Spreading drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings in Mexico have led the U.S. State Department to increase the number of places it says Americans should avoid for safety reasons for the second time in less than a year.
Like many other areas of the U.S. southwest, just a few years ago Phoenix's de facto cocktail of was the Margarita, or perhaps a patrician Gin & Tonic to sip by the golfing green. FULL STORY More In Southwestern U.S.A.
The usually frigid Winnipeg - often nicknamed Winterpeg - has been so mild and dry this winter that a popular snow-sculpting competition has been forced to truck in 200 loads of fake flakes for this year’s annual event. FULL STORY More In Festivals
Britain launched on Thursday its biggest ever campaign to attract visitors to its shores, exploiting a unique year in which London will host the Olympics and Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne. FULL STORY More In U.K. & Ireland
Filtered rays of sun streaming through small gaps between thick trunks and the canopy overhead, the walk from a tiny parking area to the ocean is breathtakingly beautiful and serene. FULL STORY More In Pacific States
Many celebrities from the big screen, the concert stage and the sports arena have also entered the tourism-hospitality industries. FULL STORY More In CelebrityTravel
