Discounted International Airfares!

China the new Dubai?

Hyatt Doubles Down On Chinese Hotel Development October 15, 2010, 11:30 AMBy Michael B. Baker

Hyatt Hotels Corp. this week announced management agreements that double its pipeline in China, bringing its total number of properties under development in the country to 22.

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Justice department probes Google's ITA Software deal:

 

BANGALORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice department is looking into Google Inc's (GOOG.O) takeover of airline ticketing software firm ITA Software Inc, to determine whether the deal would exert too much influence on the online travel industry, the Wall Street Journal said.

Now that you are back from vacation , lets start planning

9 top spots for the savvy luxury traveler

By Natalie Avon, Special to CNN

September 17, 2010 7:41 a.m. EDT

Tourists bask in the Blue Lagoon outside Reykjavik. Iceland offers an enticing mix of nature and nightlife.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Favorable exchange rates and off-season values help travelers get the most for their money
• Visiting less-traveled destinations can often ensure lower prices and fewer people
• For great values, fall is the right time to visit places such as Curacao, Cambodia, Iceland

Now this sounds good ......Madrid's late night of Culture

(Via Ny Times)By VALERIE GLADSTONE

La Noche en BlancoThe 2008 White Night celebrations at the juncture of Calle Alcalá and Gran Vía in Madrid.

Now only if we can get some beach weather ...

76-Second Travel Show: ‘America’s best beach’

Robert ReidLonely Planet author

MICRO-GUIDE TO SOUTHAMPTON, NY

For many New Yorkers, the Hamptons — out at the acceptable end of Long Island — looms like a flashback from Lisa Birnbach’s 1980 spoof ‘The Official Preppy Handbook.’ A playground of neighboring community with long white-sand beaches and tucked-away beach homes for CEOs, celebs and trust-fund kids. But despite all this supposed upturned-nose-chic, it’s really not that snobby, particularly mid-week or off season on Main Street, lined with cafes, antiques shops, bookstores and restaurants with sidewalk seats.