Oceania Cruises has launched its 2012/13 winter cruise holiday ideas collection of worldwide cruises from September 2012 to May 2013 on board its four mid-sized luxury cruise ships.

Shares in Thomas Cook crashed earlier as the tour operator admitted deterioration in trading conditions had forced it to seek further credit with banks.

Germany is becoming an increasingly popular destination for travellers from all over the world, even at a time of economic difficulty, according to the latest figures.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has confirmed it will hold its first Regional Summit on May 16th-18th in 2012 in Mexico.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) is holding its 44th annual general meeting in Abu Dhabi later this month, with the event promising to tackle some of the key issues facing aviation industry experts.

The major hotel chains are staking their claims in Morocco, lured by the countrys cultural assets and government-backed tourism industry.

Hilton Worldwide will take calculated steps and provide amplified resources in 2012 to assure its product is represented and sold appropriately across all channels, said Paul Brown, president of global brands and commercial services for Hilton, during the PhoCusWright Conference this week.

With the peak of the solar maximum this winter and NASAs prediction of the best aurora activity for half a century, there really is no better time to see the Northern Lights. Let Taber Holidays enhance your trip with an overnight stay in one of Scandinavias more unusual hotels.

Being a tourist in India is not easy. Travel is no fun and it empties out the pocket. It does not matter if the tourist is home-grown travelling within the country to see sights and visit temples or the foreign tourist who wants to experience India.. Both varieties invariably get an experience theyd rather forget but cant.

A TransAsia Airways chartered flight with 180 tourists onboard landed at Fukushima airport Saturday morning, the first international flight to arrive since March 11, giving the region's badly-hit tourism industry a much needed lift.