Pedaling into Taft Tunnel, which burrows beneath the Bitterroot Mountains at the Montana-Idaho border, my sons and I quickly plunged into blackness. Scents of damp rock, the sounds of water running...

www.circusworldmuseum.com ; $8 adult admission, $3.50 children). Clamber aboard 100-year-old train cars and take a ride at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum just west of Baraboo in North Freedom...

Reprising the library that made Alexandria the seat of knowledge in the ancient world, Bibliotheca Alexandrina includes museums and a...

I once rented a car from an agency at an underground garage in Rome. The parking structure was tight and poorly lighted, and before I even exited I put a dent in the vehicle. I have a clean driving...

Q I hope you can help me with a dubious repair bill I received. I rented a car from Enterprise in Newark recently, and we did a cursory walk-around inspection with the agent in the rain. The agent...

Q Three of us couples are planning to take an Alaskan land and cruise tour. The trip begins in Seattle and ends in Vancouver, Canada. One member in our group has had a DWI, and I have read that...

The world's Seven Summits -- the highest mountain on each continent -- were in the news this year when the Alaskan climber Vern Tejas set a record by ascending them all in just 134 days. Inspired by...

It's a dirty little secret in the airfare search business, but consumers waste millions of dollars by overspending on airfare because airfare search technology is far from perfect. We were reminded...

Published Date: September 04, 2010 Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor- five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also...

The new international terminal at Haneda Airport will revolutionize shopping and eating as well as travel for Tokyo's travelers, if recent reports are anything to go by. The terminal, which is set...

Raffles Makkah Palace is located in the spectacular new Abraj Al Bait complex, a seven-tower community directly adjoining the Masjid Al Haram - or Grand Mosque - and the...

Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) , Taiwan's largest international carrier, said Saturday it will join the Sky Team Alliance to better serve its passengers through a wider range of services....

Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a cultural tour in the Islamic world in October. Prices are per person based on two people...

Hotels.com is reporting that staying at airport hotels has gone from bleak to chic, according to guest reviews which show an increase in approval ratings for airport...

workshop on travel photography in Barcelona . Experts in travel guide photography come together to share their experiences in architectural photography, landscape photography and nature photography...

LONDON, ENGLAND, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Foodies may want to take a trip to the London Restaurant Festival later this year, which is going on all over the capital city in October. ...

PARIS, FRANCE, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The big bucks will be rolling at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, in which millions of euros can be won by participants. It all takes...

LONDON, ENGLAND, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In response to a surge in enquiries about its gap year insurance policy in the week since the A-level exam results were announced,...

TOLEDO, OH, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- World Airport Transfer (WAT), a global reservation service for ground transportation, announced the launch of a redesigned...

Europe's first-ever Cougar Cruise, April 16-21, 2011, will depart from Barcelona aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas and visit The French Riviera, Rome, and...

An expected surge in supply of premium hotel rooms may take the sheen off Indian hotel firms' plans to raise tariffs and revive profitability, though analysts expect the second half to fare better...

World and European champion Spain cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win in Liechtenstein as it began the defense of its European crown.Fernando Torres scored twice and David Villa and David Silva also...

A new luxury bus service launched this summer for the U.S. Southeast, with introductory rates for round trips starting at $40 between Orlando and Miami through Sept. 30. RedCoach, a division of Grupo...

A team that includes members of a Florida-based company spent the past week on board the marooned Clipper Adventurer, a cruise ship that remains aground after hitting a rock approximately 100...

Sasha Obama have enjoyed a summer that most American children can only dream of, but the first daughters are about to join millions of kids in an annual ritual: back to school. Granted, most...

Urban planners bracing for the influx of ever more millions into finite territories should look to Singapore as a "model compact city," says architect Khoo Peng Beng. Khoo, lead curator of...

Located in South Wales, the Brecon Beacons are a group of mountains that derive their name from the ancient Welch practice of lighting signal fires, known as beacons, on mountains to warn of attacks...

NEW YORK - People used to go on holiday to unplug. Now they're demanding to be plugged in.That secluded, desert island-type getaway may soon be as dated as the post-vacation slide show as more...

When André Sabourin, a municipal recreation director, wanted to buy a round of golf as a Christmas gift for his father, he duffed his shot. He was out of season and he could not lay his hands on a...

Sacramento International Airport celebrated a number of milestones for the “Big Build” project inside the future ticketing and baggage terminal Friday. The $1.1 billion terminal...

Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored a hat-trick against San Marino (GSM) - World Cup finalists the Netherlands did as expected to beat San Marino 0-5 in their Euro 2012 qualifying opener.The Dutch took the...

Marathon victory: Kei Nishikori plays a shot from Croatia's Marin Cilic in their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Nishikori won 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. AP...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -A Boise State assistant football coach has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and won't make the trip to the Broncos' season opener in the Washington, D.C.,...

Buckskin Joe, a popular tourist spot near the Royal Gorge outside Canon City, Colo., along with the adjoining Royal Gorge Scenic Railway, has been sold and will close at the end of the season before...

First holiday memory? In 1977, in a caravan in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, going to get the newspaper with my dad and seeing the news that Elvis had died. My mum was a massive fan. I remember...

Explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville first set foot on Tahiti in 1768 during the first French circumnavigation of the globe. His Voyage Autour du Monde described the island as an earthly paradise...

Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a cultural tour in the Islamic world in October. Prices are per person based on two people...

Today The doors at The James hotel in New York are open. The stylish, homely hotel is in the heart of Soho and features an urban garden and rooftop pool (jameshotels.com). This week ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers' Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New...

Andy Murray of Britain (L) is congratulated by Dustin Brown after their match during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 3,...

N EWARK, N.J. — Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers’ Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England. Train service was...