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Through the first five months of 2007, Southwest Airlines, which flies exclusively US-domestic routes, carried more passengers than any other airline in the world. [more]

The new OFAC penalty disclosure for August came out on Saturday with some embarrassing news about Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome. Seems that for for six years, between 1998 and 2004, the Travelocity site booked 1,458 reservations for travel to Cuba. The gnome, or rather his employer Travelocity, agr... [more]

The 600-person "Heathrow Climate Camp" was established on the outskirts of the airport in order to bring media attention to the issues of airtravel and its environmental impact and reducing the use of fossil fuels. It appears to have backfired, as businessmen and first-class travellers have so... [more]

The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air. [more]

A short video that has a local walking through common French phrases. [more]

This is TOO funny!!! [more]

The New7Wonders organization is happy to announce the following 7 candidates have been elected to represent global heritage throughout history. The listing is in random order, as announced at the Declaration Ceremony on 07.07.07. All the New 7 Wonders are equal and are presented as a group withou... [more]

You’ve all had that moment when you’re sitting next to a stranger on a bus, standing uncomfortably in an elevator, or many other travel situations where conversations are initiated. Sometimes a stranger is a friend you haven’t met. Other times you just don’t feel like talking. Most unwanted... [more]

George Bernard Shaw once said "I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad." Many travelers today feel the same way, and seek out experiences that will expose them firsthand to a region's customs, traditions, cuisine, and music—in short, an insider's view of the local culture. Cultural travel leav... [more]

Entertaining story about Germans, dogs, order and cleanliness... [more]