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Sometimes it feels as though there is a whole world of jobs that no one tells you about when you're growing up. You may have heard of jobs like dentist, shopkeeper or electrician, but what about positions like tequila butler, sunglass doctor or fish ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Yes, These Are Real Travel Jobs
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Sometimes it feels as though there is a whole world of jobs that no one tells you about when you're growing up. You may have heard of jobs like dentist, shopkeeper or electrician, but what about positions like tequila butler, sunglass doctor or fish ...Denver's Inflatable Hovering Hotel Room Costs $50K
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Have you ever wondered what a $50,000 a night hotel room would be like? Well, one hotel in Denver is giving travelers the chance to find out -- though they might a little surprised by what they discover.
Expecting a heavenly mattress? Too bad, because all this pricy ...5 Tips For Traveling With Pets
Beverly, Flickr
For those of us who consider pets members of the family, leaving them behind when we travel often isn't an option, especially if they're a certified companion or therapy animal. Sometimes, however, we just want to bring our furry friends along. Fortunately, ...7 Travel Options For Those Obsessed With The Royal Baby
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In anticipation of Prince William and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge's firstborn, Great Britain has had baby fever. Now that the royal baby has finally arrived, the travel industry is taking advantage of the frenzy. Even Heathrow gave out special ...I Slept In The Conference Room At Comfort Inn O'Hare
My evening of July 9 was filled with the kind of mundane frustration that can come only from delayed travel. My husband and I were set to fly from New York City to Chicago and Chicago to Marquette, Michigan. Our flight out of New York kept getting pushed back and, ...Aspen's Rio Grande Bike Trail: Burgers, Bourbon And Basalt
Courtesy of Jeremy Swanson
I can probably be kicked out of Colorado for admitting this, but I'm just not that into bikes. Don't get me wrong: I've been lugging my vintage, fixed-gear cruiser around for over 21 years. Even though I rarely ride it these days because I live in ...Hotel News We Noted: Summer Cool Down Edition
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Happy Friday, everyone. We're reporting live from East Hampton, where the beach town is currently under the same oppressive heat wave as much of the East Coast. In that spirit, we're attempting to cool things down with some chill hotel news ...New Website Offers Solo Travelers A Chance To Sleep With Strangers
Would you be willing to shack up with a complete stranger to save a few bucks on accommodation? If you're the adventurous sort, you can do just that on a new website called Easynest, which matches up single travelers who don't mind sharing a hotel room. Users set up a ...Hotel Fulfills Guest's Ridiculous Request Involving Bacon
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A man staying with his girlfriend at the Woodlands Resort in Houston may have forgotten about the silly request he made when booking, but the hotel didn't. In the "Comments or Special Request" field, Dustin Wray asked for three single M&Ms ("One for me, one for ...8 Hotels Where Famous People Have Died
Michael Francis McCarthy, Flickr
Thirty-one-year-old heartthrob Cory Monteith of "Glee" was found dead at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, Canada over the weekend. Sadly, this isn't the first time a celebrity spent his or her final hours in a hotel. Here's a look at ...Tangier, Morocco: Stop And Stay A While
Almudena Alonso-Herrero
Every now and then in my travels I find a spot where I want to stop for a while. Damascus, Harar and the Orkney Islands have all captured my imagination because of their rich culture and laid back atmosphere.
Damascus is lost, sucked into the ...Hotel News We Noted: July 13, 2013
Image Courtesy of Intentions Linens
Happy Saturday, hotel fans. It's time for your weekly dose of the wild, wonderful and just plain weird "Hotel News We Noted." It's a big week for hotel news, so we'll jump right into it:
Sweet Slumber: An LA-Based Hotelier Designs Her ...San Francisco Hotels Ripping Off Stranded Travelers?
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Hotels in the San Francisco area have come under scrutiny for price gouging following the Asiana Airlines plane crash on Saturday.
Thousands of flights were postponed or cancelled following the tragedy, leaving many travelers stranded in the city. ...Hotel News We Noted: July 5, 2013
Image Courtesy of Four Seasons
Happy Friday, everyone! We hope that most of you are reading this as you enjoy an extended long weekend and that everyone had a great Fourth of July yesterday. We're back from Arizona and, after a brief stop home in Washington, D.C. (see us ...Is Priceline Lowering Its Standards For 3-Star Hotels?
I've been a devoted user of Priceline's "Name Your Own Price" bidding tool for years. In the past year, I've written columns here on how to game their bidding system, how to overcome their new bidding hurdles, and another piece about trying to decode their star system. I ...$20K Stolen In Brazen Miami Hotel Room Theft
Courtesy Local10.com
As a rule of thumb, it's not a good idea to travel with anything you can't afford to lose. The latest example of that comes from Miami Beach, where last month a bold thief got off with $20,000 in goods from a hotel room. Amazingly, he didn't even ...24 Hours On The Dark Streets Of London
Walking near London's 16th-century St. John's Gate in the city's East End, I was looking for an old pub called the Jerusalem Tavern early on a misty Saturday night when a young woman in a skin-tight miniskirt approached me with a question. I was about to apologize and say, ...#OnTheRoad: Gadling Instagram From Sedona
Goodness gracious, it's hot here. So hot we're seeing "dangerous heat" warnings throughout the Western United States and I'm wondering why I've chosen to visit the desert in late June.
My name is McLean Robbins and this weekend I've transplanted myself from my usual city ...What Would You Do With One Million Loyalty Points?
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That's the question 10 lucky winners will need to decide in Best Western International's Loyalty Millionaires promotion, a part of their 25th anniversary celebration. Two randomly selected winners will be chosen each week through July 14, each ...Is 'Cabineering' The New Glamping?
Courtesy of Delaware North Parks & Resorts
Love the outdoors but roughing it, not so much? A new movement called cabineering might be for you. The term was coined by Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, which operates historic and scenic properties throughout ...
