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Armani Hotel Dubai Opens In Burj Khalifa, World's Tallest Tower (PHOTOS)
Giorgio Armani's Armani Hotel Dubai opened in the Burj Khalifa tower today. Armani said, "Yesterday when I arrived and saw the hotel, I felt really emotional. After five years of working on this project, I finally saw how it all came to life. Work...
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific lounge the best in the world
Travel and Leisure magazine voted a Cathay Pacific lounge at Hong Kong International Airport as the world's best airport lounge in their inaugural Airport Awards for their May 2010 issue.
Airlines: passengers should give seats to stranded
Airlines appealed to passengers to give up their seats to stranded travelers Saturday, as carriers across Europe attempted to clear a backlog of thousands of tourists grounded by the ash cloud spewed from Iceland's volcano.
Flights from large parts of Europe were resuming Tuesday under a deal to free up airspace closed by a huge ash cloud, but strengthened eruptions from an Icelandic volcano threatened to unravel the plans.
European airlines have canceled more than 70 percent of their flights on Saturday as most of the continent’s northern and central nations remained closed to air traffic after Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano sent dust billowing across thousands...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has urged ministers from 37 African countries and international experts to put aside cultural, political and legal differences to enhance global aviation security.
The U.S. government is abandoning its nationality-based security screening of U.S.-bound international air travelers and will select passengers based on intelligence information, including physical descriptions or a particular travel pattern.
UNAIDS, backed by parliamentarians from all over the world, called for the lifting of travel restrictions on HIV-positive people which are still in effect in 52 countries. The call was made at the 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in...
The first sexual harassment case is being investigated by British authorities, after a security guard at the London Heathrow airport made an inappropriate comment to a female traveler using the full body scanner.
Kuoni has released its 2010 Holiday Report, which highlights their top destinations for this year. Comparing data from their 2009 Longhaul Report, there has been a fair bit of movement in Kuoni's top ten with Sri Lanka a particular highlight - mov...
Passengers on Virgin America flight 404 from Los Angeles to New York stuck for more than six hours on the tarmac at Newburgh's Stewart airport on Satuday. Travelers complained they received little food or water, and had to take the last leg of the...
Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) shows more than two dozen complaints were filed with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by travelers over the use of full body scanners at U.S. airports during t...
Cuba will require travelers to take out health insurance if they want to visit the country, according to a new government measure.
A total of about 50 ships, including a passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board, were stuck Friday in ice, after gale-force winds built up large ice masses in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's east coast, officials said.
Two women were prevented from boarding an airplane at Manchester Airport after refusing to go through airport body scanners.
A Delta Connection flight from Rochester, N.Y., to Atlanta was canceled following an altercation between two flight attendants.
Italy says Swiss misused travel pact in Libya row
Italy accused Switzerland on Tuesday of misusing an agreement facilitating European travel to put pressure on Libya, prompting a Libyan ban on visas for much of Europe.
Libya suspends issuing visas to Europeans
Libya has suspended the issuing of entry visas to European citizens apart from British nationals, an official at the country's main international airport said on Monday.
Belgian train crash continues to hit European railway services
Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels have been suspended for a second day after two commuter trains crashed in Belgium, killing 18 people.
Jetstar passengers stranded in Thailand
JETSTAR passengers booked on a Thailand-to-Sydney flight have been stuck on the resort island of Phuket since Monday because of maintenance problems.