NEW YORK (AP) ― Flying has never been so good ― for those able to splurge.While most holiday travelers will fight for overhead bins and go hours without a snack or room to stretch their legs, life in first class is stress free. It’s always been a special place on the other side of the curtain. Now, it’s getting even cushier.U.S. airlines, profitable again after a disastrous decade, are spending almost $2 billion to upgrade amenities for their highest-paying customers. On the most profitable inte

 Foreign envoys visit select places in Bukchon as city promotes ‘responsible tourism’Despite the cold weather, a group of ambassadors to Korea gathered at Jongno-gu Office, excited to start their first group tour in central Seoul.The cultural tour was organized by Jongno-gu and the Korea Tourism Organization to promote “responsible tourism,” which the district office newly introduced to tap sustainable tourism.“Jongno district, one out of 24 districts in Seoul, is home to major palaces. You’re g

LA PAZ, Mexico ― As traffic stalled along the palm-lined street, we peered from our taxi and spied the cause. A little parade came our way: boys in crimson church robes, young women balancing flower baskets on their heads, and a flatbed truck carrying a raucous band. Crackling fireworks zipped every which way.A local festival? We asked the cabdriver.He shrugged. No idea.Maybe a wedding? Perhaps a girl’s 15th birthday ― they call it Fiesta de Quinceanera. Who knew? It was just one of many little

SELOUS NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania ― The hot African sun was unrelenting, the sky broken only by an occasional wisp of cloud. My guide, Mtambo, and I were alone in the Land Rover for an early morning game drive.As he drove through Selous National Park, gazing at the verdant treetops for an elusive leopard, I glanced at him. Mtambo, of the Ndengereko tribe, was of an indeterminate age. He could have been 40 or 70, but this much is known: He can identify every African critter or bird that crosses his

The Jusangjeolli Cliff on Jeju Island. (Jeju Special Self Governing Province)Jeju Island has been named as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world on Saturday, 300 days after the nation launched an online voting campaign.Jeju Island was one of the final 28 global candidates for “New7Wonder

A lazybones finds hiking Jeju’s scenic Olle trails awakens the sensesJEJU ― It’s a rainy November day on Jeju Island and the leaves have turned yellow and red. The top of Aloreum, on Olle trail route No.1, is difficult to make out. Fog drifts over it like mist at the base of a waterfall. One of Olle’s most famous spots, Aloreum is one of Jeju’s many oreums ― volcanic cones that look like small mountains or hills. The spot is usually filled with visitors determined to enjoy its fabled panoramic