An increase in the number of same-day car trips at the end of last year helped push Canadian outbound travel in December to its highest level since March 1994, Statistics Canada has found.

A worsening of the current Euro debt crisis could have significant negative effects on U.S. business travel, according to a report from the Global Business Travel Association Foundation (GBTA).

Greek authorities are confident the country can build on the tourism growth achieved last year despite continuing uncertainty over the European economy.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) reported a three per cent increase last year in the number of complaints filed against airlines despite the nation’s largest carriers ending the year with one of their best records for getting passengers and their bags to their destinations on time.

New Zealand is now sharing its top spot as favored destination for Australians with the United States, after the number of Aussies traveling to its neighboring country fell dramatically post-Christchurch quake last year.

Eight new tours and two destinations have been added to Discovery Adventures’ 2012 line-up.

Once a pioneer of low cost carriers in the United States, People Express Airlines (or PeoplExpress) has announced that it hopes to start flying again this summer.

The National September 11 Memorial Plaza helped Lower Manhattan draw 9.8 million tourists to its streets in 2011.

To say that 2011 was a good year for tourism to the U.S. would be a pretty hefty understatement. Having generated US$152.4 billion, travel exports for the year not only broke the 2008 all-time high (by $11 billion), but also helped the industry post a record trade surplus of $41.9 billion.

Its white sand and pristine waters have long been a draw card for travelers from across the US. But increasingly, according to Journey Mexico president Zachary Rabinor, it seems that Europeans and visitors from emerging markets are donning the bathers and making their way to Mexican beaches.

U.S. tourism can look forward to a greater number of people hitting the road this year, after a Travelocity survey revealed that a majority of consumers intended on traveling more in 2012.

Online travel agency, CruiseWise has announced the launch of a “revolutionary” cruise booking website aimed at streamlining and simplifying the online booking process for cruise vacations.

As Australia’s flag carrier suffers amidst mounting costs and unprofitability on international routes, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told lawmakers the airline must “adapt or die” given the company’s dire circumstances.

Japan’s Foreign Ministry has invited prominent bloggers and twitterers from across the globe to areas affected by last year's earthquake and tsunami in the hope of further boosting travel to the region.

2012 was always going to be a big year for tourism to Mexico, thanks in no small part to the end of the Mayan calendar cycle celebrations in December.

The U.S. Travel Association has applauded a final ruling on the Global Entry Program, which will see the initiative made permanent and available to 97 per cent of international travelers to the United States.

Most cinemagoers know the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand, and that the trilogy’s prequel, The Hobbit, is also being shot there. What many people don’t know however, is just how accessible the movies’ backdrops are to tourists.

The European Commission (EC) has promised to continue charging airlines for their emissions despite China prohibiting its carriers from paying without Beijing’s permission.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told TripAdvisor that it could not claim that all of its reviews were genuine and written by real travelers, following an analysis of its content.

Looking to build on its commitment to voluntourism, Flight Centre has announced the acquisition of Canadian online company, GoVoluntouring.

Not only valuable when disaster strikes, travel agents can also save time, access the best rates and the best information and secure exclusivity, but everyone is still not convinced, CNN has reported.

As if there won’t already be enough campaigning going on – now the U.S. Travel Association wants you to “Vote Travel” in 2012.

Spirit Airlines has been criticized for launching a campaign warning consumers of the recently imposed Department of Transportation (DOT) rule requiring the display of total fares, including mandatory fees and taxes, in all advertising.

The winners of Super Bowl 46 will not be the only ones celebrating in Indianapolis this weekend.