Travel & Culture

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January 30, 2009

Tourism Numbers May Fall by 2% in 2009: UN

MADRID ~ World tourism will stagnate in 2009 with numbers dropping by up to 2 percent as the economic downturn – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Singapore’s Big Wheel Reopens after Fire

SINGAPORE ~ The world’s biggest observation wheel reopened this week day after a pre-Christmas fire trapped passengers for hours and – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Highwire Thrills for India’s Heritage Tourists

NEEMRANA ~ High above the tranquil lawns of a 15th-century hillside fort, a man flew through the air attached to – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Travelcase

Thai Airways to Move to New Airport BANGKOK ~ Flag carrier Thai Airways is to move all its remaining domestic – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Ordinarily Not

Voodoo Dolls Kick Up a Fuss MEXICO CITY ~ A Mexican sports daily is seeking help for the national soccer – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Far From Land, Theme Cruisers Find Common Ground

By Scott Vogel The Washington Post Scrapbooking, Elvis, tulips, Harleys: At this point, there’s no passion you can think of – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Ordinarily Not

‘No God’ Buses Keep Running LONDON ~ A poster campaign proclaiming “There’s probably no God” does not breach advertising rules, – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Travelcase

Singapore Airlines Cuts Flights SINGAPORE ~ Singapore Airlines is cutting 214 flights to Australia, China, Europe and India in response – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Home-Swapping to Stretch the Travel Budget

By Susan Spano and Jason La Los Angeles Times In November, Los Angeles Times staff writer Susan Spano and Times – Read More...
January 2, 2009

In Central Jakarta, Ruins of Indonesia’s Colonial Past

By Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo Agence France-Presse JAKARTA ~ In the middle of Jakarta there is a place more reminiscent of – Read More...