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New York City Hotel Rates Soar to Record Heights as Holiday Travel Nears

Hotels charged an average of $417 per night in September, the highest monthly rate ever for the city. “I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said.

By Matthew Haag

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Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses

After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services.

By Paul Vitello

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Why Are Cities Still Spending Big on Convention Centers?

Cities are spending more than ever to land the biggest events, but companies have long pulled back on spending for annual conferences and attendance has dwindled.

By Alexander Nazaryan and Christian Monterrosa

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Zita Cobb on Community Tourism and Her Newfoundland Inn

The innkeeper at this luxury hotel on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island hopes other places might draw inspiration from an economic model in which tourism is in service to the community, and not the other way around.

By Paige McClanahan