• No hope for a refund — or is there

  Q. I’m trying to help my sister get a refund on her daughter’s nonrefundable airline ticket. Her daughter went to Spain in January as an exchange student. Her return was scheduled for May ...

• Swept up in a Toronto summer

  Getting there: Flights from South Florida to Toronto take just over three hours. American, WestJet and Air Canada fly nonstop from Miami; WestJet and Air Canada fly nonstop from Fort ...

• Change comes to Ocala’s Silver Springs

  I’m pretty sure I just made my first trip to Silver Springs, the old-school tourist attraction in Ocala. I know that my parents used to take me along on family vacations to Ocala when I was a youngster. I have old snapshots of pretend gunfights in the dusty streets of the now-defunct Six-Gun Territory, a big deal in the days before Walt Disney World opened in 1971. But if I went on a ...

• SeaWorld introduces Antarctica Empire of the Penguin

  SeaWorld Orlando’s new Empire of the Penguin, which has its grand opening Friday, is a fun family ride that tilts and twirls gently through an artist’s impressionistic re-creation of Antarctica and ends up in an icy penguin habitat where a visitor could easily watch the antics of the real thing for hours -- if only it weren’t a bone-chilling 30 degrees.Fortunately, ...

• Florida Kissimmee’s Old Town hosts Car Cruise

  Kissimmee’s Old Town is gearing up to host its 23rd Anniversary Car Cruise on Saturday. While Old Town hosts a smaller Classic Car Cruise every Saturday, the annual Anniversary Car Cruise has become well known, attracting thousands every year. Live music and entertainment will be going on throughout the day, and the Car Cruise begins at 8:30 p.m. Cars and trucks made in 1974 or before can ...

• Argentina Tours of Pope Francis sites in Buenos Aires

  With an Argentine on the throne of St. Peter at the Vatican, the South American country’s capital city is offering visitors a glimpse of the places that formed Pope Francis. A guided bus tour winds through Buenos Aires twice each Saturday and Sunday past 24 sites linked to the new pope. It stops only twice and leaves little opportunity for snapshots. There’s no charge for the trip, ...

• Muscat tops MidEast tourism performers in 2013

  Hotels in Muscat have witnessed the strongest growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) so far this year, according to data released by STR ...

• Summer Holiday Special Offers by Marriott Hotels in Dubai

  Over the last few years, Dubai has turned into one of the most popular travel destinations in the Middle East. The city is famous for its ambitious architectural projects, culture and shopping opportunities. This diversity is namely the thing that makes Dubai a perfect destination to spend the summer holidays for may families. In Dubai, hotel accommodation is seldom a problem. The choice of ...

• On battles 150th anniversary Gettysburg braces for tourists

  GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Pa. -- Like a general leading his troops into battle, tour guide Charlie Fennell stands tall on his Segway, snaking through the crowd that mills around an equestrian statue. His group follows on their futuristic two-wheeled vehicles, carefully avoiding bicyclists, motor coach passengers and a pair of locally rented three-wheeled scooters resembling circus clown ...

• Tourism promoters hoping for nice summer

  PARKERSBURG - Local tourism officials are anticipating a strong showing for the approaching summer travel season.. With attractions like Blennerhassett Island and the West Virginia Motor Speedway to a number of special events, fairs and festivals throughout the summer to the opening of the Boy Scout's Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia, the area is poised to see a number of ...

• Sri Lanka’s Jetwing Hotels awarded 7 Travelife Gold Awards

  Continuing their wave of global recognition for sustainable efforts, Sri Lanka's Jetwing Hotels have been awarded the prestigious Travelife Gold Award for 7 of their properties. Travelife ...

• Backlash against tourism budget cuts

  Tasmania’s tourism industry is set to take another hit, according to industry leaders, who claim the government’s decision to cut tourism funding could restrict growth in the tourism-dependent state. This week the government proposed a one-off commitment of AU$1 million for joint marketing with air and sea carriers, however, the budget does little to counteract the 45 percent ...

• Egypt tourism recovery forecast for 2014

  While tourist numbers to Egypt have risen in the first four months this year, a full recovery would not be likely until at least 2014, according to economist forecasts. The number of travellers visiting Egypt in the first four months of 2013 rose 11.8 percent from a year earlier, after falling by a third in the year after the uprising revolt, Reuters reported. Tourism revenue rose 16.2 ...

