Rafael Nadal solved the travel plan dilemma of Gilles Simon, sending the distracted Frenchman home to see his newborn son with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 defeat in the third round of the US Open...

hiking routes graded in difficulty to suit beginners and accomplished alpinists. Experienced guides take participants through fascinating moorland vistas, past tranquil mountain lakes and abandoned...

NEW DELHI: Airlines have cancelled their flights to and from Kolkata on Tuesday in the wake of 24-hour long bandh call given by central trade unions to protest against price...

Hotels, airlines and other segments of the multibillion-dollar travel industry are aggressively tapping into social media, ramping up their use of online sites such as Facebook...

More than Rs 60,000 crore of debt and no scope for any dramatic improvement in the situation was the quandary Indian airlines were facing when they frantically looked out for a bailout. ...

The United States crushed Angola in the last-16 match here on Monday, defeating the African team 121-66. The undefeated American team will progress to the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Basketball...

China's railway passenger traffic in August rose 8.1 percent year on year to hit 162 million riders, driven by large numbers of holiday makers and students traveling prior to the school-opening...

SHANGHAI — Chinese officials have found that 200 pilots falsified their flying histories, with more than half of them working for the parent company of an airline involved in China's worst...

All British Airways (BA) chief executive Willie Walsh wants for Christmas is another airline or twelve. The head of the carrier purportedly has a list of twelve airlines he would like to buy upon...

Cathay Pacific Airways, Qantas Airways and Emirates Airline are awaiting deliveries of about 400 planes to capitalize on Asia's rising prosperity. Finding pilots is the next job. Boeing expects the...

A favourite of royals seeking luxury, writers looking for the muse and undercover spies, Pera Palace - Istanbul's hotel of mysteries and pomp - has reopened after a major facelift to revive its past...

Both Wallaby captain Rocky Elsom and match winning fullback Kurtley Beale have also down played the significance of the flight across the Indian...

Both the Wallabies and All Blacks are playing down the amount of travel the home side has done ahead of the final Tri-Nations test in Sydney on...

LONDON -- British Airways and Iberia have identified 12 airlines as potential takeover targets once their own tie-up is finalized, as they bid to create the world's biggest carrier, newspapers...

Congolese men push a pirogue across the Congo river between Congo's capital Kinshasa, and Brazaville, capital of neighboring Republic of Congo, in this 2006 file...

LONDON -- Maintenance workers on London's underground rail network went out on strike on Monday at the start of a wave of industrial action which unions say will cripple the system, bringing misery...

KINSHASA, Congo — In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous...

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Former runner-up Novak Djokovic handled American Mardy Fish on Monday to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The third-seeded Djokovic drubbed a...

— New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with a surprisingly wide array of...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous...

Airlines have cancelled their flights to and from Kolkata on Tuesday in the wake of 24-hour long bandh call given by central trade unions to protest against price rise. Kingfisher has cancelled 29...

When you buy your ticket they give you a list of rules. "Passports must be carried at all times ... certain items of casual clothing (jeans, sandals) are not permitted ... shaggy or unkempt hair is...

In his days as a jet-setting telecom executive, ready-to-eat meals were a regular part of Fazal Bahardeen's luggage.Many of the hotels he stayed in did not have halal-certified restaurants for Muslim...

(CNN) -- He's already suggested installing coin-operated lavatories and selling standing room on flights, so it may not be surprising that the latest idea from the colorful CEO of Ryanair is once...

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Shoulder season: $984 WHY GO: Hotel rooms here tend to be cheaper than in many other major European cities, but airfare is where you'll really save in the fall. Flights in July are, on average, $300...

(Travel + Leisure) -- Having lived in Istanbul on and off since my childhood, I have followed the city's culinary evolution with the kind of passionate scrutiny that most people reserve for their...

Blessing, Texas (CNN) -- Reading glasses sit at the community table in the corner of The Hotel Coffee Shop. It's for the men too stubborn to bring their...

ATLANTA, (christiansunite.com) -- The Millard Fuller Legacy Build is bringing together hundreds of volunteers across America who will use Labor Day as a day of service. Instead of grilling or hitting...

By Nirmala George New Dehli - India successfully tested on Sunday a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of ongoing trials to fine-tune its ability to hit targets, an official said. ...

Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England´s Euro 2012 qualifier despite being engulfed by lurid revelations about his private life, the Football Association confirmed on Monday. LONDON...

It seems almost too good to be true. A job where you get to travel the world and have people listen to what you think of the whole experience. But that's exactly what's being offered by Finland's...

LONDON (AFP) – Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite being engulfed by lurid revelations about his private life, the Football Association...

About 200 Alstom-Metro staff on the Jubilee and Northern "Tube" lines began their action over pay late on Sunday evening, causing some disruption and delays during Monday's morning rush hour, the...

A package of confidential documents relating to the Pope's visit has been handed in to police. Pope Benedict XVI will lead Mass in Birmingham's Cofton Park on 19 September as part of a UK...

Hip-hop Tours of The Bronx and Harlem Hip-hop is to New York what country music is to Nashville. As we walk (accompanied throughout by a hip-hop soundtrack), guide Jerry Dee Lewis, or JDL to...

Truffles, cream, tender beef, pasta dumplings... Turin has it all. Caroline Stacey says the most important thing any visitor can take to the Winter Olympics host city is a hearty...

SHANGHAI: Chinese officials have found that 200 pilots falsified their flying histories, with more than half of them working for the parent company of an airline involved in China's worst plane crash...

British Airways and Iberia have identified 12 airlines as potential takeover targets once their own tie-up is finalised, as they bid to create the world's biggest carrier, newspapers reported on...

Coach Fabio Capello is yet to confirm whether he intends to select Rooney for what has been billed as England's most difficult qualifying game. However, he will definitely have the option as Rooney...

MADRID, Sept 6 (Reuters) - British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said in Mumbai on...

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Qantas Airways Ltd. and Emirates Airline are awaiting deliveries of about 400 planes to capitalize on Asia’s rising prosperity. Finding pilots is the next...