International Travel

What Losing My Luggage In Italy Taught Me About My Husband

Cathy Alter | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Wedding Travel, New Love, Travel, Relationship Advice, Lost Luggage, Italy, Weekend Trip, International Travel, Weddings News
Cathy Alter

All this overzealous preparedness was probably a way of managing my anxiety, a belief that as long as I packed those fourteen tubes of lipstick, I'd avoid another kind of travel emergency.

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Finding Unexpected Art In Puerto Vallarta

Bob Schulman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Malecon, Huichol, Puerto Vallarta, International Travel, Travel to Mexico, Art Travel, International Destinations, Arts, Mexico Travel, Destinations, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Bob Schulman

Years of work and millions of dollars have revamped the Malecon into an eye-popping, 12-block-long art show peppered by dozens of sculptures, mosaics and paintings along with all kinds of indoor and outdoor galleries.

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What Should I Know if I Want to Quit My Job, Leave Everything Behind, and Travel for a Year?

Quora | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Travel, Career, Travel Tips, Career Tips, International Travel, Adventure Travel, Career Change, Travel News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Julia Lam, Traveler and Innovator I'm currently in the middle of taking 6-12 months off.  ...

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Three New Breakfast Spots In Paris

Edward Schneider | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Paris Hotels, Hotels, Breakfast, Dining, Paris, International Destinations, International Travel, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Edward Schneider

Sometimes, a good hotel (whether or not you're lodging there) touches all the right buttons. And sometimes, as we found on a March trip to Paris, a department store is just the ticket.

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Chilling On A Hot Vacation

Patricia Rust | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Munich, Battling Jet Lag, Travel, Cosmetic Surgery, Travel Tips, International, International Travel, Travel News
Patricia Rust

I am in one of the most exciting cities in the world and where am I in this scheme of things? Stuck in my hotel room.

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Reassessing Airline Loyalty For International Frequent Flyers

John Nicholson | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Frequent Flyer Miles, Frequent Flyers, Airline Upgrades, International Travel, Travel Blogs, Airline Miles, Travel News, Travel News
John Nicholson

If just one airline alliance program offered the same complimentary space-available upgrade scheme on international flights as they all do on their domestic routes, I guarantee you that every international business traveler with $100,000 or more to spend on travel each year would switch their loyalty to that airline and its alliance partners in a heartbeat.

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Duty of Care: An Employer's Moral, Social and Legal Responsibility

Valerie Berset-Price | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Travel-Insurance, International Law, Prevention, International Training, International Destinations, International Travel, Business News
Valerie Berset-Price

Don't be one of those companies.Take international travel seriously and demonstrate proper care toward your workforce. After all, a business amounts to nothing without the people who drive it.

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PHOTOS: Inside Bhutan, A Place Few Tourists Ever See

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Bhutan Photos, Travel Photography, International Destinations, Exposure, Bhutan, Slidewide, Bhutan Travel, Bhutan Tourists, International Travel, Destinations, Travel News

The country of Bhutan is a hard place to visit -- and not just because the land-locked nation is high in the Himalayas, hidden between India and China...

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PHOTOS: What's Inside First-Class Amenity Kits?

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: First Class, United Airlines, Airports, Airplanes, Travel, American Airlines, Packing, International Travel, Business Class, Qantas, Traveling, Slidepollajax, Amenities, Airlines, Conde Nast Traveler, Flying, Delta Airlines, Travel News
Conde Nast Traveler

One of the best parts about flying in the front of the plane is that the airlines dole out amenity kits packed with all those little things that make long-haul flights more comfortable

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A Billion Tourists Are Changing The World

Taleb Rifai | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Tourism, Unwto, International Tourism, Travel, Travel Blogs, International Travel, Travel News
Taleb Rifai

Wherever the one billionth tourist arrives, he or she will be part of one of the fastest growing sectors of the world economy. Amid the doom and gloom of recent years, this is surely reason to celebrate.

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Be Not Afraid: How Travel Disarms Media Hype

Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Iran, Travel, Jordan, Media, Media Fear, Greece, Egypt, International Destinations, Media Bias, International Travel, Travel News
Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll

When there are protests or a natural disaster strikes, events are often portrayed in a way that implies that an entire region has been consumed, even if the impact is limited.

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Travelogue: 100th Anniversary Of Machu Picchu Discovery

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Machu Picchu Travel, History, Peru, World Heritage Sites, International Destinations, History Travel, Machu Picchu, Unesco, Destinations, Travel Blogs, International Travel, Ruins, Travel News
Olga Bonfiglio

Machu Picchu sits 9,090 feet above sea level and 300 miles south of Lima. It is one of the most visited places in South America with 250,000 visitors per year

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Lynne Peeples

Still Deadly After Death: 'Bushmeat' Trade May Import Disease

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Infectious Diseases, Africa, Bushmeat, Global Trade, Wildlife Trade, The Infection Loop, Immigration, International Travel, Green News

Thousands of pounds of primate parts, rodents and other dry, smoked or raw animals -- so-called "bushmeat" -- are smuggled into the United States as f...

