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Sri Lanka, Rio de Janeiro and Seoul top 3 destinations to visit in 2013: British Airways
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/12/2012
» UK-based carrier British Airways asked a panel of experts to compile a list of the top 13 new destinations and popular favorite places to visit in 2013. The experts used company data to determine the hottest destinations for next year.
Sochi hotel prices frozen in run-up to Winter Games
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/12/2012
» The Russian government has issued a decree to regulate hotel room rates during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Emirates launches first flight to popular Phuket
AFP Relax News, Published on 14/12/2012
» This week Emirates launched its first commercial flight between Dubai and Phuket.
Hugh Jackman gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star
AFP Relax News, Published on 14/12/2012
» Australian actor Hugh Jackman got a Hollywood double whammy Thursday as he was nominated for a Golden Globe and got his star on Tinseltown's famous Walk of Fame on the same day.
Myanmar 2012 tourist arrivals to top one million
AFP Relax News, Published on 19/12/2012
» Myanmar's tourism industry is on the rise with tourist numbers expected to reach the one million mark by the end of the year.
India and Pakistan to make cross-border travel easier
AFP Relax News, Published on 18/12/2012
» Last week India and Pakistan sealed an agreement to ease reciprocal visa restrictions for the first time in the countries' histories.
Two years after ash-cloud chaos, Iceland tourism soars
AFP Relax News, Published on 20/12/2012
» According to a report published by the Icelandic Tourist Board, the number of foreign travelers visiting Iceland so far in 2012 has increased by 19.1 percent.
Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy
AFP Relax News, Published on 24/12/2012
» Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban center of the Mayan civilization.
Indian washermen spin out decades-old tradition
AFP Relax News, Published on 26/12/2012
» The young man swings the sodden red garment around his head and thrashes it against the flogging stone before it is spun and hung out to dry in the fierce Indian sun.
Russians flock to Baltics for Orthodox Christmas
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» With the Eastern Orthodox Christmas just around the corner, three ex-Soviet Baltic states are facing a new invasion from the east as Russian tourists flood in for the holidays.