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Lonely Planet Will Keep BBC Company

British media giant
buys 75% stake in popular travel brand

Oct 1, 07 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The BBC is lacing up its hiking boots after acquiring a 75% stake in travel guidebook company Lonely Planet. The deal, announced today, nets the BBC a travel brand with a library of some 500 travel guides, a popular website, and a TV series shown in 100 countries. It’s... More »

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travel • BBC • travel tips • Lonely Planet • Across Asia on the Cheap • British Broadcasting Corporation

Passport Regs Kick Back In

As summer rush abates, tighter restrictions
on North American
air travel return

Sep 28, 07 9:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The deluge of passport applications that forced a suspension of new rules has eased, and starting Monday, US airline passengers must carry a passport when traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda. And after Jan. 31, documentation requirements for those destinations will apply to travelers on water and land... More »

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travel • State Department • air travel • cruise ships • passport

10 Hotels With a Wild Streak

Sep 24, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - For travelers bored with the conventional comforts of most hotels,  MSNBC offers some more creative choices:
  1. Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa, Dubai—desert conservation preserve
  2. Anatolian Houses, Turkey—five adjoining volcanic caves
  3. Baron Island—nature reserve on volcanic island
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travel • list • top travel destinations • hotel • travel tips

World's 10 Most Polluted Places

Presenting the world's most polluted places.

Sep 16, 07 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions around the world live in soot-blackened cities and toxic wastelands. Time offers a reverse travel guide to the most polluted places on Earth:
  1. Linfen, China
  2. Tianjin, China
  3. Sukinda, India
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China • environment • travel • pollution • list • lead poisoning • Ukraine • Linfen • Chernobyl

10 Best Places to Pig Out

10 best gut-stretching meals around the country

Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of picking at salads and counting out almonds?  Fill up your plate with the 10 "best-tasting, most gut-stretching" meals the Discovery Channel could find.
  1. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO
  2. Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA
  3. Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA
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food • travel • California • steak • list • contest • restaurant • Missouri • eating • burger • pizza

Get Some Color This Fall

Sep 8, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heading into prime leaf-peeper season, Travel + Leisure leads a pack of sites offering fun and affordable trip ideas. Serve yourself a double portion of red, ochre, and yellow at the Celtic Colours International Festival in Nova Scotia. Or, if Canada seems too far away, swing by the Pumpkin Festival... More »

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travel • New Hampshire • top travel destinations • autumn • Nova Scotia • Pumpkin Festival • Catskill Mountains

The Hottest Travel Trends

These innovations are changing the way travelers get around the globe

Sep 4, 07 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hotel room in Paris for two? Trés passé! Travelers these days, says Forbes, are changing it up. The latest trends include:
  1. More hybrid vehicle rentals
  2. High-end hotels renting villas
  3. More travel by private jet
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travel • list • vacation • luxury • hybrid car • luxury hotels

Labor Day Traffic Forecast: Not Quite as Bad

With gas cheaper, 28.9M expected to hit road this weekend

Aug 29, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 29 million people will travel by car during the upcoming Labor Day weekend, AAA reports—slightly fewer than last year, despite lower gas prices. A gallon averages $2.75, down 10 cents from last Labor Day. The overall number of travelers this holiday weekend is expected to go up,... More »

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travel • traffic • family • vacation • gas prices • AAA • Labor Day • holiday

10 Most Expensive Hotel Suites

Where you can shell out $53K a night (breakfast not included)

Aug 29, 07 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - When New York's Four Seasons opened a new penthouse suite costing a cool $30,000 a night, they boasted that it was the world's most expensive hotel room. Think again. The Times of London lists the world's most astronomically priced hotel rooms.
  1. Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
... More »

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travel • New York • Las Vegas • list • vacation • hotel • Four Seasons • Geneva • Sardinia

10 Sweet Spots to Visit

Willy Wonka may be a fictional persona, but these ten real-life fun-food factories will bring out the kid in anyone.

Aug 26, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travel & Leisure takes you on a tour of a fun-food factories, where delights range from twisting your own pretzel to sampling donuts hot off the line.  Some factory tours can even be experienced from home.
  1. Twinkie: Twinkies.com
  2. Tootsie Pop:  Tootsie.com
  3. Ben and Jerry's: 
... More »

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travel • Coca Cola • Hershey • list • junk food • vacation • Ben and Jerry's • Twinkie • Tootsie pop • Sturgis Pretzel • Kellog's • Hammond's candies • Jelly Belly • Krisy Kreme • candy • trips • tour

It Really Is
Too Good
to Be True

When is an online review the real
thing, and when is it a plant? 

