BOSTON - The 94-year-old Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel spent $38 million on a facelift, refurbishing its soaring lobby with 21-foot-high Italian marble columns, gilded ceilings and Waterford crystal chandeliers.
FORTE DEI MARMI, Italy - Continuing to walk away with an apologetic shrug, arms raised to heaven as a witness to the inevitability of his statement, the man turned down the call from the ambassador's wife.
Lobster pounds and clam shacks. Pick-your-own berries and local corn. Whoopee pies and Italian sandwiches. Baked bean suppers and fiddlehead ferns.
TOLEDO, Ohio - Sitting at picnic table above the ballpark's left field wall, Susan Schaffer munched on sweet corn and a chocolate chip cookie.
BOSTON - The 94-year-old Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel spent $38 million on a facelift, refurbishing its soaring lobby with 21-foot-high Italian marble columns, gilded ceilings and Waterford crystal chandeliers.
BALTIMORE - Railroad tracks dip into the harbor next to an old, square, brick building in this rapidly gentrifying post-industrial waterfront.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama's best export might be slathered with sauce.
OAXACA, Mexico - Protesters have taken over the center of folkloric Oaxaca, making tourists show identification at makeshift checkpoints, smashing the windows of quaint hotels and spray-painting revolutionary slogans. Police are nowhere in sight.
NEW YORK - Attention smokers: Your world just got a little bit smaller.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Low-fare airline JetBlue began four daily roundtrip flights Thursday from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to New York.
PARIS - Parisians adjusted to Tahiti time on Thursday for the opening of the Paris Beaches a city-sponsored initiative that turns Seine's riverbanks into a tropical getaway.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Looking for a Midwest getaway this summer? Midwest Living magazine's July/August issue has a slew of recommendations, from outdoor adventures to sophisticated urban hotels.
It's almost state fair season again, but this year you could sample one of these annual harvest rituals in the middle of scenic forested mountains instead of flat fields of corn and soybeans. When you're done with the fair, you'll have those woods and hills to explore.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Many travelers today are looking for ways to have a positive impact on the environment. They may stay in lodges that preserve nearby habitats, offset carbon emissions created by their plane trip by planting trees, or patronize restaurants that buy produce from local organic farmers.
NEW YORK - Up-and-coming chefs have created a slew of interesting new restaurants in Chicago, and the July issue of Travel + Leisure magazine recommends seven of the best. They are:
Late summer and early fall are among the best times of year to visit Eastern Canada, and Moon Handbooks has just published three new guides to help you plan a trip.
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The business travel world is buzzing over reclinable seats.
Travelers benefit from the cut-throat competition between JetBlue and the Big Six airlines.
Do luggage locks really provide much protection from thieves?
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The clarity of airport wireless connections is about to improve dramatically.
Explore the medieval villages, primeval forests, and rugged mountains of Bosnia, just three of its eight wonders.
For blind climber Erik Weihenmayer, getting to the summit is only half the battle.
Over drinks of rakija in a Skopje watering hole, a Macedonian recalls love lost.
The journey is complete - explore the history, religion, healing and other mysteries of the legendary land of Macedonia.
Ancient observatories, Orthodox frescoes, transatlantic eels and other attractions await in Macedonia.