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Category: Travel and Vacations
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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers
Many hotel pools are built with children and sun-seekers in mind: too short, too warm and too crowded. These, in cities across the U.S., let you get your laps in, in style.
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An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies
Anxiety when flying might not seem so unreasonable these days, but a British Airways program seeks to reassure the lightly nervous and the abjectly terrified alike.
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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.
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Tropicana Las Vegas Closing Tuesday to Make Way for Baseball Stadium
The hotel and casino, which opened in 1957, will end its storied run when it closes on Tuesday. A Major League Baseball stadium will rise in its place.
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The Secrets of a Danish Castle
A writer returns to his grandparents’ former castle-home in a seaside corner of Denmark known for its chalk cliffs, ‘dancing elves’ and haunting World War II past.
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The Rise of Wellness Bachelorette Parties
The bachelorette party is getting a spa makeover, with many brides-to-be now opting for more tranquil settings.
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Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings’ Utah Ski Resort Is Going Half-Private
The Netflix co-founder bought Powder Mountain, in Utah, and is turning half of it into a private club for wealthy homeowners who pay a hefty annual fee. Will the public-private model fly?
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How I Learned to Trust (Some) Men
When an Italian stranger approached me, I listened to my intuition, and it changed my life forever.
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Are Travel Loyalty Programs at Risk?
A new agreement by Visa and Mastercard to reduce fees charged to merchants may drain the lucrative rewards that grant free travel to many credit card users.
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Last-Minute Strategies to See the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
On April 8, parts of 13 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada will plunge into midday darkness. Miss this spectacle and you’ll have to wait till 2044 for the next one so close to home.
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5 New Hotels Where the Past Meets the Present
Turrets, towers and tapestries greet guests at these evocative hotels in reimagined historic buildings in London, New York and beyond. (The food’s not bad, either.)