"Dark tourism" is a term or phrase that is beginning to get used more frequently. Some people have a fascination with visiting sites that are associated with destruction. It seems more and more people ...

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine's president has announced. Once at the centre of a ...

Planning a vacation? Can't decide where to go? Well, here's an idea. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "CHERNOBYL") STELLAN SKARSGARD: (As Boris Shcherbina) I'm pleased to report that the situation in Chernobyl ...

It was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, but three decades later Chernobyl is emerging as one of the planet’s hottest tourism tickets after a new TV series. For the past few years, a ...

The radioactive explosion happened in the early hours of Saturday, April 26, 1986. By the end of that weekend, Soviet authorities began the evacuation of tens of thousands of people living around the ...

There have been guided tours taking tourists to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant for years, but tour operators are crediting the 40% increase in visitors to the HBO show. Yaroslav Yemelianenko, the ...

In a powerful symbol of resilience, Ukraine is working to turn the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the nearby city of Slavutych into international tourism and education centers. The goal is to preserve ...