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As National Geographic magazine prepares for its 125th anniversary this October, we take a look back at the iconic images.

Do I book now or do I wait? It’s an age-old question we all ask when planning our Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve travel.

Anyone planning to lose their wallet abroad should consider doing so in Helsinki or Mumbai, according to a "wallet test" by Readers Digest.

The MTA will run limited bus and train services to help the morning rush but it can only handle a third of the total commuter crush.

Vietnam's low-cost carrier VietJet will acquire upto 100 single-aisle A320 jets from Airbus.

Patrick, a 23-year-old gorilla, has been evicted from the Dallas Zoo because he has been displaying “sexist” and anti-social behavior, prompting zookeepers to send him to therapy.

It’s not New York or Paris that will gain the most from the Chinese travel boom, but rather a collection of destinations in Southeast Asia.

What’s a good way to drum up interest in your city and generate tens of millions of dollars in the process? Get a jumbo-sized rubber ducky.

Disney Parks is ending its Guest Assistance Card program for the disabled after too much abuse from able-bodied visitors.

Tourism is Kenya's second-largest source of foreign revenue and one of the biggest industries at stake in the mall attack.

Airline passengers in the U.S. may soon be able to use a wider range of electronic devices on planes, even during takeoffs and landings.

AirAsia, which will soon begin flying to smaller cities and towns in India, has made a solid start in the country.

Travel brands take note: The youth segment has emerged over the past five years as the fastest-growing group for international travel.

The snake was euthanized, as authorities feared it could cause ecological havoc.

It’s called Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, and it hopes to become the Chinese rival to Hollywood by 2017.

North Korea is hostile amid nuclear threats and political unrest. But that didn’t stop reporter Michelle FlorCruz from visiting the nation.

Visiting Lagos as a New Yorker was a revelatory experience defined by stunning displays of wealth and poverty, among other things.

Built to rival the Eiffel Tower and then relegated to theme parks, the Ferris wheel has emerged anew as the ultimate status symbol.

The Tata group has also joined hands with Malaysia's AirAsia to launch a discount airline in India.

China will be the world’s largest outbound tourist market in months, so how are global companies adapting to meet the demand?

Two other passengers who were in one of the cars escaped unhurt.

The U.S. Travel Association believes it has figured out the single biggest deterrent that's keeping millions of travelers from visiting the U.S.

Want to become an urban beekeeper or eat dinner with a monk? Groupon can help now that it has acquired experience marketplace SideTour.

It started with a royal wedding and morphed into one of fall’s largest festivals, but you don’t need to travel to Germany for Oktoberfest anymore.

Thousands of tourists are stranded in Acapulco with no way out as Mexico battles the effects of a hurricane and a tropical storm.

The festival has left a colorful statement on a hillside near Mount Wugongshan as more than 15,000 people have set up tents there.

Increased tourism spending in the summer of 2013 could contribute to the best GDP growth figures Greece has seen in five years.

The ship will be fully inspected before it is repaired to be towed away and subsequently taken apart.

China announced Monday that it had opened the world's highest civilian airport in a remote Tibetan prefecture in Sichuan province.