Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in a push to extend tours to three years, said it was time to stop the one-year, unaccompanied tours that forces currently serve in South Korea because it is considered a war zone.

More than 30 percent of tourists choose Hawaii as their first destination in the United States, while another 30 percent opt for a whistle stop package tour of the entire country, according to an online survey carried out by Ctrip.com, China's major onli

BUDGET TRAVEL: AirAsia Bhd chairman Datuk Aziz Bakar (left) presenting a memento to Bumiputra Travel and Tours Association of Malaysia president Syed Mohd Razif Syed Yasin after the signing of an MOU in Kuala Lumpur on June 19 2008. Malaysian civil servan

Dunedin is likely to be on the menu later this year when a tourist operator begins food tours to the city. Wellington-based Zest Food Tours marketed the city as a culinary spot at the recent Trade and Enterprise New Zealand (Trenz) annual tourism show in

It's a sure sign of summer when the Plum Island Lighthouse opens. The Newburyport Harbor Light, located at the northern tip of the island, will open tomorrow for its first tours of the season from 1 to 4 p.m., weather permitting. On clear days, the light