Eli Orzessek has some quirky suggestions for your Japan to-do list.

Greg Fleming lists Chicago's must-see attractions.

This futuristic plan is designed to revamp one of Australia's most beautiful islands.

A museum in Germany and a hotel in Austria cater to sausage dogs and their owners.

Women chefs are achieving increasing prominence in the world's best restaurants.

Stacey Hunt finds four good reasons to visit Niue.

Your favourite foodie memories in our Lonely Planet Ultimate Eatlist competition.

Marianna Hunt gives a guide to Bruges, the Belgian canal city.

A guide to seeing the world without leaving a footprint.

Paul Button is general manager of Canopy Tours, in Rotorua.

Excessive growth in tourism has damaged the environment and disturbed residents' lives.

A passport from this charming island nation is "the latest status symbol" for the wealthy.

Koh Tao is popular spot for backpackers - but it has become known as 'death island'.

Areas strongly affected by bleaching are showing significant signs of improvement.

A stint at the Cosmopolitan revealed secrets that probably should stay in Vegas. Oh well.

They're the world's most visited destinations - but this site says they're not worth it.

Disney parks are in the dream business, writes George Fenwick.

"I couldn't speak properly, I wasn't making sense at all."

Once in ruins, this 14th-century church is attracting tourists who want to see "ghosts".

Unlike its southern equivalent, the North Pole is a destination without a marker.

Internet service soon could be reaching one of the world's last digital-free frontiers.

Mustique is a holiday location built on its reputation for eccentricity and revelry.

A Paris official accuses rental websites of forcing residents out of the French capital.

The ancient city, almost destroyed by ISIS, could re-open to tourists next year.

Tourists could face fines of over $800 for snacking in the city's historic centre.

Sara Bruce spends 48 hours in Palm Springs, the modernist 60s desert town in California.

A gigantic and bizarre new 337m-long cruise ship holds a cool secret that's a world first.

From the 125th-floor of the Burj Khalifa even high-rises resemble matchboxes.

A scathing Harper's article says the city is a 'pathetic imitation of what it once was'.