The embattled cruise industry has been dealt another blow over the safety of arctic cruises.

Moscow announced Wednesday plans to extend its ornate but overcrowded metro system by half as much again in the next eight years at a cost of 100 billion rubles ($3.4 billion) per year.

Join a frequent flyer program, and conventional wisdom suggests that you'll be rewarded with flights for the points that you build up with your loyalty.

Brazil will invest $17 billion on public transport for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, President Dilma Rousseff announced Tuesday.

Cruise ships will carry additional life-jackets as part of a new package of measures revealed by the cruise industry April 24.

The restored Cutty Sark will be re-opened by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, five years after the 19th century British tea clipper was ravaged by fire.

If you're keen to avoid sitting next to your fellow passengers on a flight, you should head for the back of a plane and an odd row number, a new study has suggested.

A quirky South African budget airline said Friday it will offer a free flight to families with multiple wives as polygamous President Jacob Zuma ties the knot for the sixth time.

Italy's first private high-speed train, launched by Ferrari head Luca di Montezemolo's company NTV and boasting sleek interiors and a cinema carriage, made its inaugural journey on Friday.

A new study by comScore has found that the most popular travel-related smartphone activity is checking airline prices on the go. Here, a round-up of some of the best apps out there.

Myanmar could be the home of Asia's next big aviation boom, analysts have suggested.

Piggybacking aboard a massive airplane, the US space shuttle Discovery made a dramatic flyover of Washington Tuesday on the way to its final resting place, a museum outside the US capital.

Boeing's state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight in part powered by a biofuel, flying from the west coast of the United States to Tokyo.

Packed into a subway train that has broken down, or stuck in gridlocked traffic, it's easy to spot one key aspect of London's 2012 Olympic Games that is causing organisers sleepless nights.

If you're planning on traveling overseas with a four-legged friend this summer, there are a couple of steps to take to ensure an easy, hassle-free experience.

Australia's Qantas Friday launched the nation's first commercial flight using a mixture of refined cooking oil, saying it would not survive if it relied solely on traditional jet fuel.

Passengers who left New York on a Titanic anniversary cruise ship voyage were to toss wreaths into the sea in a memorial service as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the historic sinking.

With its mood lighting and amusing safety announcement, Virgin America, the US wing of Virgin Air, will enhance its in-flight entertainment programming with players from Hollywood comedies, including Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Ben Stiller (Little Fockers), producer/director Judd Apatow (Bridesmaids) and other funny men.