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Beijing hotels hurting ahead of Summer Games The Beijing Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels. The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, leading to a tourism windfall with fully booked hotels, flush customers and a jubilant atmosphere. |
10 destinations without cars Gas prices, traffic, kids screaming in the backseat. ... It's enough to make you want to get out and walk. So why not do just that? At these 10 spots, there are no cars at all (unless you count a golf cart or two). |
Discovering new magic at Pamplona Anna Leocha has already been to Pamplona’s famed Running of the Bulls nine times — and she is only 19 years old. This summer she returns to discover the grown-up side of the fiesta. |
China discouraging tourist travel to France France seems to be falling off the itinerary of Chinese tourists, in a display of China's pique at French support for protesting Tibetans and angry demonstrations against the Olympic torch on the streets of Paris. |
Galilee trail follows in footsteps of Jesus A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle. |
Australia to lure tourists with film epic An epic Australian outback movie starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will spearhead a new tourism campaign designed to recapture the country's "mojo" and lure more visitors Down Under. |
Caribbean remains top cruise destination The Caribbean remains a top destination among cruisers, and more are bringing their children along for the journey, according to a new survey by the Cruise Lines International Association. |
Shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermen. |
Heavy load for porters on the Inca Trail Porters on the famed Inca Trail trek to the jungle-shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu recall the fleet-footed chasqui — Inca messengers who darted over the vast road network of South America's most powerful empire. |
Discover a masterpiece named Florence “The greatest concentration of universally renowned works of art in the world is found [in Florence]”, noted the United Nations World Heritage commission in 1982, when it inducted the city’s historic center. |
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A guide to Olympic cheering June 24: Apparently, there's a right and wrong way to cheer at the Beijing Games. The Chinese government and the Beijing Organizing Committee has issued a four-step guide to proper cheering — see the demo here. Today show |
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Help pick the honeymoon June 20: TODAY travel editor Peter Greenberg gives four fabulous honeymoon options for TODAY’s “Race to the Altar” winning couple, LaDonna Bradford and Darnell Suggs. Today show |
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Best spots in the U.S. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Nilou Motamed, features editor for Travel + Leisure magazine, about the five of the best places to travel to in the country. Today show |
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Plan the perfect honeymoon June 18: TODAY’s Amy Robach talks to travel expert Misty Ewing about organizing a fantastic honeymoon. Today show |
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