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Train, bus or taxi? Site simplifies airport transfers

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:06:16 GMT

A new website at cityhook.com promises to solve that problem though, by offering quick and easy guides to every transfer option available to travelers in major European city.

Bed bugs and booze don’t mix: study

NANCY DILLON — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:11:06 GMT

That glass of wine before bedtime could bring relief in more ways than one. New research suggests bed bugs don’t have much taste for boozy blood and lay fewer eggs when their feedings contain alcohol.

Celebrate the Golden Gate’s 75th anniversary with these San Francisco treats

Evan Bailyn and Paula Conway — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:00:23 GMT

It’s hard to imagine the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Headlands connected by anything but the Golden Gate Bridge, as if its iconic red beams — erected 75 years ago — were always part of the permanent landscape.

Escalating casino wars hit Atlantic City

GINA SALAMONE — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:00:59 GMT

Revel vs. the Borgata: Is this town big enough for two casinos targeting the same monied demographic?

Anchorage named worst dressed

RYAN GORMAN — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:25:15 GMT

The dress code must be forgiving in the bars of Anchorage, as the city was ranked least stylish in an online poll conducted by Travel and Leisure magazine. Alaska's biggest city has many things going for it -- clean air, not a lot of traffic, polite people -- but attractive and stylish people apparently avoid it like they would a mob of zombies.

New Angry Birds park to open in UK

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:04:17 GMT

The hit mobile game will see its second global outpost open in the town of Nottingham at the end of this summer.

Hotel cleaning goes high-tech to keep germs out

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:58:52 GMT

Tools include a backlight which can show biological matter unseen by the human eye, and a powerful ultraviolet 'wand', which zaps germs that cause illnesses such as e. coli, H1N1, salmonella and norovirus.

British housewife charged with smuggling cocaine

RYAN GORMAN — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:23:45 GMT

Lindsay Sandiford, 55, may face a firing squad for smuggling almost $2.5 million worth of cocaine into Bali, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian nation is known for its extremely harsh drug laws, which can mandate that drug smugglers be executed.

A pop-up restaurant takes to the sky in Brussels

AFP RELAXNEWS — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:07:31 GMT

The Dinner in the Sky event will allow more than 600 guests to take part in this lofty eating experience, seated at a "flying dinner table" set over 90 feet above one of four key tourist sites in the city.

Soho House unveils expansion - next stop, Canada

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:58:27 GMT

The boho-chic private members' club and hotel chain to open in Barcelona, Chicago, Istanbul, Mumbai and Toronto.

Beautiful Mendocino County is for wine lovers & escape artists

JEFF HEILMAN — Sun, 27 May 2012 12:00:55 GMT

Knocked out by the charms of Northern California’s Napa Valley, early pioneers called it Shangri-La. Today, many San Franciscans grumble that intense tourism development has turned the wine kingdom from paradise to Disney-esque, with Hamptons-style weekend traffic to boot.

Memorial Day: Let’s get summer started!

DEBBIE TRUONG , CHRISTINA BOYLE — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:58:41 GMT

Dust off the beach chairs, dig out the swimsuits and get ready for the unofficial start of summer on Saturday.

Tropical storm warnings issued from Fl to SC

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:18:47 GMT

MIAMI — Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend.

Cheap Memorial Day escapes

Edward Glazarev — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:47:41 GMT

So you woke up this morning and realized you haven’t made any getaway plans for Memorial Day weekend.

Shot of history: World's best distillery tours

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:52 GMT

The Macallan Distillery is located on a 370-acre estate that borders the River Spey in Scotland.

California’s Coronado Beach ranked best in the US

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:40:04 GMT

California's Coronado Beach has been named the No. 1 beach in the United States in the 2012 survey by “Dr. Beach” professor Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University.

The beaches of Europe: Which is the cleanest?

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:31:51 GMT

Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent.

‘Picasso' of the pastry world to make in-flight sweets

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:14:31 GMT

French pastry wizard Pierre Hermé, best known for his inventive macaron flavors and cakes.

Six Flags debuts new SkyScreamer ride

Jacob E. Osterhout — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:46 GMT

If you like swinging in circles at 40 miles per hour with just a slim strap of canvas keeping you from falling 242 feet to the ground, this is the ride for you.

Dubai's Princess Tower tallest residential building

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:42:00 GMT

Dubai, which already claims the world's highest building, has set a new record with Princess Tower, which the Guinness World Records website said on Monday was the world's tallest residential building.

What to do when you're visiting San Francisco

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:55 GMT

As preparations continue for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a roundup of some of the best things to do in San Francisco, California.

Golden Gate Bridge celebrates 75th birthday

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:17:01 GMT

The Golden Gate Festival, which takes place on Sunday, May 27, is the centerpiece of the year-long celebrations surrounding the San Francisco landmark, which was completed in 1937.

Tallest communication tower opens to visitors

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:21:19 GMT

An estimated 200,000 people braved heavy rain in the Japanese capital on Tuesday to take part in the opening of the record-breaking Tokyo Sky Tree.

Buckingham Palace to open its doors in June

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:08:22 GMT

Open for eight weeks, the palace -- which totals 775 rooms -- will welcome visitors to the State Rooms including the throne room, the dining room, garden and the portrait gallery.

Who's ready for the beach? Half the world

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:54:13 GMT

Fifty-two percent of the travelers surveyed from Expedia say they plan some sun-and-sand time compared to 45% of travelers in 2011.