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Skip Hotel Housekeeping and Save

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  • 02.04.10
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  • Liz Behler
February 4, 2010 Asking guests to reuse towels and bed linens has been a strategy for hotels looking to go green, and save a little money in the process. Now guests looking for savings can get in on the action too, with hotels offering deal incentives
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Branson Unveils Underwater Plane

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  • 02.04.10
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  • Liz Behler
February 4, 2010 Richard Branson, the self-made billionaire of Virgin fame, has yet another new toy to play with: an underwater plane. Less than two months after the debut of the world's first spaceship designed to let tourists experience the final frontier
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Cruise with Gorbachev, Condoleezza Rice

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  • 02.04.10
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  • Liz Behler
February 4, 2010 Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the last head of state of the USSR, has another item to add to his illustrious resume: cruise ship entertainer. Announced Wednesday, The World
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Tourists Evacuated from Famous Ruins in Peru

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  • 02.01.10
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  • Libby Zay
February 1, 2010 Over 4,000 people have been evacuated from a town near Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas," one of South America's most popular tourist destinations. Heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in the area, closing roads, bridges,
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Ski by Candlelight in Michigan

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  • 01.27.10
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  • Liz Behler
January 27, 2010 Cross-country skiers in Michigan will get to enjoy the sport in a different way this winter: by candlelight. A number of the state's parks are offering skiers the chance to hit the slopes at night, accompanied by old fashioned lanterns
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Air Travelers Cash in on Computer Glitch

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  • 01.26.10
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  • AOL Travel Staff
Thanks to a computer glitch, hundreds of travelers booked flights on China Eastern Airlines for the price of a Starbucks latte last week. According to an AFP article, the Chinese Airline sold approximately 300 tickets from Nanchang to Beijing—including
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World’s First Jumbo Jet Gets Makeover

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  • 01.26.10
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  • Liz Behler
January 26, 2010 The world's first jumbo jet is getting a makeover. The iconic Boeing 747, which debuted 40 years ago this month, is becoming less about luxury and more about efficiency. Luxury emanated from the multi-leveled plane during its maiden
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Rare Picasso Damaged by Visitor in New York

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  • 01.25.10
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  • Libby Zay
January 25, 2010 A famous painting by Pablo Picasso was damaged Friday afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York when an art student lost her balance and fell onto the work. The painting, The Actor, now has a six-inch vertical tear in its
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Celebrity Upsets Catholics After Dropping Priests From Cruises

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  • 01.25.10
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  • Liz Behler
January 25, 2010 Celebrity Cruises upset some in the Catholic community earlier this month, when they ended their longstanding tradition of inviting priests on board to hold daily masses, including Sunday services. The change became effective January
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Are Body Scanners the Answer? Readers Respond

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  • 01.22.10
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  • AOL Travel Staff
January 22, 2010 Earlier this month we spoke to Jon Allen, a TSA spokesman, to get the low-down on the controversial full body scanners that will be popping up at airports around the country this year. We presented the facts and then we asked you, real
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