Scantily clad prostitutes beckoning from behind glass windows ?long a familiar sight in Amsterdam ?will become rarer, officials said Monday.

  In a city where residents often pay more than half their salaries for a place to sleep, visitors have long faced a shortage of hotel rooms and rising prices.

  After acquiring GB Airways, EasyJet will expand in Manchester and Liverpool.

  During the holidays, even the best airports can teeter close to implosion. Here is Tyler Brûlé's 10-point plan for clueless passengers.

  The editor of a magazine for travel agents describes tourism motivated by fear of global warming: "It's not just about going to an exotic place. It's about going someplace they expect will be gone in a generation."

  A new web site speaks with local trendsetters, then reports valuable information back to you about where to stay and eat all over the world.

  Outpaced by Web sites with user-generated content and recommendations, travel publications like Lonely Planet and Rough Guides are extending their brands to catch up.

  Paso Robles, with nearly 170 wineries, has become the newest prime destination for meandering wine tasters living out their "Sideways"fantasies in California.

  The German carrier is leveraging the strength of the euro to enter the U.S. market.

  These days, Italy finds itself in a collective funk - economic, political and social.

  The French wine industry may be in crisis almost everywhere else, but not in Champagne.

  US Airways, Midwest Airlines and Delta are among the first carriers to shift their menus in a more nutritional and flavorful direction.

  Air travelers not only embrace new technology, they are keen for more high-tech travel options, according to a recent survey of frequent fliers by the International Air Transport Association.

  The bucks flow as freely as Champagne amid a ceaseless round of celebrations piggy-backing last week on Art Basel Miami Beach.