Described by fellow World Travel Market attendees as simply "the sickest idea for a business", Corrupt Tours is the only travel company to organise trips that take you to sites that are linked to corruption - and is now looking to broaden its portfol
Lianna Brinded Nov 08, 2012
The executive director of the European Travel Commission (ETC) has launched an 18-month plan to target China, Brazil and the US for growth in European tourism, after the region's share of international tourism arrivals fell last year.
Lianna Brinded Nov 08, 2012
Japanese manufacturer claims that its latest model blocks wrinkle-causing UV rays and the air-conditioning pumps out ionically charged particles that make skin softer.
Toyin Owoseje Nov 05, 2012
Amsterdam's famous coffee shops will remain open for tourists after mayor Eberhard van der Laan drops potential legislation.
Ewan Palmer Nov 02, 2012
An unexploded bomb from the World War II era has been found at a construction site near the runway of Sendai airport in northern Japan.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 30, 2012
US President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster in New York State and Long island as fires rage, subways, streets and now ground Zero are flooded, and power is cut to millions of homes.
Ann Salter Oct 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy hit New York with winds of 85mph,killing 16 people overnight, although figures are expected to be higher with reports of widespread injuries.
Ann Salter Oct 30, 2012
Rebecca Hussein recounts the time she went looking for the legendary vampire in the wilds of Transylvania, Romania.
Rebecca Hussein Oct 29, 2012
As Hurricane Sandy, hammered Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas killing 20 people in its wake.
Ann Salter Oct 26, 2012
Car sharing schemes provides the flexibility to pick up and drop of their hire car anywhere in the city.
Channelflip Oct 24, 2012
The olive trees at the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem are among the oldest trees on earth, a new study reveals.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 22, 2012
Egypt's tourism ministry has reported an increase in arrivals this year by 20 percent.
Staff Reporter Oct 18, 2012
A hotel that allows you to safely slumber and enjoy more of a new place could only be met by the standards set by luxury hotel chain Shangri-La.
IBT Staff Reporter Oct 18, 2012
Archaeologists say they have found a wall belonging to Camp Lawton, the largest Civil War PoW camp in the southeastern US state of Georgia.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 13, 2012
Archaeologists have excavated remains of a 3,500 year old transport route along the same pathway that Crossrail will follow.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 08, 2012
The 2012 Oktoberfest, the world's most famous annual beer festival held in Munich, Germany, closed its doors to beer drinkers, only to be back next year on 21 September.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 08, 2012
A recent report suggests that if the United Kingdom is to successfully handle its aviation conundrum, it needs a larger airport, either at Heathrow or Luton
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 06, 2012
Dubai plans to build its own Taj Mahal – called Taj Arabia, a replica of the world wonder located in India. Taj Arabia will be four times bigger than the Taj Mahal.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 04, 2012
Archaeologists have unearthed the royal tomb of the Mayan queen Kalomt'e K'abel in Peten, north of Guatemala City.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 04, 2012
Controversial images of naked prince at Vegas party give fillip to tourism numbers.
Sanskrity Sinha Oct 01, 2012
Dozens of flights disrupted after balloon causes power outage.
Gareth Platt Oct 01, 2012
The woman was reported missing from the Aurora liner on its journey from Oporto in Portugal to Barcelona, in Spain.
Dominic Gover Sep 29, 2012
Nepalese aviation officials have claimed the Sita Air Flight crash that killed 19 was caused by the "panic stricken" pilot.
Julian Kossoff Sep 29, 2012
The North East of England has been bearing the brunt of what the Met Office has been called the worst September flooding in thirty years.
Marverine Cole Sep 26, 2012
Plans to start a 6,500km bus route connecting Mirpur in Pakistan to Birmingham have been announced
Sanskrity Sinha Sep 24, 2012
Row over East China Sea islands hits airlines resulting in major carriers in both countries reducing their flights.
Geetha Pillai Sep 21, 2012
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Malaysia today on the second leg of their Diamond Jubilee tour in Asia Pacific to celebrate the 60th anniversary of reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ann Salter Sep 13, 2012
The union is demanding a five percent salary hike and halt to layoffs and outsourcing.
Geetha Pillai Sep 07, 2012
Official claims fire was started in six points almost simultaneously, suggesting several people working together.
Nicholas Edmondson Aug 28, 2012
The winning photograph - captured by Cedric Houin and titled Butterfly - was shot in the Kyrgyz lands of Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and shows a woman and child sitting inside a yurt, a traditional wooden-framed portable house
Staff Reporter Aug 17, 2012
