Most people heading off to a sunny winter vacation in a foreign country know something about how to avoid a nasty case of travellers' diarrhea, but they don't know everything they should, according to a University of Alberta study.

The Boston Children's Museum is very pleased to announce the opening of Pack Your Bags! A Kid's Ticket to Travel. This fun-filled exhibition will help children explore and understand why people travel and how traveling can change us.

The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that the requirement for citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere will begin on January 23, 2007.

Armenia is fast becoming a new hot destination for tourists and those who enjoy traveling. Armenia occupies a territory of 2977thousand square kilometers. The average altitude of the territory is 1,800 meters above the sea level, the highest peak has an altitude of 4,090 meters and the lowest point is ravine of Debet with an altitude of 380 meters.

According to preliminary data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, the first eight months of the year recorded a total of 1,720,294 arrivals, representing a 1% increase over the same period last year, and 5,557,024 overnight stays, equaling last year's figures.

Wyndham Hotel Group, the lodging unit of Wyndham Worldwide, today announced it has signed an agreement with Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. of Bangalore, India, to develop 10 Ramada(R) hotels totaling at least 1,000 rooms in the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtr, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico's first airline and leader in the international market announced today its new route between Las Vegas and Culiacan. The route has been created to accommodate the high demand of passengers traveling between these two cities.

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited announced that it has privately placed USD$240 million, 5-year, zero coupon, zero yield convertible notes.

The Boeing Company confirmed that UK-based carrier and integrated-tour operator First Choice Airways has ordered an additional two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with deliveries beginning in 2011. This order previously was listed on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries webpage attributed to an unidentified customer.

2007 trend predictions for budget travellers are in, and it looks set to be a year of 'as you were' for worldwide destinations, with London remaining No.1. HostelBookers.com has announced today that 2007 searches for hostels are still topped by the UK capital, while Amsterdam, New York, Paris and Barcelona take the remaining places in the top five.

Armenian travel agencies have joined Armenian and foreign tourists in complaining about how expensive holidaying here has grown over the past few years.

By the end of 2006 the number of tourists visiting Armenia will reach 380 thousand, Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Ara Petrosyan said in a press conference today. More tourists are expected to travel to Armenia.