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Theme Parks and Beyond: Nearly 2 Dozen Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Orlando This Season
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Theme Parks and Beyond: Nearly 2 Dozen Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Orlando This Season

Orlando’s claim to fame is its extraordinary collection of family-friendly theme parks standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the balmy weather of the...

Malama Hawaii Program: Giving Back on a Trip to Paradise
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Malama Hawaii Program: Giving Back on a Trip to Paradise

The Hawaiian Islands may draw you to their other-worldly tropical beauty, South-Pacific culture and warm welcome, legendary beaches and seaside...

Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein Opens in the Birthplace of Famous Fictional Monster
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Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein Opens in the Birthplace of Famous Fictional Monster

Over 200 years ago, a trail-blazing female author penned the novel that brought one of the first tales of the...

Best Reasons to Travel to Europe's Christmas Markets this Year
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Best Reasons to Travel to Europe's Christmas Markets this Year

If you’re like most of us, your holiday season last year fell a little bit short on the fa-la-la’s. This year,...

This New Museum in Oslo is a Real 'Scream'
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This New Museum in Oslo is a Real 'Scream'

Edvard Munch’s 'The Scream' is one of the most famously eery pieces of art in history, and it continues to...

8 Top Features to Look For in an All-Inclusive Resort
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8 Top Features to Look For in an All-Inclusive Resort

The days are getting shorter, the skies are getting duller, and the temperature’s dropping. That’s our cue to start thinking...

3 Million Lights for 101 Nights of Niagara Falls' Festival of Lights this Winter
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3 Million Lights for 101 Nights of Niagara Falls' Festival of Lights this Winter

This holiday season will be the brightest ever in the most popular tourist attraction in Canada – and one that...

The One-of-a-Kind Festival that Lights Up Montreal This Fall
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The One-of-a-Kind Festival that Lights Up Montreal This Fall

Montreal is a year-round global capital of celebration. The world’s second-largest French-speaking city (after only Paris) is famous for its...

Places to Celebrate Britain's 'Football' Heritage
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Places to Celebrate Britain's 'Football' Heritage

This month, English fans of ‘footy’ had lots to celebrate. Despite a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the Euros,...

Celebrate the Māori Lunar New Year and the Southern Dark Skies in New Zealand
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Celebrate the Māori Lunar New Year and the Southern Dark Skies in New Zealand

New Zealand is in celebration mode in July with the arrival of Matariki. It's a constellation of stars that rises...

Cruising From the US is Back!
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Cruising From the US is Back!

It’s official. Cruising has returned to ports in the U.S. While many cruise lines have already started sailing with North...

Now You Can Discover Your European Family Heritage While Sailing on a River Cruise
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Now You Can Discover Your European Family Heritage While Sailing on a River Cruise

It’s news that marries two of the fastest-growing styles of travel: river cruising and family heritage travel. AmaWaterways has partnered...

Top Tips for G7 Leaders - and Travelers Like Us - to Experience Cornwall
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Top Tips for G7 Leaders - and Travelers Like Us - to Experience Cornwall

The leaders of the world’s seven biggest democratic economies are meeting in Cornwall, England, and it’s putting the Southwest region...

New, Luxury Water Park Makes a ‘Splash’ in the Bahamas
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New, Luxury Water Park Makes a ‘Splash’ in the Bahamas

If you’ve never put the words ‘luxury’ and ‘water park’ together in a sentence before - let alone a vacation...

'Revenge Travel' is the Latest Trend - And Here's How to Get Some
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'Revenge Travel' is the Latest Trend - And Here's How to Get Some

“Living well is the best revenge,” said a 16th-century poet, and that line may be the inspiration for one of...

How to Meet Coastal Florida's 'Gentle Giants'
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How to Meet Coastal Florida's 'Gentle Giants'

 Some call them ‘sea cows.’ They belong to the family of marine mammals called ‘Sirenia’, after the ‘Sirens’ of Greek...

Get the First Sneak Peek at 3 New Caribbean, Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts
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Get the First Sneak Peek at 3 New Caribbean, Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts

Three new resort destinations for the vacation of your dreams in paradise are coming to life in Jamaica. Groundbreaking has...

10 Reasons to Visit Columbia on Your Next Trip to Latin America
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10 Reasons to Visit Columbia on Your Next Trip to Latin America

Colombia is reborn. Named after the 15th-century explorer of the Americas, Colombia stands out as the only nation in South America...

Spring Gardens, Tropical-Style in Costa Rica
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Spring Gardens, Tropical-Style in Costa Rica

'Spring flowers’ takes on new meaning in the tropics. With Costa Rica’s epic biodiversity and commitment to conservation, lush, green...

Get Into the Spirit of the 'Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports'
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Get Into the Spirit of the 'Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports'

Spring brings longer days, warmer weather… and the thunder of hooves as horse racing begins in North America and Europe. On...

Meet the Stingray Whisperer of the Bahamas
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Meet the Stingray Whisperer of the Bahamas

They are the laid back cousin of sharks, majestically pre-historic looking, and spellbinding in footage ‘flying’ through the ocean on...

Cruise Ships: New, Improved, and Coming Soon
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Cruise Ships: New, Improved, and Coming Soon

The latest designs, innovations, and features, in a sparkling white cruise ship gliding over the waves. If that’s not enough...

'Astro' Travel Will Have You 'Seeing Stars'
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'Astro' Travel Will Have You 'Seeing Stars'

International Dark Sky Week, held during the week of the new moon each April, calls for people worldwide to turn...

One Trail Walk Takes You Across the 2 Highest New Suspension Bridges
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One Trail Walk Takes You Across the 2 Highest New Suspension Bridges

The Golden Skybridge features not one, but two expansive suspension bridges connected by forested trails – right at the edge...

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