Travel & Culture

Discover Bali beyond the surface. From cultural insights to travel experiences, we share stories that give you a deeper look at the island.

March 20, 2009

Tropical Islands, Where Fantasy Island Meets German Engineering

By Scott Vogel The Washington Post It was never supposed to be the largest indoor water park in the world, – Read More...
March 20, 2009

Top-Class Plane Bookings Drop

GENEVA ~ Business- and first-class passenger bookings on airplanes dropped further in January as the economic crisis weighed the sector – Read More...
March 20, 2009

EU Investigates Lost Airline Luggage Problem

BRUSSELS ~ The European Commission has launched an investigation into the growing problem of lost air passenger luggage, voicing concern – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Porn Law Turns off Folk Dancers

By Arlina Arshad Agence France-Presse BANDUNG, West Java ~ Gyrating her hips to traditional gamelan music on a makeshift village – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Tough Times for Tibetan Tourism

KUMBUM MONASTERY ~ In the Tibetan areas of northwest China, people whose livelihoods depend on tourism have been hit hard – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Germans ‘Spend Most’ on Foreign Trips

BERLIN ~ Germans spent more money on foreign trips than tourists from any other nation last year, the national tourism – Read More...
March 13, 2009

‘Poor but Sexy’ Berlin Pulls in Tourists

BERLIN ~ “Berlin is poor, but sexy,” runs the German capital’s advertising slogan, a catchphrase that appears to be working – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Travelcase

Dubai Occupancy Rates Drop DUBAI ~ Hotel occupancy rates in Dubai dropped to 79 percent in 2008, the lowest level – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Ordinarily Not

Hey Prince, Wanna Buy a Castle? BRASILIA ~ What do you give a man who has everything? Another castle perhaps? – Read More...
March 6, 2009

There’s Something about Mary, Queen of Scots

By Susan Spano Los Angeles Times EDINBURGH, Scotland ~ Standing in the rain atop Calton Hill, I could see the – Read More...