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LONDON (Reuters) - The head concierge of a London hotel long-favoured by Britain's royal family has been giving staff at Gatwick airport some tips on the finer arts of customer service ahead of this summer's Olympics. John Andrews from the 100-year-old Goring Hotel has been called in as the airport readies for one of its …

LONDON (Reuters) - The head concierge of a London hotel long-favored by Britain's royal family has been giving staff at Gatwick airport some tips on the finer arts of customer service ahead of this summer's Olympics. John Andrews from the 100-year-old Goring Hotel has been called in as the airport readies for one of its …

LONDON (Reuters) - London Fashion Week shook off its traditional image as a mere playground for quirky emerging talent with a display of grown-up elegance for the autumn/winter 2012 season that had leaders of the global fashion pack singing the British capital's praises. By the close of the shows, top British designers …

LONDON (Reuters) - London Fashion Week shook off its traditional image as a mere playground for quirky emerging talent with a display of grown-up elegance for the autumn/winter 2012 season that had leaders of the global fashion pack singing the British capital's praises. By the close of the shows, top British designers …

MILAN (Reuters) - Cashmere maker Brunello Cucinelli aims to float on the Milan stock exchange by early May, in what would be the third share offering of an Italian luxury company in less than a year. The maker of 2,000-euro colorful cashmere sweaters said in an interview on Wednesday he sought a reasonable price for his …

A window of time just opened in Yosemite National Park when nature photographers wait, as if for an eclipse, until the moment when the sun and earth align to create a fleeting phenomenon.

Unwinding with bar girls at a beach town came first. Building bombs was allegedly for later.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt expects to maintain its profitability this year as it presses ahead with cost cuts and business clients look again at investing after a turbulent 2011, company executives said on Thursday. Telecom Egypt reported fourth-quarter net profit of 584 million Egyptian pounds, up …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Couples planning to get married in Puerto Rico will soon be able to tie the knot in one of the island's most historic buildings.

Organizers say about 35,000 people helped with the unofficial kickoff to the South Carolina tourism season by attending the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.

It took Dutch tourist Adriaan little time after landing in Rio to pick out his favorite spot during Carnival, the five-day party that officially ended Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest hotelier, Intercontinental, said it would create 3,000 jobs at its 275 hotels in Britain over the next three years, providing a boost for youth employment, as it launched a new training academy in London. The company, which operates the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains as well as …

Airport security around the state could be affected by proposals up for consideration before Alaska lawmakers.

(Reuters) - Bankrupt American Airlines aims to boost revenue by $1 billion annually by beefing up its international routes and fleet to lure more well-heeled business travelers, the company said on Tuesday. Lower costs achieved through bankruptcy will enable the airline's corporate parent, AMR Corp, "to create the premier …

ZURICH (Reuters) - The number of European guests spending the night in a Swiss hotel dropped 7.3 percent last year, with Germans leading the slide at 10 percent, as the strong Swiss franc lessened the appeal of an Alpine holiday. Overall, the proportion of overnight hotel stays by foreigners declined 3.5 percent, the statistics …

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Tourism revenues in Mauritius rose by 10 percent in 2011, helped by higher visitor numbers, official data showed on Tuesday. The Bank of Mauritius said revenues in what is a key industry for the Indian Ocean island reached 43.40 billion rupees from 39.45 billion in 2010. Tourist arrivals in Mauritius …

The number of nights spent in Paris hotels hit a record in 2011, the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau said Monday, with a big jump in visits from China.

Greece's revenue from its vital travel industry increased by 9.45 percent last year as it struggled to keep its economy afloat in a devastating debt crisis, a tourism lobby group said on Monday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's tourism minister has suspended a nearly $1-million project to beautify the popular resort town of Ocho Rios in the island's northern region.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tourism officials say the Caribbean saw a small increase in visitors last year despite the global economic crisis.