Edinburgh Festivals Start Together
In the first time for 18 years, The Edinburgh International and the Fringe festivals start together. The International Festival advance sales are up already up 25%. Read More:...
In the first time for 18 years, The Edinburgh International and the Fringe festivals start together. The International Festival advance sales are up already up 25%. Read More:...
Rome's Colosseum, the giant arena where gladiators fought and mock naval battles were staged has been without a floor since the 19th century. That's about to change, as Rome has earmarked over €18 million to restore the floor. The...
In hopes of getting more direct hotel bookings , Marriott started a #ItPaysToBookDirect advertising campaign. It says it will give a 25% discount if you can find a cheaper rate. Read More:...
This is the high part of the vacation season, and many places in Spain are geared up with special events to attract visitors. Events range from culture to music to just plain spectacularly silly, like the annual Tomatina Tomato Fight in Bunol,...
Chicago officials are looking at plans for a makeover for the city's #2 airport, aimed at relieving complaints about inadequate facilities and amenities, and above all ending security backups that have been reported as "mile-long." ...
Much of Europe is blazing in temperatures in the 90s, but some people are obviously already thinking ahead to the winter...perhaps to take their minds off the summer.
Robert Redford, an actor long associated with outdoor and environmental issues, is taking on new roles as a narrator for outdoor documentaries, starting with a role as narrator of Travel Channel's new series, America the Beautiful, which premieres...
LAN, originally from Chile, and TAM, from Brazil will now become a single airline under the name LATAM, and will begin merging all their operations, with a 3-year goal of complete integration.
Magaluf at night, in a quieter moment... Photo: Rafael Ortega Diaz / Wikimedia Responding to repeated complaints from locals and other visitors about badly-behaved British tourists, two resort towns in Spain's Balearic Islands...
Vienna already has 200 free WiFi spots—and that will be doubled by the end of 2015!" Vienna is going public WiFi in a big way, with 150 free hotspots (not yet the 200 advertised in the poster)...
Pyramiden , a town located on a fjord on Norway's Spitzberg island, is now a ghost town. It was a former Soviet owned coalmine that boomed in the 70's and 80's having some 1200 Russian residents before being abandoned in the 90's . Although Norwegian...
Jim Carter, known to millions as Mr. Carson, the stiff and formal, but warm-hearted, butler of Downton Abbey, has taken on a new job as a spokesman for VisitLondon's "Autumn's Season of Culture" digital campaign. London doesn't like to boast,...
Branch of Casavana, a Florida Cuban favorite, at Ft Lauderdale Photo: Delaware North A welcome trend in airports, especially for those of us who sometimes find airports so alike we wonder where we are: More airports are...
Sabre Corp, a huge company that processes reservations for airlines and hotels, confirmed that its systems were hit recently by hackers. Bloomberg reports that those familiar with the investigation say the hackers are linked...
As China's domestic tourism market grows, there's a welter of travel agencies competing for the business, but surveys indicate that most travelers are looking for independent travel, and in particular they are not happy with packages.