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The Immense Increase in Chinese Tourism Creates Career Opportunities for Young Americans Willing to Learn Chinese

Photo credit: joebrandt/istockphoto.comAt a time when tourism is dramatically down to places like Turkey, Egypt, Belgium, Tunisia, and North Carolina, a favorable…

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London's Olympic Tower Adds...a Slide?

ArcelorMittal OrbitThe ArcelorMittal Orbit, a twisting metal tower rising 376 ft/114.5 m from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, was built for the 2012 Summer Games.…

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Welcome to LA's New Observation Deck

Skyspace's Skyslide was lifted into place in mid-March (Photo Credit: OUE Skyspace)We're amidst heady days for Los Angeles tourism. Last week, the city's Metro system scored a…

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Reports: The TSA Speeds Up Lines By Allowing Shoes, Fully Packed Bags

For weeks, the news has been clogged with reports that airports were often seeing lines of as long as two hours for security clearance.According to independent reports on Twitter…

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Why Las Vegas is Now Gearhead Heaven

Everyone knows Las Vegas as a place to gamble, hear a concert, writhe at a nightclub or get hitched in a quickie ceremony officiated by “Elvis”. But in the last decade or so, it’s…

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A Decision by the President's Daughteer to Experience a "Gap Year" Before Entering Harvard Has Brought Immense Publicity to this Travel Option

When the President's older daughter, Malia, announced that she would experience a "gap year" before entering the freshman class of Harvard University, her decision…

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And Still They Come: Ever-Larger Cruise Ships to Displace the Smaller Vessels, Causing Grave Harm to the Once-Delightful Activity of Cruising

Photo Credit: Royal CaribbeanRecently, the travel trade press has been filled with headlines about the largest cruise ship ever built. It is the 5,500-passenger Harmony of…

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Want to Save a Ton of Money on Your Next Car Rental? We'll Show You How

Where are travelers most frequently being taken for a ride? The airport. But you can save money on rental cars with one simple trick—and we have the numbers to prove it.

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Why Are So Many People Acting Like Jerks in National Parks? A Radical Proposal to End the Selfishness

Did you hear about the "Tourist Bros" who reportedly have a warrant out for their arrest for trampling on fragile areas of Yellowstone?A vanity project called "High on Life…

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The Possibility of Public Disorder is Perhaps Another Problem of the Upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio

Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro. Photo credit: ru_boff/InstagramOn my own several trips to Rio de Janeiro (as a one-time tour operator, I offered charter flights there), I…

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Cambodia Regains its Train Lines

Photo credit: TrainCambodia.comOne of the many consequences of Pol Pot's genocidal 1970s regime in Cambodia was the loss of its railway system. The dictator wanted to bring his…

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Which Are the Most Pet-Friendly U.S. Hotel Chains (And Which Ones Just Claim They Are)?

Lots of hotels say they'll let you stay with your dog—but at many, the price is steep and support is weak. But some American hotel companies truly do go the extra mile to welcome…

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San Francisco-LA Sleeper "Bus" Debuts

This week, there's been a lot of press about the "Hyperloop" companies that are racing to create magnet-powered trains that will shuttle passengers at the speed of sound inside…

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Travel to Cuba is Now in Full Swing, Available on Group Tours or Cruises at Outrageous Prices, But Affordably to Totally Independent Tourists

Photo credit: Ana/WikimediaSeveral months ago, when Carnival Cruises announced it would soon begin offering cruises to Cuba, it did so in the strangest way.  Instead…

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Two New Websites Are Poised to Become the Airbnbs of RV Rentals

It was only a matter of time. Just as HomeAway.com and Airbnb.com dramatically changed the home rental industry, now two relatively new sites are transforming the ways people rent…

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Malia Obama Brings Back the "Gap Year"—Here's Why Every Student Should Take One (and How)

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3 Alternatives to Miami Beach’s Party Hotels

Taking in all that’s new in Miami Beach can be exhausting. If you don’t want to deal with the hyped-up party scene or the impersonal service of a too-big resort, here are…

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Airline to RFID-Track All Checked Bags

Nice to see a little of that crazy airline profit money poured back into something that benefits passengers: Delta has announced that by the end of the year, its new RFID luggage…

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Why the U.K. Government is Looking More Closely at the Hotel Booking Sites

Hotels think the online booking sites create an unfair playing field, and now, some goverments are looking into the matter, too. Can guests benefit from the fight?

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With Americans Caught Up in the Presidential Race, Travel May be Somewhat Reduced, Creating Unexpected Opportunities for Persons Determined to Travel

To the U.S. travel industry, now is the “election year curse”—a time when both domestic and international travel slow perceptibly. And this year, that sluggish trend has…

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No More Stretching Out on Empty Flights?

This month, some newspapers and magazines published stories that proclaimed things like, "Lie-Flat Seats are Coming to Economy Class."It sounds like a dream come true, right?…

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Not as a Hypothetical Prediction, But in Disturbing Reality, the Surviving Big Airlines of America are now Acting like Classic Monopolies

When, through mergers and acquisitions, the big airlines of America were reduced to four (Delta, United, American, and Southwest), such critics like me complained that…

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There Are, Sad to Say, a Number of Caribbean Locations Where Gay Couples Seeking a Pleasant Vacation Will Occasionally be Unsafe

Our nation has been increasingly tolerant of gay rights. Stirred by the words of Pope Francis, or by Supreme Court decisions, one state after another has accepted the…

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The Recent Anti-Gay Action of the Legislatures of Mississippi and North Carolina Has Become a Travel Issue

Once, several years ago, I had occasion to meet the troubled daughter of a friend of my wife. I use the word "troubled" advisedly. She appeared anxious and often distraught, she…

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Cheaper Trans-Atlantic Flights, Cheaper Hotel Rooms, Fewer Mexican Destinations

/>Acapulco, MexicoThough little-noticed, three recent news events have brought about important developments in travel.Cheaper Transatlantic…

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