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Temperatures in Europe are at record highs.

Europe melts under heatwave from the SaharaTravellers heading for Europe are being warned to load up with sun hats and sun protection lotion.

[From left] Nina Kubik-Cheng from the German National Tourist Office, Dr Ulrich A. Sante, German Ambassador to Singapore and Dr Johannes Widodo, associate professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.

Germany second most popular Europe destination for SingaporeansGermany is the second most popular Europe destination for Singaporeans after the UK.

Macau’s main Art Macao exhibition opensThe main exhibition of Macau’s largest art and culture festival to date opened on June 6 and will run until October.

The massive Fjadrargljufur canyon is a top tourism draw in Iceland.

Blame it on Bieber: Iceland canyon too popular with visitorsFJADRARGLJUFUR, Iceland (AP) -- A large sign warns motorists that Iceland's Fjadrargljufur canyon is closed to visitors but...

A view from inside Vessel, which is made up of 154 interconnecting flights of stairs.

Hudson Yards takes off as NYC tourism hot spotNEW YORK -- Since its March 15 premiere, pictures of Vessel, the massive, funnel-shaped hive that serves as the centerpiece of...

Lombok slow to clean up after last year’s earthquake.

Trash is no treasure for Lombok tourismThree international cruise ships are reported to have cancelled plans to call on Lombok, with one the three citing the poor...

Areas of Paris like Montmartre are an Instagrammer’s delight.

A too-cute street wants selfie crowds to buzz offResidents of a Paris street are demanding that city authorities erect gates to lock out social media tourists and locals who...

Switzerland has seen increasing numbers of destination weddings from Asia as a result of its efforts to promote the country to honeymooners.

Swiss tourism bounced back to field record performance last yearIt was a record year for Swiss tourism in 2018, propelled by gains in the number of domestic and European visitors.

Areas in South Korea such as Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi and the North and South Chungcheong provinces have been blanketed by record-high levels of ultra-fine dust.

South Korea wheezes from record levels of ultra-fine dustEmergency measures have been enforced as South Korea wheezes from record levels of ultra-fine dust blanketing areas in Seoul,...

Artist impression of Hudson Yards, the largest development in New York City since the Rockefellar Centre in the 1930s, which will open in March 2019.

NYC & Company concludes first trade mission to South-east AsiaNYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organisation, has concluded its first trade mission to South-east...