Tempo by Hilton New York Times Square: A New Hotel Above a Levitating Broadway Theatre
Posted on 08/28/2023, 7:30 AM
A new hotel overlooks Times Square, and it's on top of a landmarked, jacked-up Broadway theatre.
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America's Downtown Hotels Are Cheaper Right Now, but How Is the Neighborhood?
Posted on 08/24/2023, 7:00 AM
Across the United States, downtown business districts are hurting. Many former office workers continue to do a substantial share of their jobs from home, leaving entire blocks without functioning businesses. According to commercial real estate analytics firm CoStar, the U.S. is now saddled with an estimated 1 billion square feet of empty office space—a record high. The widespread vacancy is so en...
London's Latest Scams: Pedicabs and "American" Candy Stores
Posted on 08/14/2023, 6:00 AM
Scams come and go in London. Two of the latest target tourists by wearing a cloak of false legitimacy.
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Hot Pilot in a Cat Video Demonstrates Best Place to Sit on Airplanes
Posted on 08/10/2023, 10:00 AM
Fasten your seat belts. Today, we have something rare. Somehow, multiple aspects of our pop culture's all-consuming and relentless social media banality have collided to provide something that's actually useful. What do you get when you combine TikTok, a pilot's uniform, a cat, and a sexy contestant from The Bachelor who's known for posting thirst traps? Besides something that might as well have...
Doing Niagara Falls If You're Stuck on the American Side
Posted on 08/01/2023, 7:00 AM
Don't worry if you can't get to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. There's plenty to do on the New York side—and you can get right under the thundering water.
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No, Cruise Ships Are Not Banned from Amsterdam
Posted on 07/27/2023, 6:00 AM
Another week, another inaccurate travel headline that seems designed for clicks.In recent days, you might have read that Amsterdam's city council has outlawed cruise ships. BBC News: Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution. People: Another Major City Has Just Banned Cruise Ships.While there might be some very good reasons to eliminate cruise ship traffic from the intimate h...
Can Passengers Bring Cannabis on Cruise Ships? What to Know About Pot and Cruising
Posted on 07/18/2023, 7:00 AM
Is marijuana legal on cruises if it's legal where you board? Let's weed out the myths from the facts.
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Scam Alert: Passengers Report Fake Airline Phone Numbers Are Listed by Google
Posted on 07/17/2023, 3:45 PM
Some passengers are saying bogus customer service phone numbers are being displayed on Google, leading unsuspecting customers directly to scammers.
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Disney World Attendance Is Way Down, but Don't Blame Politics
Posted on 07/12/2023, 2:00 AM
On the Fourth of July at Walt Disney World in Central Florida—a day when crowds are usually shoulder to shoulder—the pathways were shockingly clear. Wait times for most rides were 30 minutes or less. Because the clickbait press never saw carrion it didn't want to pick over, recent news articles about the resort have been soaring with hyperbole. "Disney World Empties Out," one website crowed. "Walt ...
1 in 3 Flights Could Be Canceled This Summer, Europeans Warn
Posted on 07/07/2023, 3:15 PM
Today's Times of London published a headline that will dismay anyone who has a European vacation in the works for this year: Air traffic control strike will hit up to 1 in 3 summer flights.Sky News agreed, reporting that as many as 12,600 flights a day stand a chance of being disrupted.Proving that it's not just United Airlines that's having a hard time contending with the labor situation at airpor...
