Travel

Travel picks: Top 10 tech hotels  

22 Jan 2010, 1.57 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The days when high-tech rooms for hotels meant adding a kettle and alarm clock are long gone, with hotels realising guests want far more wizardry in t...

Nepal travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers  

22 Jan 2010, 10.46 am  |  Source: Reuters

Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal....

Top hotels for romantic break or family holiday   

21 Jan 2010, 11.05 am  |  Source: Reuters

TripAdvisor has come up with a list of their members' favourite places to stay based on who you're travelling with and the type of vacation you're see...

Global tourism to grow 3-4% in 2010: UN body  

18 Jan 2010, 6.19 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is predicting global tourism growth of between 3% and 4% in 2010 after a fourth-quarter recovery in 2009, the U...

Airline premium ticket demand still sputtering: IATA  

18 Jan 2010, 5.31 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Demand for first and business class tickets, accounting for nearly one-third of most airlines' revenues, remains weak and an improvement in November w...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Barbados  

15 Jan 2010, 5.13 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Barbados is a serene Caribbean island that lures visitors with its aqua waters, friendly people and fine dinning....

Travel Picks: Top 10 bicycle-friendly cities  

15 Jan 2010, 4.38 pm  |  Source: Reuters

With fuel costs soaring and environmental conservation in vogue, the bicycle is making a comeback in many cities, becoming a major part of urban trans...

Dine in a pirate ship? You can, at Cayman Islands  

14 Jan 2010, 1.40 pm  |  Source: Forbes India

Laze around by the beach, snorkel, golf, have a quiet or romantic dinner on a yacht or an old pirate. There is something for everyone at Cayman. ...

Jaisalmer makes it to over-exploited travel picks list  

14 Jan 2010, 11.10 am  |  Source: Reuters

Travellers yearning to explore prehistoric Stonehenge or Machu Piccu's Inca ruins better start packing, as both are on a list of endangered destinatio...

Too many tourists may make must-see sites vanish  

14 Jan 2010, 10.12 am  |  Source: Reuters

Travellers yearning to explore prehistoric Stonehenge or Machu Piccu's Inca ruins better start packing, as both are on a list of endangered destinati...

Travel Picks: Top 10 islands off the beaten track  

08 Jan 2010, 1.55 pm  |  Source: Reuters

After a frenzy of family activities over the holidays, peace and solitude is a dream for many people....

Five cities rediscovered with the help of concierges  

26 Dec 2009, 9.43 am  |  Source: Forbes India

Your best guide to unearthing little known delights even in a city you’ve often travelled to....

Travel Picks: Top 10 Yuletide hotspots  

18 Dec 2009, 12.09 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Christmas has become a global festival, regardless of religion or location. Lonely Planet's "1000 Ultimate Experiences" lists the best places in the w...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Goa, India  

18 Dec 2009, 12.09 pm  |  Source: Reuters

A small state on India's Western coast, Goa boasts of quaint Portuguese colonial charm, sun-kissed beaches and great seafood. ...

Cyprus no man`s land a haven for rare wildlife  

18 Dec 2009, 10.02 am  |  Source: Reuters

A corridor of no man's land dividing Cyprus between rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot factions has become home to some of the island's more retiring inh...

Around the globe in destination clubs  

12 Dec 2009, 11.11 am  |  Source: Reuters

Having lived in Europe and the United States and with family in England, British-born Emma Campbell and her husband were toying with the idea of buyin...

48 hours in climate-conscious Copenhagen  

12 Dec 2009, 11.11 am  |  Source: Reuters

Got 48 hours to spare in the Danish capital of Copenhagen amid the world leaders, scientists, demonstrators and sceptics in town this December to disc...

Travel Picks: Top 10 places to enjoy a cup of tea  

11 Dec 2009, 1.35 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Fancy a cuppa? From highbrow salons to highland plantations, Lonely Planet lists the world's best places to have a cup of tea in its "1000 Ultimate Ex...

Kabul's no frozen-in-time war zone   

07 Dec 2009, 9.34 am  |  Source: Forbes India

Kabul is not Afghanistan,” says John Connolly, meaning the city of about 3 million isn’t the dusty frozen-in-time war zone seen on the news....

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Seoul  

04 Dec 2009, 11.31 am  |  Source: Reuters

South Korea's frenetic capital lends itself to many things such as round-the-clock dining, soaking up the country's rich, tumultuous history, or watch...

This December, East is best: leisure travellers  

02 Dec 2009, 9.12 am  |  Source: Forbes India

Countries, like Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, which offer more for a lesser price, have enticed the leisure traveler away from the west....

Dining out: Top 5 restaurants in India  

01 Dec 2009, 4.33 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region....

Travel Picks: Holiest places for spiritual experiences  

27 Nov 2009, 9.01 am  |  Source: Reuters

It is often said that God works in mysterious ways, and travel guide Lonely Planet has come up with a list of the holiest places in the world where th...

Singapore Airlines flies high again in Zagat survey  

25 Nov 2009, 5.23 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Passengers and travel agents have voted Singapore Airlines this year's best international carrier in a Zagat survey that also showed how the economic ...

Want a green holiday, shop at night? Head to Taipei  

24 Nov 2009, 6.57 pm  |  Source: Forbes India

Every visit to Taipei fills me with the memories of my first visit four years ago. I thought the city was an ordinary metropolis at first but I soon c...

Travel Postcard: Hiking around Jade Mountain, Taiwan  

20 Nov 2009, 1.39 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Jade Mountain, northeast Asia's highest peak and Taiwan's sole finalist for a "New 7 Wonders of the World" award, remains an alluring mystery due to i...

Travel Picks: World`s top 10 ugliest buildings  

20 Nov 2009, 1.05 pm  |  Source: Reuters

From the merely unpleasant to the borderline criminal, ugly buildings somehow manage to pop up even in the prettiest cities....

Paris: City of lights or lights out?  

18 Nov 2009, 8.38 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Paris, whose wild nightlife drew generations of party goers from Ernest Hemingway to Jim Morrison, is now more notorious for curfews than carousing....

French hotel offers guests a night as a hamster  

17 Nov 2009, 9.00 pm  |  Source: Reuters

It's a unique concept according to its creators, a hotel in the French town of Nantes is offering the chance for people to become a hamster....

Milan luxury fair seeks to woo crunched super rich  

14 Nov 2009, 10.10 am  |  Source: Reuters

Posing a Swarovski crystal-studded bicycle next to crocodile bags in all colours and sizes, a Milan fair is seeking to woo big spenders with luxury it...