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12 things to do before you turn 12

We've all got a bucket list of things to do and see, and yes, this even includes well-travelled 'tweens' (pre-teenage years)! For the jet-setting 12-year-old, British Airways presents 12 things...

Lego builds on movie success with new 4D feature for Legoland

A new cinematic experience based on "The Lego Movie" will add an extra dimension to Legoland parks around the world from January. "The Lego Movie 4D A New Adventure" will boast many of the...

In Chuzhou, first Sheraton Hotel opens for business

The new hotel offers 348 rooms and suites, a contemporary design and a fitness centre. Chuzhou is situated in the east of China in the Anhui province and the site for the new hotel was selected...

For Halloween, Airbnb offers night in Paris Catacombs

No one has ever woken up alive in Airbnb's latest rental offer, but then again, no one has ever spent the night alongside six million dead Parisians in the city's Catacombs. For Halloween, the...

A cockpit, a bakery and a shoe factory: unusual places to spend the night

To escape the grey and gloomy atmosphere of fall, what could be better than an extended weekend stay in an unusual and quirky location? The HomeToGo vacation rental website has identified a...

Snow parks boom in sizzling Thailand

In a hall filled with psychedelic ice sculptures, there are shrieks of excitement as a toboggan careers down an ice run, its occupants snugly wrapped up against the sub-zero temperatures. But...

China’s new glass bridge tests courage of tourists

China's first glass suspension bridge, which dangles 180m over a canyon in the central Hunan province, has excited – and terrified – thousands of visitors since opening two weeks ago. "I'm...

Tokyo district tries to reel in tourists with whale meat

When tourists think of Japan, images of dramatic landscapes, futuristic cities and world class sushi might spring to mind. But one Tokyo district is hoping to reel in outsiders with one of the...

Best times to book cheaper hotel rooms

An online reservation site has come up with the best times to book a hotel after analysing prices at 25 of the most popular tourist destinations around the world. And according to their data,...

Airlines with the best in-flight service

Qantas and Singapore Airlines dominate a new ranking of the best in luxury air travel. Editors at AirlineRatings.com have released their picks for the airlines that offer the best in-flight...

Sursock reborn as Beirut’s first interactive museum

From nighttime walks around the city to workshops on art conservation, Beirut's grandiose Sursock Museum reopens this week as Lebanon's first interactive museum of contemporary art. Closed for...

Awards name best luxury, value and dining cruise lines

Shopping for a cruise holiday? Experts at one of the biggest online cruise sites have released their picks in categories that cover all budgets and needs. In the eighth edition of the Cruise...

World’s highest marathon returns to quake-hit Everest

Dozens of runners donned snow goggles and braved icy temperatures to participate in the world's highest marathon in the foothills of Mount Everest Monday, five months after a 7.8-magnitude...

Dutch sandcastle hotel turns childhood fantasy into reality

Dutch sand sculptors have taken a childhood fantasy to a new level by creating the world's first real-life "sandcastle hotel", complete with a drawbridge and turrets. Curious tourists and the...

Price hike puts Disneyland annual pass over US$1,000

Disneyland has hiked rates for its annual passes, a spokeswoman said on Monday, putting some prices above US$1,000 (RM4,353) for the first time as the Southern California theme park owned by Walt...

Inconsiderate parents the most annoying type of hotel guest, survey shows

Are you guilty of letting your kids run wild in the hotel hallway? If so, know that guests behind closed doors are cursing your parenting skills, as "inattentive parents" topped a newly released...

Oktoberfest attendance falls amid German border controls

Attendance slipped at the world's biggest beer party, the annual Oktoberfest in Germany, as border controls imposed to stem the flow of refugees complicated rail travel, organisers said...

London gears up for big October art events

With the Frieze Art Fair set to attract lovers of historical and contemporary art alike, London is readying for an art-heavy month, as Damien Hirst's new gallery opens its doors. Frieze From ...

Malindo Air gets nod to fly to Perth

Malindo Air, Malaysia's hybrid airline, has received an approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Perth. With this approval, Australia...

In shabby backstreets, diners find real taste of Cairo

Through streets strewn with rubbish where laundry lines hang from shabby apartment blocks, the tantalising smell of grilled kebabs lures patrons from across Cairo. Kaber Subhi, in the Egyptian...