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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its global outlook for 2012 Monday after improved global airline performance in the second quarter.

Dutch mayors are fighting a new law known as the "weed pass," which prohibits tourists from buying cannabis. The law has taken effect in the southern Netherlands and will expand throughout the country, including Amsterdam, next year.

A man jumped into the tiger exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in what may have been a suicide attempt.

President Felipe Calderon forecast Mexico would attract at least 52 million tourists for the “Year of the Maya."

The internet has done rabid after images of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless with Prince William surfaced on the cover of French magazine Closer. Ironically, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge received a topless greeting while they were visiting the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Sunday.

Ever since the U.S. Congress declared Yellowstone a national park in 1872, nations around the world have followed suit, protecting vast swaths of exceptional land. Here?s a look at some of the best.

When China and the Philippines sparred over the disputed Scarborough Shoal (known as Huangyan Island in China) this past May, the People?s Republic canceled all outbound travel to the Philippines, dealing a direct blow to an industry vital to the nation?s economy. Substitute Japan for the Philippines and Senkaku Islands (known as Diaoyu Islands in China) for Scarborough Shoal, and you?ve got the same thing happening this September.

For those who can’t help but be attracted to earth’s extremes, here’s a look at some of the wildest spots on the planet and how easy (or hard) it is to visit them.

Frontier Airlines changed its website to FlyFrontier.com on Wednesday, a simple enough move if it weren’t for the message the company issued in the process, which went something like this: Forget the traditional online travel booking sites -- book with us or we will punish you.

Europe may be in the throes of a crisis while North America recovers from its own recession, but that hasn’t stopped people from traveling -- far from it. Despite concerns over the global economy, tourism has shown incredible resilience as international arrivals are now projected to cross the 1 billion mark for the first time in 2012.

The Obama administration's much touted "people-to-people" travel program to Cuba has all but ground to a halt due to tighter regulations issued in May, apparently to placate Cuban-American lawmakers, travel industry professionals said this week.

The Global Business Travel Association, or GBTA, has released its 2012 report on the best and worst travel taxes in the top 50 U.S. destinations.

From the isle of Vancouver to the isle of Prince Edward, here are 10 spots that no Canadian or visitor to Canada should miss.

Just off Malaysia's west coast on the Straits of Melaka, Penang island is a key Southeast Asian crossroad that historically brought together traders and armies from across the world -- creating a huge repository of culinary delights.

Las Vegas is known to do everything in an over-the-top fashion. The new $17 million buffet at Caesars Palace is no exception.

It’s less than two weeks before Munich’s renowned Oktoberfest is to begin and there is trouble brewing in Bavaria.

New York City tops the list for global LGBT travelers in 2013, but the United States as a whole falls behind another country as most popular destination.

If you can’t make it to California, why not swirl your glass a little closer to home.

A newly reinstated negligence lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Line could become a pivotal piece of legislation in defining to what extent cruise ships may be held liable for criminal acts perpetrated against passengers at various ports of call.

After a magnitude 7.6 earthquake Wednesday rocked Costa Rica, a popular Central American destination for North American travelers, the tourism board released a statement reassuring visitors that the industry is “operating normally.”

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A video showing Transportation Security Administration officers testing travelers’ drinks at a departure gate in Columbus, Ohio, over Labor Day weekend has ignited a new round of condemnation for the oft-criticized agency. The TSA, however, says the policy is nothing new.

The Lufthansa strike was far from over when cabin crew returned to work Tuesday. Far from it, the UFO union said late Tuesday it would up the stakes by initiating a 24-hour strike throughout Germany this Friday.

Thousands of liberals are headed to Charlotte, North Carolina for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and while the Billy Graham Library may not be on their bucket lists, these spots should make the cut.

It’s Labor Day weekend and the kids are about to go back to school, the air is getting crisper and the end of summer is nigh. But autumn is no time to stay at home. In fact, it’s the best time of the year for budget-minded travelers to get away.

Angeles National Forest, located outside of Los Angeles, Calif., in the recreation-rich San Gabriel Canyon, was closed Labor Day as crews battled a wildfire that broke out Sunday.

A third person who visited a downtown Chicago Marriott hotel has died after contracting Legionnaires' disease, Chicago city officials announced late Friday.

Yosemite National Park officials have closed 91 cabins in Curry Village that are at the center of a probe into how two people died and four others came ill with the rare mouse-borne hantavirus. Nevertheless, they are encouraging visitors to keep their Labor Day plans in the park.

The Cook Islands, New Caledonia and fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum have laid out an ambitious plan to protect some 40 million square kilometers of ocean, an area larger than the surface of the moon.