European Christmas markets are a great way to take a break before the fun of the festive season starts and stock up on some presents for loved ones.

Christmas shopping is not always everyone's idea of the best way to spend a weekend, but combining present buying with a trip to Europe can ease the pain. Read more

Millions of people descended upon Berlin this month to celebrate the anniversary of 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

More than two million tourists, including timeshare owners of German property, visited the capital this week to remember the historical event.

As a result, a new record for tourism in Berlin was broken and on Monday alone hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the anniversary celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in the German capital. Read more

Last-minute travel and bargain hunting for holidays will be one of the trends in the tourism industry this year because of the downturn in the economy, according to the ITB World Travel Trends Report. Short trips within Europe will become increasingly popular in 2009, while luxury holidays are also expected to do well during the downturn as the growth of niche markets will be favoured. Read more