Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov thanked Borat for initiating a massive tourism boom.
Earth Day is this Sunday, and audiences in more than 160 countries across the globe will gather to screen director Kyle Ruddick's new documentary, One Day on Earth, which was shot in every country of the world on the same day.
A century has passed since the worst maritime disaster in the world’s history killed over 15,00 innocent souls in the year 1912. However, it is astounding to find that far too many people don't know if the sinking of Titanic was “REAL,” and are still discovering that it was a true event.
Pakistan Saturday was plunged into a state of mourning after 127 people were killed when a Bhoja Air plane crashed in Islamabad Friday night.
Princess Cruises said there was a breakdown in communication after passengers spotted a small boat adrift with three Panamanian fishermen. The Star Princess cruise ship did not stop -- and two of the fishermen perished before the third was rescued by another ship.
Check out the beauties and beasts of the sea in these award-winning shots from the 2012 Underwater Photography Contest.
A Bhoja Air jet crashed on Friday in Pakistan just before it was due to land in Islamabad. All on board are feared dead.
A texting pilot nearly brought down JetStar Flight JQ57.
Having trouble picking a destination for your 2012 summer vacation? We've got some ideas...
National Park Week offers a chance to hike, learn, share, and give back at parks across the nation and is a time when Americans celebrate the 84 million acres of spectacular scenery, historic landmarks, and cultural treasures they've inherited.
The 2,080-foot Tokyo Sky Tree, branded as the world’s tallest freestanding tower, rises just 640 feet shy of the world-record-holder for tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The Sky Tree will open to tourists on May 22.
The European Union parliament approved a deal on Thursday that will allow U.S. authorities to store sensitive data on trans-Atlantic airline passengers.
In upper Austria there is a small village that doesn't like to f*** around. What's the name of the town of around 100 residents? F***ing. You read it right.
What US city provides the ultimate urban bohemia for hipsters?
Seattle's iconic Space Needle is getting a makeover in Galaxy Gold for the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair.
A piece of movie history went up in flames over the weekend as the inspiration for the 1980's hit Dirty Dancing was burned to the ground in a large fire.
Tax Day 2012 is a great time to take advantage of freebies and deals offered by travel companies and airlines!
Emergency architect Shigeru Ban has designed a cardboard cathedral to replace the iconic ChristChurch Cathedral in New Zealand's quake-ravaged city.
Make your next vacation an excuse to get in shape!
A century has passed since the largest and the most luxurious passenger liner, the RMS Titanic, sank on its maiden voyage after crashing with a huge iceberg mid-Atlantic in 1912.
Everybody's talking about the large summer music festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella. Here's a look at what's flying under the radar.
The runway at London's Gatwick Airport reopened Monday afternoon after an earlier incident involving the emergency landing of Virgin Flight VS27.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began testing new electronic document verification technology at Washington-Dulles Airport last week. The pilot program will expand to further airports in the coming weeks.
Situated 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) high in the Chilean Andes, the world's largest and most expensive ground-based astronomy project has just begun its monumental search in hopes of answering some of humanity's biggest questions.
The MS Balmoral, the Titanic Memorial Cruise, is retracing the route of the ill-fated Titanic liner that hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage exactly 100 years ago.
Whereas other all-inclusive resorts see themselves as both destination and activity, Explora poses a different idea: an all-inclusive adventure.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg named the Muppets NYC Family Ambassadors on Friday ... and kissed Miss Piggy.
According to Australian brewery XXXX: No man is an island. But every man deserves one.
During a recent trip to Colorado, jewelry designer Alicia Mohr planned another vacation from an unusual spot - a hot tub at a Starwood hotel, where she is a platinum-level preferred customer.
Bracken Cave, the world's largest known colony of Mexican free-tailed bats, southeast of New Braunfels, Texas, has been opened for tourists to let them see these bats arising from its natural cave roost for their nightly hunt of pests.