Jimmy Carter's hand helped shape village

The home of former President Jimmy Carter, bitat for Humanity's Global Village, and Andersonville, the infamous Civil War camp, are among the many popular sites that draw tourists to the rural peanut farms and pecan orchards of historic Americas, GA.

Sen. Craig restroom tanking as tourist destination

The men's room at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport where Republican Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in a sex sting is losing it appeal as a tourist stop, an official said.

Thai demonstrators leave airports

Anti-government protesters have left Bangkok's main airports after an eight-day siege that has paralysed government and stymied tourism. They packed up bedding before handing over both the international and domestic airports to the authorities.

Mexico City airport adopts Japanese man

Excerpt: A Japanese man named Hiroshi Nohara has decided to take full advantage of his tourist's visa in Mexico City and has moved into the airport. He's been living there for two months, and the initial avoidance from the locals has recently turned into a curiosity.

Tourist fined over attack at McDonald's in Cairns

A Scottish tourist threw an EFTPOS machine at a McDonald's manager in Queensland because he couldn't order what he wanted.