CULTURE

With over three million tourists having arrived in Israel recently, the country declared 2010 as the “record year” for tourism after the numbers surpassed the record of 3 million arrivals during the pre-crisis time in 2008. Israel, therefore, seems to be emerging as a 'hot' tourism destination!

Mark Ruffalo has been put on the terror list for his protest against natural gas drilling

Barbara Streisand writes design book based on her experiences building her Malibu home

Sotheby's three-day auction of 'The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of Lady Mairi Bury' concluded on Friday bringing a staggering 3 million pounds (4.8 million dollars) exceeding pre-sale expectations of 2.6 million pounds.

Very often people come across the term street fashion and many fashion writers, artists and photographers have tried to explore the concept in its entirety.

Passengers traveling by water in the European Union countries will now be able to enjoy similar traveling rights as those who travel by air or rail, the European Commission said.

Traveling gets more complicated with new rules to keep up with and comply everyday. Added to this are the new security measures by the U.S. Federal Government and high baggage costs by carriers.

The European Union (EU) has lifted visa requirements for tourists from Taiwan under the EU visa-waiver program, and the move is expected to increase the number of arrivals from Taiwan by at least 30 percent.

Peter Andre rushed to hospital for stomach pain, his UK tour has been postponed

Advertisement of Beyonce's perfume 'Heat' has been banned in UK for being too provocative for children.

How the celebrities spent their Thanksgiving holiday, here is a round-up.

Winona talks of about her movies and how she wanted to be friends with Angelina Jolie during filming of Girl Interrupted

Michael Douglas on Thanksgiving holiday

Axl Rose unhappy with Slash image on the game cover of Guitar Hero lll

Nicloe and Madden set to wed in style with big name s performing at the wedding

As the football star David Beckham joins LA Galaxy team mates for an exhibition match against local football team in Australia’s Newcastle on Saturday, the city’s tourism division looks forward to the occasion to showcase everything that’s Newcastle.

As the fresh artillery attack by North Korea on the South tears apart the already divided Korean peninsula, travel agents fear this would have adverse effects on tourism in South Korea.

In a radical twist to NASA's accomplishments, British author Nick Redfern has raised many questions on the space agency efforts in exploring outer space, including the Apollo moon landings, the controversial face on Mars, UFO sightings and other secret space programs, in his new book NASA Conspiracies.

Roman authorities have designed new tourism initiatives to increase the number of arrivals almost by double.

In a ceremony held at the prestigious Ecole Fédérale Polytechnique de Lausanne in Switzerland on October 11, watch-brand Rolex awarded five young entrepreneurs, aged between 18 and 30 years, the first Rolex Awards for Enterprise: Young Laureates Programme.

Supermodel Liu Wen made her official debut as an Estée Lauder global spokesmodel in Beijing to launch the brand's new 'Pure Color' makeup collection.

According to a study conducted recently, the coastal city of Paphos on Cyprus Island in the Mediterranean has topped the list of most preferred honeymoon destinations this year.

Richard Gere, the popular Hollywood actor, has been named 2011 ambassador of Relais & Chateaux group of luxury hotels and restaurants.

German automobile manufacturer, Porsche is gearing up to infuse an investment of 150 million euro ( $199.74 million) into its Weissach research and development centre.

As part of a purchase agreement with the New York-based Aperture Foundation, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced the acquisition of around 1422 images by the 20th century photographer Paul Strand on November 18, 2010.

Michael Brea, who acted in 'Ugly Betty and Step Up 3D' has been arrested for killing his mother in an apartment in Brooklyn New York.

Jennifer Grey of the ‘Dirty Dancing’ fame has proved that her success in the movie was not a fluke. She is the new winner of the Dancing with the Stars Mirrorball trophy in its 11th season.

The couple went through tough times after losing their 16-year-old son, Jett, last year due to a seizure attack.

Ranked the most overpaid actor for two years is not bad, says Will Ferrell. He is proud that Forbes magazine recently put him first in that category.