Would cloudy weather ruin a visit to the first-ever resort to receive certification from DarkSky International? A stargazer in Utah holds on to her optimism.
Category: Hotels and Travel Lodgings
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Sustainability Activists Take Aim at Disposable Hotel Slippers
Slippers supplied by hotels — flimsy models usually made of plastic and fabric — are the next single-use item in the cross hairs of sustainability activists.
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A Local’s Guide to Antwerp, Belgium
Five locals — including three of Belgium’s most influential designers — share their favorite stores, museums, restaurants and more.
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Amsterdam’s Latest Effort to Fight Excessive Tourism: No New Hotels
The city wants no more than 20 million hotel stays annually. The measure is one of multiple efforts to control the flow of visitors.
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Dish Soap to Help Build Planes? Boeing Signs Off on Supplier’s Method.
An F.A.A. audit found Spirit AeroSystems using Dawn soap and a hotel key card in the manufacturing process. The company says its techniques were inventive, not careless.
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Eclipse’s Path Is Also Leaving a Trail of High Hotel Prices
One Super 8 in Illinois advertised $949 a night. Its normal rate is $95.
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A New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico
New hotels and destination-worthy restaurants now compliment the ever-appealing outdoors surrounding La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur.
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Hotel Stationery Becomes the Canvas for Scenes From the Road
Michael McGregor uses letterhead to sketch places and things from his life as a traveler.
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In Muscat and Beyond, an Omani Paradise
Muscat, the capital, offers opulent culture, but it is the mountains and the sea that bedazzle.
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Finland Is Expanding Its Luxury Appeal to Tourists
Five-star hotels in Helsinki and Champagne excursions in Lapland are just some of the indications that the country’s approach to tourism is changing.
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In Kenya, Seeing the Sites by Dhow
The wooden boats, whose triangular sails create a distinctive silhouette, are used up and down the East African coast.
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5 Kyoto Hotels to Add to Your Wish List
The city’s newest crop of hotels — from a luxury retreat on a historic estate to a 10-room inn surrounded by forested mountains — were worth the wait.