The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 4.5 million international visitors traveled to the United States in January 2012, a seven percent increase over January 2011. January 2012 registered the 10th straight month of increases in total U.S. visits.

Ahu Aysal Kerimo?lu is one of the lucky people who has dreamed of seeing space since she was a child and can afford the ticket to go into space. The ticket is worth $95,000. Space Expedition Curacao (SXC), a company that operates in space tourism, began to sell tickets in April 2011 for a journey into space.

A new site that provides travelers and armchair travelers a unique look at Cuba goes live at www.visitcuba.com. Visit Cuba blankets the Cuba you know and the Cuba you haven't discovered yet - from Pinar del Rio to Havana to Santiago de Cuba and everywhere in between.