Travel News

It will be a while before we hear the end of the phrase “economic downturn” and in the travel and tourism industry, the picture is looking pretty bleak. With plenty of tourism statistics taking a dive around the world – fewer flight tickets being bought, fewer hotel rooms being booked and more people planning to [...]

So, air travelers, do you want the good news or the bad news? The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just released the official statistics on air safety during 2008 and there are reasons to be both happy and concerned if you are someone who spends time flying around our skies. If you’re a nervous [...]

Anybody noticed there’s a global recession out there at the moment? Yeah, we know, everybody is probably sick to death of hearing about the economic woes of many developed countries these days, but it turns out, as they always say, that every cloud really does have a silver lining. And the silver lining for travelers [...]

The Fitur International Tourism Trade Fair is happening all this weekend in Madrid, Spain – and in fact it started on Wednesday so there has already been quite a lot of interesting news. The travel trends for the future are being heavily discussed, as well as how to deal with tourism and travel downturns due [...]

The gang from the New7Wonders Foundation have now been in action a few years, getting attention, recognition and hopefully a bit of funding to help protect important tourist sites around the world. Back in 2007 they announced the world’s New 7 Wonders including places like Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of [...]

If you are flying with Delta or Northwest this holiday season, you don’t have to worry as much about bad weather ruining your travel plans. Until January 7th, Delta and Northwest are waiving any fees associated with changing your airline tickets due to bad weather.
With bad weather all around the United States, it’s been difficult [...]

If you read some of the headlines this week about airline expansion, new planes and new routes, you might be surprised, considering most of the world is in a recession. And while some airlines are limiting routes and cutting staff, others really are behaving as though the economy is running well. Here are just a [...]

We normally find Greece in the travel pages because of its image as a fantastic place for a summer vacation – whether you’re visiting capital city Athens or taking a cruise around the Greek islands. But this week Greece has hit the headlines in a way that is definitely not so positive for tourists, and [...]

Just when you think the world seems a little bit calmer, there’s chaos again and travelers are again getting caught up in the middle of things. This week all the major news has been coming out of India and Thailand, where terrorism and demonstrators have been severely disrupting life for locals as well as tourists. [...]