"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.

2008 World's Best Awards

Travel Plus Leisure readers rank the best

Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards readers' survey is an annual, impartial reader survey that allows Travel + Leisure readers to share their opinions of their favorite travel finds.

One Plane Airline Named Third Best In The World

Palmair European: It has one 34-year-old plane, 50 employees, and it is the world's third best airline.

Palmair European has a member of staff who greets every single passenger and draws up the seating plans from her kitchen table the night before departures.

The airline flies its 34-year-old Boeing 737 no more than twice-a-day yet beat off multi-national rivals Virgin Atlantic and British Airways in the poll.

Eco-Tourism

Eco-communities around the world open up to tourists

Environmentally conscious travelers can find eco-resorts around the world, but for a full, sustainable immersion, take up a short residence at a green community. Many of these sites offer tours, overnight accommodations and activities in which guests are encouraged to participate. Care to pick some organic vegetables or do some composting?

Oman

Around the world on a Hummer

MUSCAT – Four young men — David Foran and Fintan Gillespie (both from Ireland) and Chuck and Rhys (both from Australia) — who had set out from the steps of the Opera House in Sydney in a black Hummer H2 to travel over 45,000km for roughly six months through 44 countries and across four continents, were in Oman on their way to the final ... read more

The Lowdown On Low-Cost Carriers Overseas

Cheap seats can be fine, but be aware of the drawbacks

When traveling abroad, you can drop $20 on dinner (mere sustenance), a trinket (hello, closet) - or a flight to another city or country (how economical and adventurous).

Travel

Too often tourists see only affluent areas of world's cities

I have been to Nairobi twice in my life, passing through to take a plane or bus out into the great safari games parks of the Masai Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater.