Swiss offer Fasnacht carnival as UNESCO heritage
Basel's annual pre-Lent carnival, yodeling and a wine festival have all been nominated by Switzerland as UNESCO intangible cultural heritages.
Basel's annual pre-Lent carnival, yodeling and a wine festival have all been nominated by Switzerland as UNESCO intangible cultural heritages.
Plans have been unveiled to turn the landmark U.S. Embassy building in London's Grosvenor Square into a luxury hotel. Work starts next year.
GPS mapping company, TomTom started a portal showing live traffic and accidents in 25 cities around the world.
Virgin America takes top spot in the latest annual quality ratings. For all airlines, 3 categories showed improvement, but complaints rose anyway.
Dubai is planning to build a Game of Thrones attraction, with recreations of many of the settings and an opportunity for overnight stays.
It's a deal: Alaska Airlines made it official this morning that the company is buying Virgin America and will operate as a single airline, possibly under two names.
Wanderpass, a new free app, turns your smartphone into an audioguide for Tokyo...and soon for many more cities.
In a move reminiscent of the movie "The Italian Job," a hapless Norwegian stole a miniature (electric) car...and then ran out of juice in a tunnel.
Princess Cruises helps you pick a cruise destination by smartphone
Following a trend set in Rome by luxury-goods companies, Milan's fashion houses and others are banding together to raise money for preservation.
Airbnb and Paris have come to an agreement: the company will warn hosts who are violating rental regulations, and the city will see how that works out.
The site of a second Viking settlement in Newfoundland may have been discovered by scientists!
With the Chinese Anbang group abruptly dropping its $14 billion bid for the Starwood Hotels group, it appears that a planned merger with Marriott is on.
This year's April Fools Day video from Westjet features an idea that's out of control, but might be the beginning of something big..
Tourist video for Rhode Island showed The Harpa in Reykjavik by mistake.