tourism
Travel
China plans huge tourism project in Tibet capital
China works on a 30-billion-yuan ($4.8-billion) tourism project in Lhasa city as it seeks to draw more travellers to the restive Tibet region.
Travel
Small islands becoming big tourist destinations
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Maldives and Cape Verde, are attracting ever increasing numbers of tourists.
Hotels
Banyan Tree opens Macau resort
The new Banyan Tree Macau has opened within the US$2 billion Galaxy Macau resort complex, providing a luxurious retreat for gamers.
The all-suite resort offers such extras as a relaxation pool in every room and...
Travel
Abu Dhabi posts record tourist results
A fall in Abu Dhabi's hotel prices has prompted a record year for the Emirate so far, according to figures released July 27.
The first six months of 2011 showed the best hotel results in...
Travel
London tops ranking of destination cities
London will lead the world in terms of international tourist arrivals this year, according to new research released June 1 by MasterCard.
The new index of Global Destination Cities predicts London will...
Art & Design
Floating island now open in Seoul
The world's largest artificial floating island has finished its first week as a major new tourism attraction in Seoul, South Korea.
Seoul's Han River will eventually be home to a floating archipelago of three man-made...
Travel
What to do in the Seychelles
A touch of royalty, it turns out, can do wonders for a destination.
That seems to be the experience of the Seychelles, basking this month in the glory of being chosen as the honeymoon...
Travel
Unusual destinations try to lure tourists
Brave a few "security problems" and trek the mountain ranges of Pakistan, take a vacation in Kuwait where the sand is very hot or risk a bit of heli-skiing in Uzbekistan.
If you are a...
