MADRID- Spain expects foreign tourist arrivals to drop by up to 10 percent this year due largely to the global economic downturn, Industry and Tourism Minister Miguel Sebastian said Saturday. "Our...

WASHINGTON, Virginie Montet - They have travelled further than any fashion item on Earth, surviving a hostile environment and extremes of heat and cold on a world far from ours. But now age is...

LOS ANGELES - A California teenager arrived back home Thursday after becoming one of the youngest people ever to sail around the world alone. "It's been a crazy 13 months and... yeah, it's awesome...

PARIS - Penny-pinching, rude and terrible at foreign languages: French people are the world's worst tourists according to a study of the global hotel industry released on Thursday. Carried out...

MIAMI- Year-round sunshine, sculpted bodies in skimpy swimsuits and sandy beaches for people-watching are some of the reasons why Miami has been picked the "sexiest city" in the United States. The...

ROME - Italy has advised against non-essential travel to Iran, in a message on a government website Monday, following similar advice issued earlier by Britain. "Because of the disorder that has...

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brigitte Hagemann - The tourism sector needs to be recognized as a major economic motor that deserves the same sort of attention as the manufacturing and finance industries, tourism...

ANTANANARIVO- Madagascar is offering free entry to tourists to bolster an industry devastated by the recent unrest in the Indian Ocean island state, a tourism official told AFP Friday. "Until...

MUMBAI, Salil Panchal - The world's cheapest car went on sale Thursday, with dealers and the company behind it confident of strong demand despite a slump in global car sales amid the world economic...