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WATCH: The Unexpectedly Fashionable Side Of Cambodia

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Cambodia, Cambodia Travel, Video, Cambodia Tourism, Fashion, International Destinations, International Travel, Destinations, Travel News

A country better known for its cultural attractions and its tragic history, Cambodia doesn't often catch the attention of fashion-focused globe-trotte...

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Get Drunk In A Trunk In Limpopo, South Africa

Pam Grout | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: The Lion King, South Africa, Bars, World Records, International Travel, Limpopo, Baobab, International Destinations, Destinations, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Pam Grout

This gargantuan tree was around long before the Giza Pyramid. And while it doesn't attract quite as many tourists as the oldest of the world's seven wonders, it does attract a lot of imbibers who come to snap pictures of themselves clinking steins inside the trunk of a living tree.

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PHOTOS: 10 Unbelievable Hotel Amenities

Fortnighter | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Hotels, International Hotels, US Travel, Hotel Amenities, US Hotels, Luxury Hotels, International Travel, Travel News
Fortnighter

Here are 10 hotel amenities -- Bentleys to breakfast bars -- that turn a regular hotel stay into an unbelievable experience.

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PHOTOS: Hiking The Length Of The Himalayan Range

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Active Travel, Himalayas, Hiking, Video, Himalayan Hiking, Adventure Travel, International Travel, Ap, Travel News

In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, un...

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PHOTOS: The Latest And Greatest In Hong Kong

Simone Girner | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Hong Kong, China, Slidepollajax, Food Travel, Shopping, International Destinations, Destinations, Travel Blogs, International Travel, Travel News
Simone Girner

For me, the biggest joy of a second or third trip is to revisit places and activities thereby turning them into mini-traditions. No journey to Hong Kong would be complete now without dinner at Tung Po Seafood, which Anthony Bourdain hailed on his show as one of Hong Kong's best food stalls.

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Should I Be Mad That They Take My Photo Because I'm Black?

Oneika Raymond | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Black, Travel, Blackvoices, Bv-Life, African-American-Travel, Travel Blogs, International Travel, Tourists, Black Voices News
Oneika Raymond

I love who I am and how I look, and evidently, other people do, too. I say this since, as a black female who travels, I get A LOT of attention in certain places I visit. I can honestly say that my looks have stopped traffic. But my question is, should I be mad?

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PHOTOS: The Most Romantic City On Earth

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Italy Travel, Venice Italy, Video, International Travel, Venice Italy Travel, Venice Travel, Venice, Travel News

Ah Venice, how we love thee. Though there is a tax for tourists due to its sinking status, the city of canals is still one of the world's most str...

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Has Driving Peaked in American Cities?

Infrastructurist | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Driving, Drive, Walk, Urban Planning, Cities, Infrastructurist, Road Trips, American Cities, Cars, International Travel, Travel News
Infrastructurist

Road researchers have noticed that driving in major cities has reached an unexpected plateau, a phenomenon known as "peak car use."

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Principal Racks Up $17K Worth Of Luxurious Purchases On CPS Credit Card

Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Ogden International School, Kenneth Staral, Credit Card Charges, Karen Lewis, Gibson's, Chicago Public Schools, Michael Scott, Tim Cawley, Cps Debt, Cps, Ogden International School of Chicago, Kenneth M. Staral, Teachers, Chicago Teacher's Union, International Travel, Video, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools is examining almost $17,000 in charges on a CPS-issued credit card that a high school principal spent on exotic overseas travel...

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Check Out UNESCO's 25 Newest World Heritage Sites

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Dolan | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Europe Travel, Pacific Travel, International Destinations, Australia Travel, Central America Travel, Slidepollajax, Asia Travel, Middle East Travel, South America Travel, Caribbean Travel, Africa Travel, Unesco World Heritage, International Travel, Destinations, Travel News

Twenty-five new cultural landmarks around the world have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking them for preservation for future generati...

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Instead of "Show Us Your Papers" How About "Show Us Your Passport?"

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Passports, Sarah Palin, Travel, Presidential Candidates, International Travel, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Keli Goff

What if candidates for president were not only required to show proof that they were born in this country and have lived in this country but that they have actually visited other countries too?

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Getting a Grasp on the New Normal: How Change Can Boost Your Business

Alan Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Innovation, Netflix, Netflix Streaming, International Travel, Business News
Alan Lewis

Every business environment is fraught with levels of uncertainty. Leaders must remember to look outside their companies -- that way, when a big change does happen, they're not blindsided.

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