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The 2012 Oktoberfest, the world's most famous annual beer festival held in Munich, Germany, closed its doors to beer drinkers, only to be back next year on 21 September.

A recent report suggests that if the United Kingdom is to successfully handle its aviation conundrum, it needs a larger airport, either at Heathrow or Luton

Dubai plans to build its own Taj Mahal – called Taj Arabia, a replica of the world wonder located in India. Taj Arabia will be four times bigger than the Taj Mahal.

Archaeologists have unearthed the royal tomb of the Mayan queen Kalomt'e K'abel in Peten, north of Guatemala City.

Controversial images of naked prince at Vegas party give fillip to tourism numbers.

Dozens of flights disrupted after balloon causes power outage.

The woman was reported missing from the Aurora liner on its journey from Oporto in Portugal to Barcelona, in Spain.

Nepalese aviation officials have claimed the Sita Air Flight crash that killed 19 was caused by the "panic stricken" pilot.

The North East of England has been bearing the brunt of what the Met Office has been called the worst September flooding in thirty years.

Plans to start a 6,500km bus route connecting Mirpur in Pakistan to Birmingham have been announced

Row over East China Sea islands hits airlines resulting in major carriers in both countries reducing their flights.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Malaysia today on the second leg of their Diamond Jubilee tour in Asia Pacific to celebrate the 60th anniversary of reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

The union is demanding a five percent salary hike and halt to layoffs and outsourcing.

Official claims fire was started in six points almost simultaneously, suggesting several people working together.

The winning photograph - captured by Cedric Houin and titled Butterfly - was shot in the Kyrgyz lands of Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and shows a woman and child sitting inside a yurt, a traditional wooden-framed portable house

The flower carpet has been a part of the Belgian capital’s tradition since 1971, when the first such carpet was laid out with thousands of begonias

Richard Branson's Virgin Rail has lost its bid to continue running one of Britain's most important rail franchises, the west coast mainline, to the UK's largest rail operator, FirstGroup.

Maybe you're desperate to join the estimated 10 million people who have already escaped the country to get away from the crowds that have descended on London!

An undersea exhibition on a sunken ship off the coast of the US state of Florida has been wooing divers into that surreal world through a photographic display

For those looking to avoid travelling on the cramped and sweaty underground whilst the Olympics are in London, a new app has been launched that promotes a more healthy alternative, walking.

In a bid to attract tourists frightened away by the revolution of 2011, Egypt's tourism industry will look to re-open various pharaoh tombs that have been buried for decades

Christian tourists bathed in the waters of the Jordan River, at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud, near the West Bank city of Jericho, in Israel

Needles were found in sandwiches served in business class on four Delta Air Lines flights to the US from Amsterdam on Sunday, the airline has confirmed.

Housed in a warehouse in central Shanghai, the Ultraviolet restaurant serves only 10 guests a night. Brainchild of French-born Paul Pairet, the restaurant serves each course with a tailored set of visuals, sound and smell.

Athletes lost in London for hours trying to find Olympic Park.

The victim was taken by what is believed to have been a white shark, while he was surfing 200 metres off an isolated beach, off Perth in Western Australia.

The ruined Cornish tin mines have been listed alongside monuments like Taj Mahal and natural wonders like Northern Lights as a must-see site before you die.

Hong Kong can be best defined as a city which is always on the go. It is always bustling with numerous business events, conferences and exhibitions. Crowned as the hub of Asian business, this city has a great repute in terms of hospitality. Whether you are here on business travel or for a rejuvenating holiday, this city would never disappoint you.

Asian city state of Singapore is one of world's top luxury destinations.