Extreme Travel - Page 61

November 6, 2015

How can a plane land at the wrong airport?

With technology-filled cockpits and modern-day navigational systems, how likely is it for pilots to land at the wrong airport?

November 6, 2015

Stranded Frenchman prevented from travel on planes and trains

He's been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home — and his family says it's because of he has been deemed too fat to travel. 

November 6, 2015

China opens world's highest civilian airport

China has begun flight operations at the world's highest civilian airport in a bid to boost tourism and tighten political control over the country's restive west.

November 6, 2015

'Unbalance Hotel' to look like a lopsided picture frame

A hotel set to be built in Peru has been designed to look like an off-center picture frame.

November 6, 2015

A look at China's new doughnut-shaped hotel

A 27-story Sheraton hotel shaped like a donut will open in China this October.

November 6, 2015

Piloting the Airbus A380 in a flight simulator

I don’t play video games, and probably I never will now that I’ve landed an Airbus A380 at airports all over the world in a flight simulator.

November 6, 2015

Youths flood Cancun under watch of marines, police

Tens of thousands of U.S. college students are flooding into the Mexican city of Cancun, where officials have stepped up patrols of marines, soldiers and special tourist police in zones packed with hotels and bars.

November 6, 2015

To go or not to go: 2013

Some of the world's most beautiful and historic destinations are, at least temporarily, off-limits because of natural disasters, crime, or political unrest. Here, we warn you away from the real trouble spots--and debunk some of the bad press.

November 6, 2015

Over-the-top ways to celebrate New Year's Eve in Vegas

Looking to party with Kim Kardashian in Las Vegas this New Year's Eve?

November 6, 2015

India's tea tourism: Gracious living, great brews, echoes of bygone days

"This is your own home now," announces our host, welcoming us to Thengal Manor.