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Vancouver, Canada, Has Become a Popular Destination, A Multi-Ethnic City of Great Appeal, With Pleasures and Attractions That Well Deserve a Visit

Ever since passports were required of most U.S. citizens arriving in Canada by plane (that edict went into full effect in 2009), the experience of getting there has…

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Rustling Up a Good Time Playing Cowboy In Fort Worth: Why You May Want to Choose This Texan City for Your Next Long Weekend Away

The Texas most tourists see isn’t the rootin’, tootin’ West. Dallas and Houston are sedate-feeling cities of gleaming, Shanghai-like skyscrapers; Austin’s beat is more alt music…

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Is Airbnb Good for America? Or Does it Worsen the Housing Shortage? New York's Attorney General Takes the Negative View—And May Prevent You from Using Airbnb

In a thick and detailed report given considerable publicity last month, the Attorney-General of New York State has declared war on the popular website service that…

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Sundays Replace Tuesday As the Day to Book Airfares, and More Savvy Advice From An Expert Source

You may have never heard of the Airline Reporting Corporation but you've likely purchased a ticket it has had its "virtual fringerprints" on it. That's because the ARC serves as…

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Iceland is Hot! New Flights, New Airlines, New Campaigns Make the Little Country Cheap to Visit

Hallgrimskirkja, ReykjavikIceland is having quite the moment.The small, mostly treeless volcanic island nation in the north Atlantic has always been breathtakingly…

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Air New Zealand's Hobbit-Themed Safety Video is Another Viral Smash: Watch It

Kaboom! That's the sound of yet another volley in the ongoing Wacky Safety Video Wars.This time, it's Air New Zealand that has launched another salvo. Because the final film of…

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U.S. Workers Hand Their Bosses $52.4 Billion a Year in Unused Vacation Time

Most employers have a "use it or lose it" policy for vacation days, and a new study using information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has calculated just how much money…

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Are Venice's Gondolas Endangered by Rising Water?

The curling iron comb of the gondola's stern is no longer practical for Venetians.Venice's gondolas cut an iconic profile: slender hull, swooping shape, swan-like stern…

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Government Official Blames 'Cheaper Tourists' For Their Own Deaths in Terrible Avalanche: Is That Fair?

"Summit Day" on the Annapurna Circuit, NepalLast week in Nepal, avalanches hit Annapurna Circuit of the Himalayas. So far, more than 40 have been confirmed dead, with…

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World's Highest Observation Deck Opens, Shatters Height and Price Records

The world's highest observation deck has opened on the 148th floor of the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. That makes the deck 1,821 feet above street level, or a…

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These Three Newly Announced High-Design, Lower-Priced Hotel Brands Are the Future of Budget Travel

Prototype room of the new Hub by Premier InnAlmost as if they knew their core product is losing appeal with a significant sector of the hotel-going public, three major…

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Ellis Island's Haunting Hospital Ward Now Open

After years of begging from Americana buffs and urban explorers, the spooky and historically crucial Hospital Complex of New York harbor's Ellis Island is now open for guided…

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Though Domestic Tourism Remains Placid at Home, Several Foreign Locations—Morocco, Thailand, The Philippines, Hong Kong Among Them—Are Presenting Real Problems

This past week has been a rather slow time for travel within the U.S.  We've had no really major events, no new fees and charges from greedy airlines and hotels, no…

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Rooms in New York City and Los Angeles Reduced to $100 to $200! Here's How and When to Book

A well-known travel industry public relations firm has once again announced the deals in its annual Hotel Week promotion, which drums up business for its clients during low…

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London Now Charges £10 to Attend New Year's

New Year's Eve on Lambeth Bridge, LondonWant to go to London to hear Big Ben bong in the new year and watch the fireworks? Pony up!Last month, London mayor Boris Johnson…

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Munching Your Way Through Melbourne History: The Queen Victoria Market

Sydney, The Reef and the Rock: those are the three “constellations” that shine most brightly in Australia’s tourism firmament. But there’s a good argument to be made that…

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A 5-Night Vacation Next Month for $159! Plus a Bunch of Other Cruise Deals for National Cruise Vacation Week

Coral Princess at night. Photo credit: Princess CruisesWe periodically ask our friends at AllThingsCruise.com to tell us about the best bargains in cruises at the moment.…

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Marriott Urges Guests to Tip Housekeepers to Overcome the Shortfall of Inadequate Wages—Say What?

Marriott is placing pre-printed envelopes in 160,000 rooms to encourage guests to express "gratitude" to its workers in the form of cash. The initiative, called The Envelope Please,…

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Eiffel Tower in Paris Unveils New Glass Floor

Paris' Eiffel Tower unveiled its new $37.5 million renovation today, which rehabilitated its somewhat ignored first level by adding shops, places to eat, and a museum that tells the…

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Doing the Famed Sydney Bridge Climb The Speedy Way

Some 16 years ago, a clever entrepreneur named Paul Cave came up with the idea of allowing tourists to scale the arch of Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge (largest single span steel…

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The World of Travel is Erupting with Totally Unexpected Developments, Both Mechanical and Policy-Oriented

Who would have thought we would someday find robots doing the work of hotel bellmen?  Or wristwatches supplying us with travel directions?  At Starwood Hotels, a…

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We're Back on the Air This Sunday, October 5, 12:05 p.m. until 2 pm.

Attention, all you radio fans!  For the past several months, our Sunday "Travel Show" has been pre-empted in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area by New York Mets…

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Though It May No Longer Be the "City of the Century," As Once It Was Called, London is a Reliable, Rewarding Destination for a Vacation Trip

In the late 1900s, various travel companies ran contests to name "the city of the century"—and London always won.  Today, other capitals have acquired many of the same cultural…

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How Much Does an Orlando Vacation Cost? A New Tool Does the Math

One of the most common questions for me as the author of Frommer's Orlando is, "How much does a vacation there cost?"Well, a new online tool helps you figure out how much…

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Hotel Tonight is No Longer Just for Hotels Tonight

The handy and ever-growing booking app Hotel Tonight has officially made its name only somewhat true. From now on, you can book a discounted last-minute hotel room for tonight or you…