World's Most Interesting Islands

World's ten most extraordinary islands

What is it about islands that makes them so intriguing?

End Polio Now

World landmarks fight polio

What do the Egyptian Pyramid of Khafre, Buenos Aires’ Obelisk, and Chicago’s Wrigley Building have in common?

World's Famous Castles

Rich history and rugged good looks - world's most beautiful castles

They may no longer be used for repelling enemy hordes or otherwise defending the kingdom, but these castles still have their rugged good looks.

Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh, England

Christmas Brazilian Style

Brazil inaugurates largest floating Christmas tree in the world

RIO DE JANEIRO - The traditional inauguration of the largest floating Christmas tree in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records - 85-meters-tall (equivalent to a 28-story building) - spons

"World’s Leading Cruise Agent" Award

www.cruise.co.uk celebrates World’s Best Award

www.cruise.co.uk is celebrating the award of ‘World’s Leading Cruise Agent’, only weeks after winning the European equivalent award.

Tips For International Travelers

Minding your manners around the world

Traveling to another country is exciting, adventuresome, and sometimes rude - if you are not familiar with the culture, that is.

Over-rated Tourist Attractions

World's most over-rated ancient and historical sites

1. Stonehenge, UK : Famous for its astonishingly huge stones. The summer solstice ceremony held by druids and New Agers confirm it as a cathedral to mystical paganism.

Hawaii

Hawaii to be the site of world's largest telescope

HONOLULU – Hawaii was chosen Tuesday as the site for the world's biggest telescope, a device so powerful that it will allow scientists to see some 13 billion light years away and get a glimpse into

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways' business class named best in world

Qatar Airways' winning streak continued when the Five-Star Carrier scooped the award for World's Leading Business Class at the World Travel Awards grand finale ceremony.

Partnering To Improve The World's Sustainability

Travel, tourism, and Mother Nature

Travel and tourism seems to be the universal link to so many of our world's most important issues - fostering peace between nations, protecting our children, aiding in crises, improving economies and

"Future Of Investment"

First World Tourism Investment Summit showcases major development projects in Busan, Korea

CANADA - The first World Tourism Investment Summit, coordinated by the Canada-based World Trade University Global Secretariat (WTU), was hosted by the Busan Metropolitan Government of the Republic of

Top Ten Culinary Destinations

Eat your way around the world

CHICAGO, IL - iExplore (http://www.iexplore.com/) announced today their list of Top Ten Culinary Destinations as determined by their Adventure Travel Consultants.

1. New Orleans, Louisiana

Day Of Reckoning

WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Program

WTM's World Responsible Tourism Day event program on Wednesday, November 12 at ExCeL London aims to be the most ambitious and controversial ever.

Travel

The best places you've never heard of

Rundown of the best new places—as determined by people lucky enough to have exploration be part of their job description.

Willunga, Australia

World Hunger

Global starvation ignored by American policy elites

A new report (9/2/08) from The World Bank admits that in 2005 three billion one hundred and forty million people live on less that $2.50 a day and about 44 percent of these people survive on less than

Virtual Travel

Webcam pictures On Google Earth

VADUZ, Liechtenstein (September 2, 2008) - Travelers worldwide know that they can preview holiday destinations by visiting Google Earth to view pictures from panoramio.com, articles from Wikipedia or

World's most expensive cities

Going to New York? It'll cost you. Going to Moscow? It will really cost you.

In 1998, Moscow was in crisis. More than 100,000 Russians took to the streets as a slew of banks--and the life savings of millions of citizens--went bust.

Tourism rises globally, but not to US

With a weak dollar, America is a great buy for foreigners, yet visits are falling

Washington - A recent headline in The Guardian of London – "America – more hassle than it's worth?" – underscores a stubborn global view that the United States is not an easy or a desirable plac

World

Eight coming attractions to see

CYBERTECTURE EGG
Where: Mumbai, India
See it in: 2010

World full of wonders

Eight new natural wonders named

Eight new natural wonders, including the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico and what has been dubbed "the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean," have been added to the World Heritage List.