TRAVEL MONDAY: Top 50 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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Central Park is the ultimate Manhattan playground. Here's where to go and what to do in this 843-acre family-friendly wonderland.
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Check out our gallery of your best travel photos from around the world, and submit your own at CNN iReport.
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Malaysia Airlines reroutes a Kuala Lumpur to London flight over Syria and offers refunds to passengers too afraid to fly
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The costs of your airline travel will rise a little today, thanks to the federal government.
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Tourist scams are most common across Europe, according to new research about holiday scams around the world
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Highlights of the Farnborough International Airshow 2014, from the Dreamliner's terrifying stunts to the future of in-flight Wi-Fi
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The Verrückt waterslide is the tallest in the world, standing at more than 168 feet tall.
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Video captures Boeing 787 Dreamliner performing a near vertical take-off and terrifyingly sharp turns
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Following last week's MH17 disaster, Malaysia Airlines changes the flight number for the AMS-KUL route and offers refunds to travelers who wish to cancel their tickets.
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Despite recent efforts to improve its image, there's room for Ryanair in Skytrax's annual top 10. Here are the budget carriers that made the cut
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Wizz Air and Jet2.com have replaced Ryanair as the European carriers most reliant on extra charges
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CNN's Ivan Watson pays homage to the city he's called home for the past 12 years.
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The pound has strengthened against the dollar but major foreign exchange firms have been pocketing a larger slice of the money handed over by travellers
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The pound has strengthened against the dollar but major foreign exchange firms have been pocketing a larger slice of the money handed over by travellers
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This week's pick of the best offers, including discounted hotels, flights and holiday packages
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Following last week's MH17 disaster, Malaysia Airlines changes the flight number for the AMS-KUL route and offers refunds to travelers who wish to cancel their tickets.
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Scandinavian style doesn't come cheap but not all of these cool hotels, in Denmark, Sweden and Norway will break the bank To add a tip for next week and be in with a chance of winning a £200 Hotels.com voucher, go to GuardianWitness Cont...
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Cinema loves portraying the lives of expats. Sometimes it gets it right. Sometimes it casts Nick Nolte as a jungle king.
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Acclaimed writer Pico Iyer describes his first walk in the city 26 years ago, when he found understanding between a Shinto shrine and a 7-Eleven and fell in love with the city forever.
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Disney's tech takes the sting out of paying, at last until the final bill is due. -Jason Clampet
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ATLANTA (AP) - National Park Service officials say more than 7 million people visited Georgia parks in 2013 and had an economic benefit of about $348 million. A National Park Service report says visitor spending supported nearly 5,100 jo...
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EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A program aimed at raising awareness of New Jersey's wine industry is welcome news to David Wolin, owner of Old York Cellars in East Amwell Township. "The key is to get people here," he told The Express-...
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Venezuela is thinking up one creative way after another to say "please don't come here." -Jason Clampet
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WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. House members from Pennsylvania and their staff accepted 41 privately paid trips so far this year, ranging from $20,000 in business-class airline tickets to Japan for Rep. Charlie Dent and his wife to $300-a-night ...
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Singapore Airlines has issued an apology after a tweet seemed to make light of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that was shot down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The Singapore carrier (SIA) received a wave of backlash after instructing cu...
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HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - The Holly Springs mansion that became a popular Elvis Presley museum will reopen to the public during Elvis Presley week with a memorial for owner Paul MacLeod. MacLeod was found dead Thursday on his front por...
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2600.com columnist TProphet, AKA The Telecom Informer, shares insights on mistake fares, using creative routing, exploiting the fine-print as shrewdly as airlines' lawyers, and how to generally think like a hacker to get cheap fares. You...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A report shows more than 8 million people visited Tennessee's national parks last year, spending $530 million in the process. The report released last week by the National Park Service also shows that the parks su...
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Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top tourism trends...
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A New York City restaurant specializing in smoked, cured, and canned seafood takes its inspiration from a beloved European culinary tradition.
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The manatee that's believed to be the oldest in captivity in the world is marking another birthday. Hundreds of people gathered at the South Florida Museum in Bradenton on Saturday to celebrate Snooty's 66th birthd...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Portsmouth has created a museum of local black history in a building that once was a Jim Crow era-library. Under a memorandum of agreement, the city will fund the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum's operatio...
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U.S. airlines have cut back capacity in a successful effort to fill more seats, making the most of fuel costs and subsequently increasing profits. -Samantha Shankman
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Already on the upswing with a revitalized downtown and a trendy feel, Birmingham is trying to land its biggest prize in years: The 2016 Democratic National Convention. And leaders of Alabama's struggling Democrati...
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The U.S. House of Representatives' suspension calendar is an unlikely ground zero for a midsummer battle over airline ticket advertising. But then, almost nothing about the oddly named Transparent Airfares Act, a bill championed by the d...
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The Airstream aficionado is clearly distinct from the typical house-on-wheels RV driver. But is their love for quirky camping be a quick fad or emerging trend? -Jason Clampet
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Today’s National Ice Cream Day (huzzah!). Celebrate with one of these offbeat frozen treats from across the country.
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Here's a website that can help you travel with a passion and a purpose.
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Singapore Airlines' intention to quickly communicate with customers was good, but such public updates must be carefully thought through during such a catastrophic event. -Samantha Shankman
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Jamie Oldaker toured the world drumming for the likes of Eric Clapton, among others, but he never lost touch with Oklahoma, where he honed the skills that enabled him to spend his life making music. Oldaker, who grew ...
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From booking habits of Priceline consumers to how one airline is tracking staff via iBeacon technology, here's what you need to know from the week in digital travel. -Dan Peltier
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ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) - Decades after gray seals were all but wiped out in New England waters, the population has rebounded so much that some frustrated residents are calling for a controlled hunt. The once-thriving New England gray seal ...
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ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — Decades after gray seals were all but wiped out in New England waters, the population has rebounded so much that some frustrated residents are calling for a controlled hunt. The once-thriving New England gray seal ...
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Yesterday morning at 4 a.m., the quiet of Waveney Valley, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in East Anglia, was broken by an early-morning summer storm. Fortunately, local photographer Simon Buck was up at that ungodly hour to capture the ex...
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Every day we alert our readers of new startups in the travel industry being listed on AngelList, as an early information service for those who keep track of such things. Every weekday, there will be a list of these newbies, along with ea...
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Belize City is not the kinda place you wanna spend much time, but there’s one thing you HAVE to do if you’re transiting through, it’s just 40 minutes or so from the city that you have to try – cave tubing. Only a couple of op...
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Caye Caulker is to Belize what Pai is to Thailand. A chilled out backpacker hangout. It’s been famous for this for decades and shows no signs of changing it’s demographic just yet. The island is just a one hour boat journey ($10) from Be...
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Although airports across the country are seeing the benefits of expedited screening initiatives, there remain major infrastructure improvements that could increase efficiency while cutting costs. -Samantha Shankman
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Mykonos, Santorini, Crete... been there, done that. But if you're looking for a fresh, unspoiled island to explore, let us introduce you to Aegina. Aegina Island is located in the Saronic Gulf, about 17 nautical miles from Athens. It's h...
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The Talise Spa, part of Jumeirah Group, has launched the new ‘Signature Wellness’ experience across all Talise spas in Dubai.
