Thailand’s tourism office has announced plans to give incoming etiquette manuals to Chinese tourists who are expected to visit the country later this week. As much as 90,000 tourists from mainland China are expected to visit Thailand this week, according to the Tourist Authority of Thailand. In preparation for their arrival, leaflets containing information on how to behave properly in public have been printed and are ready to be distributed to Thailand’s Chinese visitors.

A new international tourism zone on the border of China, Russia and North Korea is in consideration by the Hunchun City government, according to Xinhua news agency. The initiative was originally put forward by the Hunchun City government in 2013, and since then has drawn a lot of interest from Russian and North Korean officials. The management model for the project is still in discussion. The venture would be a particularly important investment for North Korea...

The outlook for tour operators in the Middle Kingdom is dim – thanks in part to the blanket of smog obscuring much of the country, notably its capital city.

It was early summer, a time for rice planting and balmy weather, yet North Korea’s first ski resort was open. Masikryong is a complex of nine slopes, imported ski lifts, and grand ambitions to host international tournaments. The nine-floor chalet had a mahjong room, swimming pool, sauna, and spa, complete with peculiar Japanese full-body driers.

Whether you’re a Potter maniac or just a muggle who wants a glimpse into the life of the wizarding world, the Georgian House hotel, a 163-year-old property near Victoria Station, now has rooms that replicate the famous chambers at Hogwarts.

Italy is a country known for delicious food and amazing sights, but not so much for decent broadband internet access. The nation's government recognizes this, and a group of lawmakers have proposed a $6.3 million project that would install free, public WiFi in across the country in effort to not only attract tourists, but also strengthen its economy in comparison with the rest of Europe.

Set in Sydney, 'The Civilised Panda Travel Services' (pictured) was created by agency DDB China Group and was commissioned by Chinese state television as a 'public service announcement'.

Australia is gaining a reputation for being one of the most expensive places in the world.

World Animal Protection says enslaved elephants are routinely treated with violent and bullish tactics to beat them into submission so they can be ridden by tourists.

Wedged between the Hindu Kush and Koh-i-Baba mountain ranges in the central highlands of Afghanistan, Bamiyan is a sleepy, unimposing town. In the afternoon, when the sun throws a golden glow on the cliffs, the men return from the fields to the whiff of kebab smoke on the main street. Boys riding cheap Iranian motorbikes kick up the dust that settles over roadside stalls, coating vegetables in grit.

London and Paris are great, but if you're on a budget, a trip to those sparkling cities might make you feel a bit, well, broke. Thankfully, affordable options are out there, and you'll probably never guess where you can go for a culture-filled vacation on the cheap. Behold, Warsaw. The capital of Poland is not only a beautiful, vibrant city, it's also the cheapest one in Europe for a cultural adventure.

Have you ever dreamed of moving to a quaint, faraway island where, at first, you can’t adjust to the locals’ slow-paced ways, and they just don’t seem to understand your big-city talk; but after a few weeks of kismet encounters and possibly even a flirtation with a sweet local cattle-herder, you and the locals begin to mesh together as you all realize that the only way to live life–no matter where you are in this world–is with an open heart and an open mind?

Human rights attorney Mario Joseph and Tourism Minister Stéphanie Villedrouin are both trying to improve Haiti, but they are following radically different paths. The one wants justice, the other wants tourism.

When war zones become travel destinations

If you hate sitting behind a reclined airplane seat, we have some excellent news for you. Monarch Airlines announced Thursday that their fleet's new "ergonomic" aircraft seats will not recline. The new seats feature a slimmer, lightweight design that will increase legroom.

If you’re traveling this summer, chances are you’re bringing a suitcase or two. Wherever your journeys lead, take a moment to consider how far your luggage has traveled, figuratively, over the years.

Over the last three generations, with the discovery of oil and vast natural gas reserves, the tiny Arabian peninsula nation of Qatar has gone from poverty to near-unprecedented wealth: it has the highest GDP per capita in the world, double that of the United States. The change has been drastic, but it has not always been easy.

Nearly 13 years after my sister's death, a reluctant Sunday visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, where public spectacle and private grief have a permanent home together.

British student Henry Miller, 19, died in Colombia after apparently consuming the traditional hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca, or yage. Emma Thelwell, who took the drug herself, explains why it has become a rite of passage for some backpackers.

Travel still provides some of the highest human anxieties of anything we do on a routine basis. There are countless variables when it comes to travel: weather, mechanical issues, overbooked flights, traffic, human delays and so much more. But if we could combine all of our intelligent data in a way that it works together, travel disruptions could be corrected automatically and efficiently.