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Mermaid Body Found … Not Really: Tips for Traveling Like a Mermaid
Discovery aired an Animal Planet documentary this past weekend called Mermaids: The Body Found. Unfortunately, a mermaid body has not been found, despite many internet crawlers’ assumptions. But cheer up, Ariel — here are some ways you can travel like a mermaid (and, no, it …
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London Olympics 2012: Use Your Reward Points to Score a Room
By Mommy Points There’s only a little time left until the Olympic torch reaches London and marks the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics, so it isn’t surprising that hotel prices in London this summer are high. Not only is the British pound a pretty …
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Mayan Doomsday: Celebrate With Free Hotel Offers
By Jimmy Im The 2012 Mayan Doomsday is upon us (insert maniacal laughter). You’d think most travelers would make plans to avoid archaeological Mayan sites on Dec. 21, but it’s in fact the other way around — and with good reason. “End of the World” …
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All-Inclusive Resorts Giving Major Perks (Like a Free Enrique Iglesias Concert)
by Jimmy Im It’s not all about free meals and a salsa class anymore. All-inclusive hotels and resorts are hot right now. In fact, they’re so popular, Starwood opened its first all-inclusive resort, Westin Playa Conchal in Costa Rica last May and, more recently, Sheraton …
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NYC Valentine’s Day Hotel Packages
Paris may be the city of love, but New York is the city of sexiness.
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NYC’s Hotel Housekeepers Get Panic Buttons
Hotels in New York City will provide housekeepers with personal panic buttons. This decision comes after a hotel maid’s charge, last May, that she was sexually assaulted by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Now housekeepers at all of the top hotels in the city will …
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Where to Eat & Stay Near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Where to Eat Nestled along the Tidal Basin with a majestic view of the Jefferson Memorial, the MLK Memorial spans 4 acres in the quiet southwest corner of the National Mall. The remote site is suitable to a memorial of its style and size, but …
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LivingSocial Offers Hotel Deals
LivingSocial has expanded its portfolio to offer hotel deals. A few months ago, the daily-deal maker launched LivingSocial Escapes, a travel division that offers 1- or 2-night travel experiences. The company provide its members with deals on a few hotels within driving distance and a …
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Sheraton Hotels Get A Makeover
Photo: This is the outdoor lounge at the Sheraton Tribeca in the Big Apple, where club members can enjoy amenities while looking at the city skyline. (Sheraton Hotels) Sheraton has renovated 103 of its hotels in North America. Starwood, Sheraton’s parent company, kicked off a …
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Hotels Pull Japanese Foods Off Menu
Luxury hotels in Hong Kong are taking Japanese fish, beef and other foods off their menus due to Japan’s nuclear crisis, according to Bloomberg. The concern is that food may have been contaminated after radiation was released from the deteriorating nuclear power plant.Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental …







