Air Africa: Surfing the skies of Morocco
Sand, sun, sea and 311 windy days a year have transformed the small Atlantic coast town of Dakhla into a hot kitesurfing destinationTags: kitesurfing
View ArticleNew Yorkers primed for 'Manhattanhenge'
Four days each year, the setting sun aligns precisely with Manhattan's east-west streets, framing the glowing orb between the city's steel and brick canyonsTags: sunsets
View ArticleItalian hand gestures everyone should know
Italians love to let their hands do the talking. Here's what they're sayingTags: gestures
View ArticleSpectacular, rarely seen images of China's railways
From a part-time rail buff to a full-fledged photographer, Wang Wei runs all over China to capture stunning train photosTags: steam trainsteam locomotive photographyphotography
View ArticleMuslim chaplain claims discrimination on United flight
A simple request for an unopened can of Diet Coke on a United Airlines flight left Tahera Ahmad in tearsTags: United Airlinesdiscrimination
View ArticleParis ends relationship with 'love locks'
City of romance starts removing padlocks from the Pont des Arts bridge in an attempt to end damaging tourist traditionTags: Pont des Artslove locksbridge
View Article20 most memorable destination slogans
Tourist slogans can be funny, smart or forgettable. Some become iconicTags: tourism industrytourism sloganswhat happens in Vegas
View ArticleWorld's Best Restaurant award goes to ...
A Spanish eatery takes home top prize at the prestigious 2015 World's 50 Best Restaurant awardsTags: San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best RestaurantsSpain restaurantNomaEl Celler de Can RocaSpanish food
View ArticleChinese ship carrying 458 people sinks in Yangtze
Captain and the chief engineer reportedly rescued. Both claim ship sank after being caught in a cycloneTags: River travelriver cruisingtravel tragedy
View Article95% failure rate: TSA screeners fall short in most tests
Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airportsTags: TSAairport securityterrorism
View ArticleJust how big is the world's biggest photo?
A panoramic 365-gigapixel shot of Europe's Mont Blanc is the world's new largest photo, featuring 70,000 stitched together hi-res images Tags: Mont Blancalpsphotosworld records
View Article10 most popular cities for travelers in 2015
Asia dominates the latest MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index but the world's favorite city is still in EuropeTags: 2015 travelbest destinationsAsiaMiddle East travel
View Article'Extreme discomfort': U.S. city sues over airplane noise
Phoenix city officials say there was no due process when the FAA changed its flight pathsTags: FAAairportsPhoenixannoying behaviors
View ArticleLion kills tourist at South African park
Tour operator driving vehicle is hurt trying to fend off animalTags: african wildlifeAfrica safaritravel tragedySouth Africa tourism
View Article'Wolves of the sea': The vanishing fishermen of Greece's Paros island
Christian Stemper's photos highlight the unique culture of fishermen on the Greek islandTags: fishermenParos Islandphoto essay
View Article4 injured in UK roller coaster crash
The crash took place on "The Smiler" at Alton Towers Resort in StaffordshireTags: amusement parkstheme parksroller coasters
View ArticleRare pics: The Mediterranean like you've never seen it
A collection of some of the best shots from this year’s Photomed, a photo exhibition that celebrates the MediterraneanTags: digital photographyMediterraneanCasablanca
View ArticleGotta see video: He traveled the world to do what with strangers?
This guy fulfilled all of our dreams -- quit his job, traveled the world, jumped to glory and made a ton of new friendsTags: travel around the worldCraig Lewisbackpackersbackpackingadventure travel
View ArticleSecond Yellowstone visitor injured in bison encounter
A 62-year-old Australian man seriously hurt when animal charged and tossed him into the air several timesTags: Yellowstoneanimals
View ArticleUnited apologizes after in-flight discrimination claim
A Muslim chaplain says the airline's initial response "disregarded and trivialized" the complaintTags: United Airlinesdiscrimination
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