We Want to Preserve the Things We Don’t Want to Use or Pay For: Hotel Okura Edition

Via Curtis M., Tokyo’s Hotel Okura is slated for demolition. Five decades ago it was a gem of architecture, combining Japanese aesthetic and modernism. It’s across from the US Embassy, so has been a watering hole for ex-pats, State Department employees, and people who merely list their official employer as the State Department. Presidents from […]

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How do consumers want to read travel reviews?

Like 95% of travelers, I read reviews before booking a hotel. The hotel experience can make or break a trip, and I ...



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Avocat Waterfall on the Island of Trinidad

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/02/04/avocat-waterfall-island-trinidad/

A New Kind Of Lost Cause For China

To avoid a repeat of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, China says all airliners must have satellite communications by yearend.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/after-disappearance-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-china-require-satellite-systems-1805600

Next Stop: Petit St. Vincent, a Dot of Green in the Ocean Blue

A new dive center on the private Caribbean island, opened by Jean-Michel Cousteau, is not just a resort, but an educational facility.

















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Is Delta Threatening Politicians Over $20-$60 Million in Handouts?

An Atlanta television station reports that a Georgia state lawmaker has taken to the floor of their legislative chamber to denounce Delta’s lobbying tactics. The lawmaker is opposing the extension of jet fuel tax breaks that are worth $20 to $60 million per year to Delta — saying that he supported the breaks during the […]

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Conrad Hilton charged with assault after flight

Conrad Hilton, the younger brother of celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, allegedly threatened and intimidated flight attendants on a British Airways flight from London to Los Angeles last summer, using profanity, smoking in the bathroom and calling passengers "peasants," federal authorities charged this week.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/entertainment/conrad-hilton-assaulting-intimidating-flight-attendants-charge/index.html

Meet the world's ultimate checklist traveler

This full-time travel blogger has been to almost 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. So which ones are his favorites?

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/travel/unesco-global-treasures-world-traveler/index.html

New Japanese hotel to be staffed by robots

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/travel/japan-hotel-robots/index.html

What I’ve Learned From Living In Hotels

I've been living out of hotels for almost a year now, and have mixed emotions about the entire experience. I'm working on a more in-depth post, but it's tough to distill such a big life change into something readable. So that's a work in progress.

In the meantime, I put together a quick list of some of the main things I've realized from living out of my suitcase over on USA Today Travel’s new Road Warrior Voices blog...

I get messages every day asking about the laundry situation, in particular, so hopefully this is helpful for some of you!

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Flight 8501 Search Area Expanded To North Java Sea

Fishermen found human bones about 500 miles from the search zone in Karimata Strait, where Flight 8501 crashed.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-suspected-human-remains-debris-found-search-expands-north-java-1806222

How To Shame A Person That Gropes You On A Flight

There's an interesting video going viral which was taken by a lady after she was groped on an IndiGo flight within India. Here's the description of the YouTube video:

'This man on the seat behind mine, put his fingers in the seat gap to touch me!!! I was very shocked for sometime to react. By then the flight went to landing mode. Then the moment flight touched down, i got up. Saw his hand was again on the side ready to take up any opportunity to touch me!!! I created such a scene, humiliated him in front of the whole flight! He thought like usual girls will keep quiet and he can get away with this! I have lodged an FIR now! He is a very rich man of Bhubaneswar and is now very humiliated in front of the people who know him. Cant believe the ordeal i had to go thru but being silent is a crime! The police officer was very helpful and the Indigo staff remained with me throughout. The man is under police custody currently. I clicked his pictures and made videos, shouted so loud that the entire plane came forward to see him! i made sure i humiliate him as much as possible because i know law will do nothing'

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Best Western opens doors to hotel of the future

Forgotten your shoes while on a business trip? No bother, you can create a pair, or perhaps some other forgotten essential, using ...



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Startup oracle – here is a man who can gauge success or failure

Heading down the startup route can be a dangerous thing.

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/startup-oracle-success-failure/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startup-oracle-man-can-gauge-success-failure

Sneaky Bargains: Premium Class Over Economy

Logic suggests that an economy class fare will always be cheaper than a premium cabin fare. However, because of the complicated pricing systems used by airlines, along with other factors, that is not always the case. Other times, the difference between economy class and premium cabin fares can be insignificant, making the decision of purchasing […]



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