If you are looking for last minute travel deals for this Labor Day weekend, you have a lot to select from. With families tightening their spending recently, the travel industry has seen a slower than normal year. Hotels, airlines and attractions are offering all sorts of last minute deals to attract those looking for a last bit of fun before summer ends.

Just recently the travel industry saw the fall of one of the leading luxury chalet operators: Descent International. The company which offered high-end luxury chalets in Switzerland and lavish ski holidays in France has announced that it has gone into voluntary liquidation.

Peterhof, a brilliant country residence of Russian emperors, has a worldwide fame as the "capital of fountains". The ensemble of palaces, parks, fountains and waterfalls not inferior to its luxury of the famous French royal residence - Versailles.

Afghanistan is making efforts to build up its tourism industry as part of its economic recovery, but when will it be that people could consider traveling to Afghanistan safe?

Disneyland resort, in a last minute summer deal is offering $400 on a 4-night hotel and ticket package to vacationers.

Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is offering cash back to U.S. and Canadian travelers who visit their islands in the South Pacific through February 2010. Travelers will receive a $100 rebate per person, $200 per couple and $400 per family of four.

If you are planning a vacation to Portugal, you are probably looking for a great vacation area. Here are the top five vacation spots in Portugal that should give you a bit of inspiration on where to go on your vacation.

Think of it as an all you can eat buffet with an airline, instead of food. Pay $599, and you can fly JetBlue anywhere they go, as often as you like, from September 8 to October 8, 2009.

Man vs Food host Adam Richman continues today his journey across America testing food from around the nation. Currently Man vs Food is running on Travel Channel across America. He will tell us more about food in America on August 5. In the meanwhile, let's see what has been on today in Richman's gourmet travels hour by hour.

Have you ever wondered if there is such a thing as the most honest and trusted town in U.S.? CBS correspondent Steve Hartman writes that Lakeside in Ohio may be the case. Lakeside is a place where people trust each other and you can see a sign like "I found a $20 dollar bill, you can claim it at..."

In June, 2008, when New York City was celebrating another record year for tourism into the City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was quoted in the New York Sun, "We don’t want to have more taxes that would hurt the economic well-being of this city. For example, a tax on tourists is a terrible idea. We desperately need tourists from around the world. … Killing the golden goose is not a smart thing to do."

If you could live in paradise for the rest of your life then you might want to live in Bohol. To sum it up in just one word it's "Breathtaking". Panglao Nature Resort is located on the Philippines 10th largest island just southeast of Cebu. Not only is Bohol the home to the world's smallest monkey but it also has some of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. My personal favorite is Panglao Island Nature Resort's white sand beach.