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Ecuador’s Tren Crucero wins prestigious tourism award

The British Guild of Travel Writers, the UK's leading organisation for travel media professionals, has awarded its 'Wider World' prize to the development and relaunch of the Tren Crucero in Ecuador.

Burma: To go or not to go?

As the BBC prepares to screen its new natural history series, Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom, we take a look at the key issues surrounding travel to this enchanting, yet troubled country.    

Val Thorens named best ski resort in the world

Ski professionals, ski tour operators and travel agents came together in Kitzbühel, Austria's legendary winter sports Mecca, to announce the results of the World Ski Awards, awarding the title of world's best ski resort to Val Thorens in France.

Fire alarms cause commotion at Sweden’s ICEHOTEL

Sweden's IceHotel, located in the small Artic town of Jukkasjarvi in the far north of the country, has welcomed guests through its frozen doors since 1990. For the first time this year however, in what appears to be a case of health and safety overkill, local authorities have insisted on fire alarm…

Torres del Paine selected as Eighth Wonder of the World

Travel research website and community VirtualTourist has concluded a survey to discover the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 300 entries were nominated from over 50 countries but after more than 5 million worldwide votes Chile's Torres del Paine National Park has emerged victorious.

100-year anniversary of Alfred Russel Wallace’s death

To mark the 100-year anniversary of pioneering explorer and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace's death, the Natural History Museum has unveiled a statue of the man credited with the co-discovery of the theory of evolution by natural selection.