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Planning a Dickens of a trip
One of the world's biggest literary rock stars would have turned 200 on Tuesday, and fans of English novelist Charles Dickens can commemorate ...
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Posted 1 hour 58 minutes ago - 02/06/12 - Full StoryAir France keeps many flights despite strike
Air France says it expects to maintain more than 85% of its long-haul flights and 80% of European flights when pilots, cabin crew and other personnel ...
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Posted 1 hour 58 minutes ago - 02/06/12 - Full StoryHotels reach out to niche markets
When employees at the Residence Inn Chicago Deerfield started noticing an increase in clients from India, they decided they needed to do something ...
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Posted 2 hours 59 minutes ago - 02/06/12 - Full StoryAnother Carnival ship gets a major makeover
The 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit received a water park area, an adults-only retreat and more.
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Posted 4 hours 16 seconds ago - 02/06/12 - Full StoryAsk the Captain: Professional advice for prospective pilots
Captain Cox, I was wondering how the airlines determine the new aircraft-type pay rates for flight crews?
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Posted 7 hours 1 minute ago - 02/06/12 - Full StoryAruba offers Super Bowl losers a consolation trip
The Dutch island of Aruba is offering the Super Bowl Losers a free consolation vacation.
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Posted 12 hours 3 minutes ago - 02/05/12 - Full StoryService for Minn. couple missing in cruise disaster
Jerry and Barbara Heil, of White Bear Lake, are the only Americans missing in the Jan. 13 Italian cruise ship disaster.
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Posted 16 hours 4 minutes ago - 02/05/12 - Full StoryHotels cater to special diets; gluten-free food now on menus
Hotels adopt menus for gluten-free, dairy-free and other diets for people with food sensitivities.
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Posted 17 hours 5 minutes ago - 02/05/12 - Full StorySan Francisco airport opens a yoga room for stressed fliers
San Francisco International Airport has opened a yoga room for passengers who want a Zen moment amid the stress of travel.
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Posted 18 hours 6 minutes ago - 02/05/12 - Full StoryPreparation resumes for Italian ship's oil removal
Underwater operations are aimed at readying the Costa Concordia for the removal of tons of oil from its tanks.
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Posted 1 day 10 minutes ago - 02/05/12 - Full StoryTiny Utah town courts 'astro-tourists' for eclipse
Astro-tourism is becoming an important buzzword for the local tourism trade.
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Posted 1 day 7 hours ago - 02/05/12 - Full StoryGet paid to spend a month in Ecuador
Get paid to spend a month living in Ecuador.
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Posted 2 days 23 minutes ago - 02/04/12 - Full StoryIs Yosemite's Half Dome being loved to death?
The route has been inundated with up to 1,200 nature lovers a day seeking out the iconic mountain that is stamped on the California quarter.
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Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 02/04/12 - Full StoryChicago hotel: Super Sunday with Lombardi trophy
CHICAGO - Want the chance to hold a real Vince Lombardi trophy on Super Sunday? If you're going to be in the Windy City, then you're in luck ...
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Posted 3 days 39 minutes ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryWith bookings down, will cruise fares drop?
So far major lines are holding the line on fares in the wake of the Costa Concordia accident.
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Posted 3 days 2 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryKidnapping of U.S. tourists new blow for Egypt
The abduction of two American women at gunpoint in Egypt's Sinai peninsula early Friday is the latest blow to the country's crucial tourism industry, ...
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Posted 3 days 2 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryMiami Beach hotel to get $100 million makeover
In a sign of confidence in the Miami Beach hotel market, new owners have bought the Gansevoort hotel and plan to give an extensive, $100 million ...
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Posted 3 days 3 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryPatriots QB Brady apologizes for Buffalo slight
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady on Thursday said he's sorry about his off-the-cuff remark about Buffalo's hotels.
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Posted 3 days 3 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryAnother European airline fails; 7,000 stranded
Hungary's Malev Airlines ceased operations early this morning, becoming the second European airline to fold in the past week. Spainish carrier ...
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Posted 3 days 3 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StoryParks bar teen with no hands from thrill rides
Teen with no arms is turned away from thrill rides at Orlando's SeaWorld and Universal theme parks.
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Posted 3 days 10 hours ago - 02/03/12 - Full StorySpirit adds $2 fee, blames new regulations
Spirit Airlines says its $2 "unintended consequences" fee is added to most one-way fares in response to a new government consumer rule.
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Posted 3 days 13 hours ago - 02/02/12 - Full StoryRomantic New Orleans: The Big Easy casts its spell
My husband and I have only been in town a few hours, but the Big Easy is already casting a spell.
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Posted 3 days 14 hours ago - 02/02/12 - Full StoryUnderground Railroad Freedom Center battling tough times
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, which focuses on the story of the American struggle for freedom, is in financial trouble.
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Posted 3 days 15 hours ago - 02/02/12 - Full Story10 great places to enjoy Larry Bird's Indianapolis
Larry Bird, Indiana native and basketball legend, shares his favorite spots in Indianapolis.
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Posted 3 days 16 hours ago - 02/02/12 - Full StoryRoyal Caribbean says bookings down sharply
Next 25 >>The company cited the Costa Concordia accident for a downturn that began on Jan. 13.
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Posted 3 days 22 hours ago - 02/02/12 - Full Story