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  • 10 unique European boutique hotels

    The term "boutique hotel" can be applied to a host of very different properties -- whether quaint or trendy, traditional or avant-garde. But they all have at least one thing in common: They're intimate, and fewer rooms means fewer guests get to experience them, so staying at one can feel like discovering a secret hideaway. But secrets are no fun if you don't get share them -- ...

  • Report Man charged with tossing wife from cruise ship

    Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, is accused of murder for financial gain A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his former wife while on a cruise and tossed her overboard, the Orange County ...

  • Houston Astrodome JFK terminal land on endangered list

    Mention the Houston Astrodome, and most Americans will conjure up the groundbreaking stadium that brought air-conditioned comfort to sports fans in one of the country's hottest cities, or perhaps the ...

  • Ratings Emirates named worlds best airline

    Emirates was tabbed as the world's best airline, according to the annual airline ratings published by SkyTrax. Emirates' win was its first top finish in the SkyTrax World Airline Awards since 2002. ...

  • Who buys luggage at an airport

    Whether it's a quick business trip or a two-week vacation, most every traveler leaves for the airport with a bag that's already packed. So who's shopping at airport luggage ...


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The Perfect Storm

"I had some misgivings about calling it The Perfect Storm, but in the end I decided that the intent was sufficiently clear. I use perfect in the meteorological sense: a storm that could not possibly have been worse." -- Sebastian Junger, from the Foreword to "The Perfect Storm" ...

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  • Super fans ready to hop aboard Transformers ride

    Robert J. Bowser has been collecting Transformers action figures for more than half of his life. His home now contains thousands. Video by Craig Bailey and Breuse Hickman. Posted June 18, ...

  • Dubai hotels offer 30 discounts this summer

    July is expected to have the lowest occupancy rate as it coincides with Ramadan Hotels in Dubai have reduced room rates between 25 and 30 per cent to attract visitors during the slow summer season, according to industry ...

  • AIRSHOW-UPDATE 1-Airbus wins order from SriLankan Airlines

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:09am EDT * Includes firm orders for six A330-300 * Airline expected to confirm A350 order by end of month PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - SriLankan Airlines announced orders for six Airbus A330-300 aircraft and commitments to buy four A350-900s in a deal worth $2.6 billion at list prices. Airbus sales chief John Leahy said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday that the A350 deal would ...

  • Stocks climb from one-month low Airlines gain CSR drops

    Stocks advanced on the Chinese mainland, lifting the benchmark index from a one-month low, as airlines climbed on speculation that competition from the high-speed rail industry will fall after a train crash on Saturday. China Eastern Airlines Corp jumped 10 percent after ticket prices between Beijing and Shanghai climbed. Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co led a rally for rare-earth producers as ...

  • Greenwood set to host Mississippi-Alabama tourism conference

    GREENWOOD, MISS. — Greenwood will host the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference. The conference focuses on assisting smaller communities in bolstering tourism. The 2014 conference is scheduled for Oct. ...

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