Sanskrity Sinha

As the United States observes the 25th Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, world has immemorial incidences of non-violence movements to look back to, which curbed exploitation and discrimination on the basis of race, caste, color, creed and more, prevalent in the then civil societies.

As President Barack Obama vowed to loosen the travel restrictions on US citizens for traveling to Cuba, his decision has drawn criticism from Cuban-American senators.

While environmentalists fear destruction of marine life and the Great Barrier Reef due to floods, here’s a fact sheet about traveling in Queensland, weather condition, information on operational airports and affected areas to avoid while in Brisbane

The “worst” flood ever in the city of Brisbane in Australian state of Queensland could take a total toll on tourism by incurring the industry a loss of about $100 million, as the Brisbane River peaked at about 4.46m on Thursday.

As the New York City faces season's third winter storm in less than three weeks, here are some key facts on weather conditions, flight delays, cancellations and more.

Within weeks from a blizzard that hit New York City halting travel, city Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a weather emergency from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon in many parts of the region.

Swiss International Air Lines, known for its valued personal services, is now offering more convenience to its customers, thanks to a new application for iPhone and iPod touch.

The U.S. Airways jet that hit headlines for its miraculous emergency landing on Husdson River off New York City in 2009 will be a permanent exhibit at Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was the destination of the flight on the day of incidence.

Widely known for its raving parties around this time of year, Goa witnessed a decline in tourism over the last two years due to various factors such as the Mumbai terror attacks, global economic downturn, stringent visa regulations and heightened security issues of foreign tourists. Travel industry experts feel that hiking bus and airfares “irrationally” can also affect arrivals.

Air India, the largest airline of India that recorded an operational profit of about $4.9 million in November 2010, has been approved for a bailout with an infusion of $267 million by the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) of the country.

Following the explosion onboard Russian aircraft Tu-154B in Serbia on Saturday, the country’s Federal Transport Overseeing Service, Rostransnadzor, has asked airlines to ban services of the passenger jet until the causes of the explosion are known.

Visitors to Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park, Florida will get a chance to admire one of the last, major artworks of American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, known for his leaded glass works, as the museum will put out the artist’s works on permanent display next month.

Expedia, one of the two online travel agencies in feud with American Airlines, has removed fare details of American Airlines flights from its site, escalating the dispute between the airline and the travel site.

Russia is not ready for the growth of domestic and inbound tourism as the country still has bad roads and undeveloped infrastructure.

American Airlines has seen a year-over-year increase in its overall ticket sales after it pulled its schedules and airfares details for American Airlines and American Eagle flights from Orbitz.com last week.

Windstar Cruises has been featured among 13 cruise lines in the annual 'Gold List' of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

The Ripley Entertainment Inc. has added another bizarre to the world of amusements by opening 32nd Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, as Ripley’s museums are popularly called, at Jeju Island in Korea.

From Europe's heavy snowfall to the New York's blizzard, here's a photo gallery to peep into world's most popular places that have turned immaculately white this winter.

Angola is hoping to get back on the world’s tourism map with Tarpons – a fish majorly found in Atlantic waters known for their fighting abilities and large size.

As the season’s first snowstorm hit New York on Sunday, travel by road, rail and air came to a halt on a weekend, which is usually one of the busiest traveled weekend because of Christmas holidays.

Amidst tightened security, as happening events by the beach side will usher in the New Year in this state on western coast of India, here’s a list of attractions you must look forward to while in Goa on New Year’s Eve

Now that the US market is coming out of the effects of global downturn, an Irish tourism agency targets the US travelers to market the island of Ireland overseas as a holiday destination.

Belgian nationals visiting Sri Lanka can be relieved now, as Belgium government relaxed travel advisory for Sri Lanka from this month, owing to a better security situation in the country, said a statement.

Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have been approved for an alliance for three years during which both the airlines will have to coordinate over schedules, routes between New Zealand and Australia, airfares, and capacity.

The gallery which is slated to open just before President's Day will be the only place in the world where visitors can see and touch all 44 US presidents.

Barcelona is the best place to party for New Year with best parties in the world, Skyscanner, a leading travel search site has revealed. The Spanish city tops the site’s list of most popular places for partying on New Year, followed by Edinburgh and Iceland.

The tight security measures adopted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at US airports had outraged many travelers.

The Noah’s Ark replica will be like a reminder to the world to save the planet once more, though this time in a metaphorical ark featuring best environmental policies and practices. It gets initial nod for tax breaks.

The Christmas tree was unveiled at Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi last week to boost the holiday mood of its guest and attract tourists’ attention. The tree was adorned with gold, silver, gems and precious stones including rubies and diamonds