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Holiday pet packages
Spoil Fido with these pet-centric hotel offerings accross the country.
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Top gifts for globe-trotters
What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler? If you have big bucks, splurge on an e-reader or a netbook. But if you're on a budget, go for clever stocking-stuffers. Full story
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A book is the perfect gift for armchair travelers and frequent fliers alike. Full story
Forget the inflatable pillow!
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Best new travel gadgets of 2009
The years’ hottest holiday gadgets, each guaranteed to make every day feel like Hanukkah or Christmas all over again. Full story
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The Big Apple
Long referred to as the center of American business, New York is a melting pot of cultures and landscapes. Take a visual tour of some of the Big Apple’s most famous attractions.
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FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188
After a Northwest plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, transcripts show.
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The best new travel gadgets of the year
Read on for the scoop on 2009’s hottest holiday gadgets, each guaranteed to make every day feel like Hanukkah or Christmas all over again.
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Brits rate Thai hospitality tops, French last
Britons think France is the least hospitable country in which to go on holiday, according to a new online survey of 1,412 Britons.
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5-night winter package to Rio, from $959
Experiencing the beaches, babes and boutiques of Rio de Janeiro is typically a bank-buster — not to mention a brain-buster with the language barrier. Not so with this 5-night offer.
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Economy keeps Americans home for Thanksgiving
Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.
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Life is a Dream on Carnival’s newest ship
At 3,646 passengers (maximum 4,631 passenger capacity including upper berths) and 130,000-tons, Dream is Carnival’s biggest vessel to date and introduces a number of new features for Carnival.
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Most roads closing for winter in Yellowstone
Roads into the interior of Yellowstone have closed for the winter, limiting access to Old Faithful, Canyon, and Fishing Bridge until the snowpack is cleared in the spring.
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Top four ways to enjoy the Bahamas as a family
Great surf, great sun, great people ... the Bahamas is made for families. There's Atlantis (natch!), but there's more. Here are three isles guaranteed to impress even the pickiest brood.
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DOT fines airlines for six-hour tarmac delay
The Department of Transportation issued a fine against Continental Airlines and Express Jet Airlines for stranding passengers in Rochester, Minn., for nearly six hours last August.
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Extreme excursions for thrillseekers
Sure, there's always an adventure that's more dangerous or more expensive, but adrenaline junkies without hedge funds still have plenty to chose from.
