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Frequent travellers offer some common-sense tips on ensuring personal safety when you travel

A public transport van is photographed at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An American woman was gang raped and... (more...)

Indonesia’s Lion Air poised to roar ahead in Southeast Asia’s crowded low cost airline market

By Eileen Ng THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia’s top discount carrier, which catapulted into the... (more...)

Indonesia’s Lion Air poised to roar ahead in Southeast Asia’s crowded low cost airline market

By Eileen Ng THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia’s top discount carrier, which catapulted into the... (more...)

Kentucky Bourbon Trail chosen as top 10 ‘Best Spring Trips’ by National Geographic

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFORT, Ky. — National Geographic has designated the Kentucky Bourbon Trail as one of its top 10... (more...)

Middle East airlines and airports transform the region into a new crossroads for global travel

By Scott Mayerowitz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s 1 a.m. and the sprawling airport in this... (more...)

TRAVEL: Ireland’s ‘Gathering,’ Gettysburg 150th, New Zealand and Myanmar on the radar for 2013

Tourists lay on Ngapali Beach, Myanmar, on Nov. 28, 2012. The country formerly known as Burma possesses great tourist potential... (more...)

Asia-Pacific nations greeting 2013 eagerly; Myanmar celebrating with first public countdown

By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Sydney’s skyline erupted with tons of exploding fireworks as... (more...)

Fall for Dance fest delights with a crazy mix of circus, tap, flamenco

By Jocelyn Noveck THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — There were gasps and moans of empathetic pain on a recent night at New... (more...)

Spa-rty, anyone? Spa trends include group gatherings and cross-cultural inspiration

By Beth J. Harpaz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers,... (more...)

Former Olympic cities let you run, swim or pose for photos where Olympic champs reigned

By Anick Jesdanun THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY, Australia — In Sydney, you can swim in the same pool where Ian Thorpe won... (more...)

World’s last Asiatic lions may suffer under tight grip of Indian state that saved them

By Katy Daigle THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GIR SANCTUARY, India — A peacock shrieks. A monkey scrambles higher into the fire-colored... (more...)