Aug 26, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - You want to find a new place to stay/eat/visit, but how can you trust the online reviews when they could be faked by the owner? Travel + Leisure has a few suggestions for filtering out the self-interested imposters:
  1. Ad copy clichés like "affordable elegant serenity."
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Star Light,
Star Bright

To have a real celestial experience, get away from urban hotspots

Aug 26, 07 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - There's no better season than summer for sleeping outdoors under the stars. Get your fill of the Big Dipper at USA Today's ideal star-gazing spots:
  1. Assateague Island National Seashore, Md./Va.
  2. Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah
  3. Big Bend National Park, Texas
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travel • California • Alaska • Texas • Maryland • list • Utah • Minnesota • camping • constellations • stargazing • Assateague Island • Canyonlands • Denali

Top Thrills for Your Holiday Buck

Challenge yourself and whatever unfortunates you bring along in these nail-biting vacation adventures

Aug 25, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Timid vacationers whose idea of a good time is a book and a beach chair need not peruse this list of adventures, compiled by Forbes.
  1. Dive with sharks in the Bahamas (cagediver.com)
  2. Fly a fighter jet in California (incredible-adventures.com)
  3. High-altitude skydiving in Memphis (halojumper.com )
... More »

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Russia • travel • Moscow • list • Bolivia • New Zealand • cosmonaut • vacation • shark diving • adventure • sky diving • cave tubing • Bahamas

11 Top Italian Cooking Schools 

Aug 25, 07 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Savor that Italian vacation by taking a short course at one these cooking schools, highly recommended by Food & Wine magazine:
  1. Cucina con Vista, Florence
  2. Castello Banfi–Il Borgo, Montalcino
  3. Italian Food Artisans, Montepulciano
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food • travel • culinary school • cooking • Italy • list • school • cooking class

How 1st-Year Students See the World

Annual list reveals mindset of this year's college freshmen

Aug 21, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Humvees are always a mere down payment away, and it's only natural to see stadiums named after big corporations. Your source of info on '60s icons is Oliver Stone movies and anything else you need to know comes right from "The Daily Show." Don't worry; you’re not... More »

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travel • bottled water • Humvees • General Motors • Rush Limbaugh • list • Michael Moore • Pete Rose • Berlin Wall • Beloit College • mindset • Tom McBride • Nelson Mandela • Mindset List

Obama Would Ease Cuba Travel Limits

Candidate backs looser rules on money transfers, family visits

Aug 21, 07 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama says that as president, he would reverse the Bush administration's increased restrictions on travel to Cuba, the AP reports. Visiting or sending money to relatives on the Communist-controlled island became more difficult in 2004, a policy change the candidate calls "strategically blundering" in an op-ed published in... More »

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Bush administration • Florida • Barack Obama • travel • presidential campaign • Cuba • foreign policy • Little Havana • Cuban embargo • Election 2008 • presidential election

Skybus Soars With No-Frills Flights

Passengers snap up
$10 seats but extras add up fast

Aug 20, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Budget-conscious flyers have snapped up seats on Skybus Airlines from Columbus, Ohio, to 11 cities, with $10 tickets selling out on each new route hours after they go on sale. The Los Angeles Times tests the Skybus experience, where everything costs extra, from pillows to pretzels. The plane, a new... More »

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travel • advertising • flight • airline industry • Skybus • plane

9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself

Forget that city stress—these getaway spas will have you relaxing in no time

Aug 18, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nine most delicious getaway spa experiences, from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
  1. Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, Conn.
  2. Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas
  3. Cal-A-Vie: Vista, Calif.
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travel • California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • list • Connecticut • Utah • vacation • relaxation • getaway • spa • ranch

8 Tips for Traveling Solo

Traveling alone is a great way to meet new people and experience a foreign country.
—if you know how.

Aug 17, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Traveling alone is a great way to find yourself—and meet other people when you get sick of that company. Budget Travel passes along advice from experienced soloers:
  1. You'll be carrying your own bags, so pack clothes that can do double duty.
  2. Leave your iPod at home—you'll
... More »

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travel • list • vacation • solo • strangers

Don't Even Go There!

Don't fly away yet!  That packaged deal may be too good to be true.

Aug 15, 07 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before you pack your bags, check out Foreign Policy's list of the five most overhyped tourist locales:
  1. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Famous beach and diving locale actually tacky and overcrowded.
  2. Ibiza, Spain: Hippy haven and hedonistic paradise turned into dirty and pricey hole.
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China • travel • Spain • tourism • Washington DC • Egypt • list • Iceland

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