October 26, 2011, 8:25 AM EDT By Jonathan Stearns (See EXT4 <GO> for more on the debt crisis.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) — The head of the euro area’s rescue fund will travel to China this week as European leaders court foreign investors to help stem the region’s debt crisis. The Oct. 28 visit to Beijing ...Read More

Corporates looking to send their staff travelling next year should prepare for a hike in prices, according to the new American Express Global Business Travel Global Forecast. The report says businesses intend to support growth by doing more travelling next year and this, combined with clever supply management by travel providers, means higher prices. Prices ...Read More

If you’re looking for the macabre side of Europe, skip the hokey rip-off “torture museums” and visit a cemetery — they’re authentic, artsy and oozing with history. In honor of Halloween, here is a list of some of my favorites. Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris: Littered with the tombstones of many of the city’s most illustrious ...Read More

Scosche boomCAN speakers (Handout) By Ross Werland,Tribune Newspapers 3:05 p.m. CDT, October 25, 2011 Name: Scosche boomCAN What it is: About the size of a small Vicks VapoRub bottle or a 35 mm film canister (if anybody remembers those), this tiny speaker delivers huge volume from your MP3 player or easily outperforms your laptop speaker. ...Read More

A “trade war” could result from the House’s passage of a bill that bans European countries from imposing emission-trading requirements on U.S. airlines, environmentalists said. The House on Monday approved legislation to block the European Union from requiring U.S. airlines to participate in its Emissions Trading System starting next year. Under the proposed system, which ...Read More

Statistics show that all international travel from New Zealand in August 2011 is up six percent from the same month last year, and is expected to continue increasing as Kiwi’s continue their love affair with the UK and Europe. As a result, Flight Centre will again hold the largest travel show in Auckland, on Sunday ...Read More

Sydney Opera House versus Rome’s Colosseum. There’s no comparison between Australia and Europe, says David Whitley. Europe-based Australian travel writer David Whitley explains we just can’t compete when it comes to top tourist attractions. Australia’s tourism chiefs are desperate to boost domestic tourism, but Australian travellers seem determined to fly to the other side of ...Read More