• Suns former residence to be tourism center

  For decades, Sun's self-designed residence, a two-storey building with arches on the ground and top floors, has attracted countless visitors from around the world as part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial ...

• Hidden Europe The other side of Paris

  Those looking to depart from convention in Paris usually head for the Left Bank. No one goes to Avenue des Champs-Elyses, on the Right Bank, looking for revolution. But, cast back 100 years ago this week, and the Thtre des Champs-Elyses was the venuefor some radical departures from choreographic ...

• Travel Challenge The Italian Riviera

  Each week we invite three companies to offer ustheir best deal for a specific break. Today: a coastal escape to the northern Italian region of Liguria. Prices are per person, based on two sharing. Each package includes a week's accommodation and flights from Gatwick in ...

• Simon Calder Socket fuel - an electric adventure

  Simon Calder is Travel Editor at Large for The Independent, writing a weekly column, various articles and features as well as filming a weekly video diary. Every Sunday afternoon, Simon presents the UK's only radio travel phone-in programme called The LBC Travel Show with Simon Calder (97.3 FM). He is a regular guest on national TV, often seen on BBC Breakfast, Daybreak, ITV News and Sky ...

• My life in travel Annabel Croft

  Presenter and former tennis professional, Annabel Croft, will provide analysis for British Eurosport HD's coverage of the French Open (26 May to 9 ...

• UAE bucks Middle Eastern post-Arab Spring tourism decline.

  International arrivals to the UAE increased healthily in 2012, reaching an estimated 11 million tourists delegates heard at the latest WTM Vision Conference - Dubai.Overall performance of inbound trips to the Middle East region were down 5% last year mainly due to the decline of arrivals to those countries hit by the Arab Spring, which took place in 2011 effecting countries such as Saudi Arabia, ...

• Kenya to Venture in Sports Tourism

  By Thomas Ochieng API Kenya 21/5/2013 Kenya is in pursuit of harnessing sport tourism and the honor of underscoring this initiative has been bestowed on the Sotokoto Safari Marathon. The ...

• Hainan to launch wedding tourism promotion in Seoul South Korea

  In order to further explore the tourism market in Seoul, South Korea, a Hainan delegation will attend the 2013 Korea World Travel Fair and hold a Hainan wedding tourism promotion conference at the Lotte Hotel Seoul in Seoul city on May 30. About 30 representatives from tourism boards, travel agencies, scenic spots and hotels are going to attend the event, and the leader is the deputy director ...

• Eco-tourism making a big splash in Jackson County

  The picture of a George County dog set on fire is disturbing. Authorities say the circumstances surrounding how fire consumed the dog are shocking. According to George County Sheriff Dean Howell, ...

• JetBlue faces off with US Airways in Philadelphia

  JetBlue Airways today launched non-stop service between Boston and Philadelphia. The low-fare carrier will operate five daily flights between Boston's Logan International Airport and Philadelphia ...

• Japans weak currency means tourism

  The number of tourists coming to Japan dropped dramatically after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. But between the weak currency and fading memories of the disaster, tourism saw a record high last ...

• United Airlines makes changes in Seattle

  The new United Club lounge at Seattle-Tacoma is styled after the prototype that opened late last year at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. United Airlines has opened its newly remodeled United Club lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The revamped lounge comes as the Chicago-based carrier is completing a consolidation of its operations in Concourse A at the Seattle airport and a ...

• Cruises sail to Xisha Islands

  /enpproperty--> Cruises to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea began to sell at major travel agencies following a successful maiden voyage last month. The political significance is much bigger than the economic benefits that the cruises will bring tour operators, industry specialists ...

• Author Paul Theroux on his final African journey

  Author Paul Theroux, known for such travel classics as The Old Patagonian Express, The Great Railway Bazaar, and Dark Star Safari, has spent a lifetime famously chronicling his travels to some of the ...

• Universal Orlando hikes prices expect others to follow

  Universal Orlando Resort has become the first Orlando theme park to crack the $90 mark with its its $3 increase on a one-day, one-park adult ticket, which now goes for $92, plus tax. Price for a ...

