Seventeen cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection have been confirmed in the Eastern Seaboard resort of Pattaya after two Taiwanese visitors were also found to be infected on their return home from holiday there. The infections were

With air fare to Italy currently US$749, how can TourCrafters offer a Summer Special to Florence for only US$699 — and that includes round-trip air from New York, four nights in a 4-star hotel, and four buffet breakfasts? Well, that's

As the seventh IMEX closed on May 28, record attendance figures were already being announced. Over 3,770 hosted buyers visited the global incentive travel, meetings, and events industry exhibition in Frankfurt from a total of 60 countries; as a part

Two days ago there was a report about two Taiwanese tourists found to have been affected with Influenza AH1N1 while traveling to the Eastern Resort InPattaya city, Chonburi. This report, however caused the city to worry about theimpact to the

Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2009 - UNWTO joins the United Nations' initiative "Stand Up, Take Action against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" and hopes for the support of its public and private stakeholders to spread the message

Campaign for third-generation Toyota hybrid lets consumers promote local pet causes via Gas Station TV.

Campaign aims to create an image of luxury that doesn't take itself too seriously.

30 mil. effort plays up consumers' love affairs with their cars in a series of testimonial-style spots.

If you chose a base in a host country you basically explore the surrounding area only in a certain radius. That means, even if you have a rented motorcycle, you always have to return to your point of origin.Of course

Few museums can equal the Vasa when it comes to first impressions. Granted, it is just a ship. And it is just a museum. So take that for what it is worth. But walking through the heavily tinted doors, the

I found a link to the Laptop Friendly Cafes site, which lists cafes which offer free wifi in a user friendly environment, in one of my Google Alerts and my ears pricked up. Since I bought my netbook in February

We've briefly discussed before the merits (or lack thereof) of a trip to Glasgow back in October when Glasgow was in Lonely Planet's Top Ten Cities and then again it made the list as one of the Guardian's Top Five

Since Andy wrote about Camera Obscura around Europe for the Europe a la Carte blog earlier this year, I've thought that I really must visit the Camera Obscura in Edinburgh. Well, finally five months later, I visited with our son

One interesting way to get under the skin of a city is to use as your guide a famous person who lived there and visit the places they lived and worked. In Barcelona, for instance you're bound to go on

In this guest post Brooke Allen, author of the Rambling Brooke blog, takes us beyond the usual tourist attractions in Lithuania."A trip to Lithuania is sure to include a visit to Vilnius, Lithuania's capital and largest city. During my first

I'm delighted to report that the Europe a la Carte Blog has been shortlisted in the Best Business to Consumer Travel Blog category of the Travolution 2009 Awards. The winners won't be announced until 29 September after scrutiny by a

I'm a big fan of getting to know the local food and drink when I travel, but when I arrived in Lübeck, northern Germany, I wasn't that thrilled to hear that it was the home of some special marzipan -

Last year on a holiday in Wales, we stayed at a charming B&B, the Celyn Villa. At breakfast as we sat with open maps, our hostess, Pauline, offered a suggestion. She wondered if we'd be interested in tasting the best

In this guest post Lindsay Sydenham gives Europe a la Carte readers advice for a budget conscious trip to Berlin."It can be difficult to travel to Europe on a modest budget. With the weakness of the Dollar against the Euro,

We have been searching for all the low-cost airline options there are to fly to and from Bulgaria. What follows is our report on all the low-cost airlines you can fly to Bulgaria, which we are going to publish in