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  • Volcanic ash not deterring people from travel entirely

    2010-05-21 16:55

    Is volcanic ash from Iceland deterring people from making travel plans to Europe? Not entirely, according to a new survey by travel website airfarewatchdog.com.

  • Travel Picks: Hot stuff-Stylish hotels at volcanic destinations

    2010-05-21 16:54

    Iceland's volcano may be wreaking havoc on the travel industry, but not all mountains with a rumble are bad, with boutique hotel specialists Mr. and Mrs. Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) coming up with a list of stylish hotels in volcanic destinations.

  • Asiana voted airline of the year in new survey

    2010-05-21 16:54

    Passengers have voted South Korea's Asiana Airlines airline of the year in an annual survey by British-based consultancy Skytrax, edging out Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways which ranked second and third.

  • Sailing through the city a breeze

    2010-05-21 09:39

    A cruise offers glimpses of historical and modern Shanghai, Shi Yingying reports.

  • Inside Brazil

    2010-05-20 14:31

    Sprawling across half of South America, Brazil has captivated travelers for at least 500 years.

  • Stay at the top

    2010-05-20 10:25

    Corporate executives enjoy staying at the top as the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong knows only too well.

  • How I miss the place I longed to escape

    2010-05-20 10:25

    My hometown Anqing is one of the least known cities on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the southwestern part of Anhui province. It is so small that when I left I was happy to escape it.

  • Soak up the splendor of the white thunder

    2010-05-20 10:22

    The magnificent Victoria Falls is to Africa what the Great Wall is to China, and Zambia's Livingstone offers the perfect place to experience it, says D J Clark.

  • Journey to the west

    2010-05-20 10:17

    Traveling to Ningxia, which lies on the edge of the Tengger Desert, means traveling back in time, discovers Qi Zhai

  • Crisis-hit Greece struggles to attract tourists

    2010-05-20 09:43

    Hotel receptionist Maria Kanelopoulou has been busy crossing names out of an already rather empty reservations book since labor protests turned violent this month, ending with the death of three.

  • Most important festival in Tibetan calendar begins

    2010-05-19 09:29

    Norsang crawled on the ground and prostrated herself as she moved through the crowds on the Potala Palace square in Lhasa.

  • Economy won't ground families' holidays

    2010-05-19 09:09

    Most American families do not plan to let the recession ground their summer holiday plans and will spend about $1,000 per person on travel, according to a new poll.

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