Phuket is one of the largest of islands of Thailand, located nearly 860 kilometers to the south of Bangkok. Phuket is also often referred as the ‘Pearl of the Andaman’, thanks to its natural possessions of rocky capes, limestone cliffs, white powdery beaches, tranquil board bays and tropical inland forests.

About 70 percent of the Korean Peninsula is mountainous. Therefore, it is but natural that Koreans love to go mountain hiking in the spring and fall. Most mountains have well-paved paths and thus many people can be found hiking on any given day. ‘San’ means ‘mountain’ in Korean. Most of the nation’s mountains are branches of the Baekdu-daegan mountain range, which starts at Mt. Baekdu in North Korea and stretches down to Mt.

Jeju Island, the largest island in South Korea, lies to the south of the Korean peninsula. It is a volcanic island but it is currently dormant. This volcanic island is dominated by Halla Mountain, the tallest mountain in South Korea, which rises 1,950 meters above sea level.

The incredibly fast growing popularity of online and mobile channels in the Asia-Pacific has paved the way for tremendous growth in several vertical industries such as the travel and tourism industry.

According to Shanghai Expo representatives, half a million local tourists visit the Shanghai Expo. The 184-day event is predicted to attract an estimated 4 million foreign visitors. The Shanghai Expo is being held on both banks of the Huangpu River in the city of Shanghai from May 1 to Oct. 31.

Indian tourism is now recovering from the global recession. In particular, the last two months' developments encouraged the Ministry of Tourism. After the recession, these two months showed an increased number of tourists. Now, the Ministry is trying to promote it through its new efforts. The slowdown of the past few years was a major setback to the ever-increasing Indian tourism. In 2008, from January-March, around 1.7 million tourists visited India, while during the same period in 2009, only 1.46 million tourists decided to visit India.

KUNMING, China — Two lovebirds in a wooden cage. A dozen turtles in a blue plastic box. Hundreds of black beetles eating watermelon rind. Thousands of mealworms squirming – food for the lovebirds. These animals share space with thousands of others here in Old Kunming. Any can be had for a price. But strange animals are not the only things for sale in this crumbling quarter of Southwestern China’s largest city.