• Cruise industry adopts passenger Bill of Rights

  Asia Cruise passengers now have a new guarantee of cruise ship safety and customer service under a "bill of rights" approved by the industry's trade association.All members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have agreed to the provisions, effective immediately for U.S. passengers who purchase their cruise in North America on member cruise lines, regardless of the ...

• International Institute for Peace through Tourism announces launch of Peace Tours Morocco

  STOWE, Vermont; TORREMOLINOS, Spain & CASABLANCA, Morocco - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is pleased to announce the launch of Peace Tours Morocco as its second "Legacy Project" commemorating the 25th anniversary since its first global conference, "Tourism - A Vital Force for Peace," held in Vancouver in 1988. Peace Tours Morocco is a ...

• A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing

  The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...

• Kenya County chief vows to grow tourism sector

  County Governor Kinuthia Mbugua said he is determined to create thousands of jobs for the youth through the tourism industry besides other sectors. To realise this dream, the Governor said he would devise ways of promoting local tourism and convince residents to visit tourist resorts in the county beginning with Lake Nakuru National Park. "Other tourist resorts worth visiting are Hells Gate ...

• Business Kenya rises to second spot as conference tourism leader

  The two countries had previously dominated top spots. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) also rated Kenya at 58th position globally in the 'Country& City rankings 2012' Ruth Solitei, Permanent ...

• Luxury Cruises An Insiders Guide To Crystal Symphonys Cabin Prices

  The Hotel Detective is loath to admit it, but he didn't have to do much Sherlock Holmesing to compile this cabin crib sheet for the Crystal ...

• Picnicking US Tourists Stranded on Iceberg

  Icelandic newspaper reported . Four people were rescued from Fjallsrln glacial lagoon. They had set up a table and chairs with plans for dinner when a gust of wind pushed the ice from the land. They were stranded about 30 feet from shore. One of the diners managed to jump to shore before the ice drifted too far and call for ...

• China clears Boeing 787s for nations airlines Boeing

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Chinese regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, Boeing said Thursday, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant."I can confirm that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has granted type certification for the 787 Dreamliner," a Boeing spokesman said in an email.Chinese airlines have yet to take delivery of the ...

• Tight budgets leave little for airport construction worldwide

  The International Transport Forum of 54 countries endorsed airport and road construction as "the backbone of national economies," even as the United States struggles to improve and ...

• From igloo to castle five exotic hotels

  Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England, the only intact medieval castle in the U.K. She told NBC News, "I wanted to get married there and feel like a proper princess!" But the medieval structure offers something for the non-matrimonial as well: it's also a fully functioning hotel that operates year-round.From its sandstone walls to its suits of armor lining the hallways to, yes, ...

• 5 charming beach getaways for relaxation

  Jeanenne Tornatore is a senior travel editor for Orbitz. She says that if you're looking for a charming beach getaway, you should check out Sanibel Island in Florida, Cape Cod, and Carmel, ...

• EU deal on airline emissions tax could take until 2016

  LEIPZIG, Germany -- As countries and airlines grapple with reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, European Union officials acknowledge that their pioneering aviation program will be delayed, perhaps until ...

• Florida fun outside the theme parks

  The amusement parks may be the main attraction in the Orlando area, but there's fun to be had outside the park as well. NBC's Kerry Sanders shows what central Florida has to offer, from crystal clear underground springs to the Kennedy Space Center's new ...

• Behind the scenes of Universal Orlando

  On any given day, tens of thousands of people will visit Universal Orlando's two theme parks, but few get to see the magic and mystery that make them come to life every day. The TODAY anchors get a unique look behind the scenes of the ...

• Consumer Reports ranks best and worst airlines

  If you're planning to spend some time high in the sky over the summer, Mandy Walker of Consumer Reports is here to help you know which airlines to book and which to ...

• Americans’ love affair with amusement parks

  The inspiration for modern amusement parks is said to have come from the Chicago World's Fair in 1893; Americans have been flocking to parks ever since. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports on why theme parks have become an American ...

• Striking workers protest Porter Airlines CEO’s speech at mayor’s breakfast

  Police talk to striking Porter Airlines workers outside Mayor Jim Watson’s breakfast. Porter Airlines CEO Robert Deluce spoke at the breakfast and the workers accused the mayor of taking sides in the ...

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