the tourist's new best friend

Imagine yourself in Bangkok, eager for directions to the Pratunam clothing markets but lost in a language you can neither read nor pronounce.

Do you:

India

India foils attempt to rank tourist destinations

NEW DELHI - India — along with France, Brazil and Iran — has foiled an attempt to rank tourist destinations across the world.

TNS Study

American Traveler Study unveils Americans' Top International Travel Destinations'

NEW YORK - TNS, a world leader in market insight and information, today released the second phase of the results of its American Traveler Study, which unveils international travel preferences of ...