Amanda Smay, an English major at a Pennsylvania college, longed to go to London next month with a study abroad program. Then the sticker shock set in. The 10-day trip would cost about $2,800, or 75 percent more than two years ago.

LONDON - Tents, sacks of food, and a replica of a burnt-out village hut appeared in Trafalgar Square yesterday as the tourist hot spot became a refugee camp to highlight the plight of millions of people displaced in Darfur and elsewhere.

Travel + Leisure magazine has released the results of its annual poll showing the top 10 travel destinations among its readers. This year’s winners boast one newcomer — Cuzco, Peru.

Air Namibia is one of the first and most successful airlines in Africa to implement and operationalise E-Commerce and online bookings for travellers. Air Namibia launched its revamped internet booking and ticketing system last week.

Kuwait and Dubai based airline Jazeera Airways, announced that it has signed a deal worth $70m in commercial funding with DVB Bank and Natixis Transport Finance, to finance the purchase of two brand new Airbus A320 aircraft that have been recently deliver