Kids are great, just not during a vacation
Imagine a lovely trip to the Caribbean, your favorite mountain retreat or even Disneyland without hordes of children around.
Tips For Stress-Free Business Trip
LONDON, England - Everybody likes the sound of a business trip away.
Turkish-Isaeli Political Tensions Affect Tourism
Turkish tourists have canceled their reservations for trips to Jerusalem amid increasing political tension between Israel and Turkey in recent days.
Animal Lovers Voluntourism
Riding on elephants is cool, but helping them live well is cooler. That's the thought behind voluntourism -- travel that lets visitors help out along the way.
Summer Travel Season
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - School is out, graduations are over and the official start of summer is less than a week away.
Canadians: Vacations Are "Must Do"
TORONTO - Higher gas prices aren't expected to keep travelers off the roads this summer, but rather than find last minute deals, travelers should book early and expect airlines, hotels and car ...
Avoiding looking like a "foolish" tourist
TORONTO - Don't play the fool on April 1.
Japanese Tourism To Taiwan Plunges
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As many as 12,000 Japanese tourists have canceled their trips to Taiwan from now until the end of May due to the earthquake in their country, said Lai Se-chen, head of Taiwan's ...
Holiday Travel Survey
NEWTON, Mass. - The results of the December holiday travel survey of more than 1,000 U.S. travelers have been announced today.
Israelis scrap Turkey trips
ISTANBUL - Thousands of Israeli tourists have cancelled reservations to Turkey after a deadly Israeli raid on aid ships bound for Gaza, the Turkish press Wednesday quoted Turkey’s tourism ...
New Idea In Travel Planning
By eTN Staff Writer
A new website, www.OfferMeaTrip.com, is attempting to develop a new way for travel agents to capture consumers who are ...
Coconut Smashing Tops The List
By Eileen Ogintz
Splat! Plop! BAM! My nearly 3-year-old son Matt was methodically smashing coconuts on the stone terrace next to the pool of our rented villa in St.
Travel Insurance
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
Snowstorms, hurricanes, missed flights or a case of the flu all ruin countless vacations each year. To protect against such unexpected disasters, many travelers have turned to travel ...
Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes
By Peter Bacque
Families who love to vacation together now have the chance to win one of four trips from the Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes.
River No Longer Navigable
By Reinhardt Hohler, eTN
According to a most surprised announcement on February 13, 2010, Maekhong Cruise Services (Thailand) Company suspended its services with the popular Luang Say boat until further notice.
Dream Trips
By Colleen Clark
A sunset walk along the banks of the Seine. An oceanfront dinner under the stars in Oahu. A roaring fire in a St. Moritz chalet. Clichéd? Maybe. Romantic? You bet.
Cross-Strait Tourism
TAIPEI - A Chinese direct sales firm is planning to send about 10,000 employees on a trip to Taiwan in June amid warming ties between the two former rivals, the Taiwan tourism bureau said Monday. ...
Fertility Tourism
Bangkok-based Babe 1001 company has advertised on the Internet that it provides the services of surrogate mothers to those who are infertile depsite there being no law that allows the procedure in ...
Worst Hit Country After US
By Rory Carroll, guardian.co.uk
Travelers are cancelling trips to Argentina over the swine flu pandemic, which has killed at least 137 people since June, making it the worst hit country after the United States (211 deaths).
Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
By eTN Staff Writer
As a prelude to the Okaz Souk Festival, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is organizing tours from Taif city to the historic site of Okaz Souk.
Afghanistan Tour Anyone?
By mercurynews.com
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish travel agency has offered a special package tour for the intrepid tourist—a trip to Afghanistan.
Job-Loss Coverage
By latimes.com
You pay thousands in deposits for a trip and then get laid off. Now what? If your travel insurer, cruise or airline company offers a so-called job-loss guarantee, you might get your money ...
Mexico Travel
By guardian.co.uk
The largest US west coast travel firm specialising in student spring break travel says it has cancelled its planned trips to Baja California because of the crime crisis in Mexico.
"Layoff Insurance"
By cnn.com
Does your boss raise an eyebrow when you ask to schedule time off?
Maybe you need layoff insurance for your next vacation.
Corporate Travel
By wsj.com
A coalition of eight travel groups released a series of suggested guidelines today for how companies receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds should spend their money for business-related ...
Business Travel
By Gary Stoller, usatoday.com
Tony Goddard was grumpy as he entered his room at the Beijing Hilton after a tough workday two years ago.
Business Travel
By commercialappeal.com
The economic downturn is hammering business travel as companies continue belt-tightening efforts.
Travel Advice
By Sophie Butler, telegraph.co.uk
Travel insurance adds a fair amount to the cost of a holiday, which makes it all the more galling that some policies don't even cover the major pitfalls.
Remarkable Growth In Tourism Activities And Sectors
By eTN
The projects and programs that were implemented by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in 2007 achieved a remarkable growth in the tourism activities and sectors.
Ctrip.com Posted 35 Percent Rise In Second Quarter Net Income
By eTN
The online travel agency, Ctrip.com International, Ltd., shared that its net income was RMB119 million (US$17 million), representing a 35 percent increase from the same period in 2007 and a 21 ...