Top 10 islands in the world
Conde Nast Traveler's awards top islands in the world.
Conde Nast TravelerNBC will air Virgin Galactic’s first space flights, passengers and date still undecided
Sir Richard Branson is traveling to space next year, and he’s taking us with him — via television, that is. On Friday morning’s “Today” show, Branson announced that he and NBCUniversal have cemented a partnership to broadcast the inaugural commercial flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2)…
CompassTop-10 Credit Cards for Excellent Credit
For people with excellent credit. Compare exclusive offers side-by-side and apply online for the card that is right for you.
AdChoices CreditCards.comSponsoredLife at the top: Flickr photo of the day
Your flight into Singapore was late so you arrived at the morning meeting jet-lagged and bleary-eyed. For a horrifying second you thought you had loaded photos of your lover instead of the Power Point about the pending partnership with Samsung. Then it was one meeting after another straight through…
CompassTop 10 hotels & resorts in the United States
The world's best hotels and resorts aren't necessarily overseas. In this list, our readers pick the most impressive properties right here at home.
Conde Nast TravelerAmerica's best dessert spots
There's no sweeter way to end a meal (or a day) than with a delectable dessert (and with some of these desserts, you might want to just go ahead and skip the meal).
Fodor'sLas Vegas Business Travel Guide
If you're conducting business in Las Vegas, GAYOT.com can help you decide where to stay, where to dine and even where to celebrate when the deal is done.
GayotNov. 8, 1602: Oxford’s Bodleian Library opens
The Bodleian Library is one of Oxford University’s most iconic institutions. The university’s biggest library, its vast holdings are second in the UK only to the British Library. But while it’s a renowned academic research library, architecture and history are the draw for the many tourists who…
CompassCurtis Stone’s favorite weird (to us) Australian foods
Celebrity chef Curtis Stone, who was born in Melbourne, Australia and now lives in Los Angeles, wrote this for Compass Food’s such an interesting thing; there are some things regionally here in America that are really out there. In the Midwest one day, we were eating cow’s testicles deep fried –…
CompassNew World Trade Center building may lose title as nation's tallest ... in Chicago
A committee of architects recognized as the arbiters on world building heights is meeting to decide whether a design change affecting the new World Trade Center tower's 408-foot needle disqualifies it as the nation's tallest.
APGonna need a smaller boat: Flickr photo of the day
“Those of you standing on the starboard side of the ship can now see the Piazza San Marco…” That’s not something you’ll be hearing much longer. For years huge ocean liners have crept up Venice’s Grand Canal, offering their several thousand passengers a look, but not a stop, at the famous city.…
CompassThe place to be: Loi Krathong in Bangkok
November in Bangkok heralds the Loi Krathong (floating decoration) festival, which coincides with ancillary events. The city, never exactly a sleepy town, becomes awash in color and light, as the Chao Phraya River plays host to rafts large and small and fireworks burst overhead. In an act of…
CompassDestinations cater to Thanksgiving travelers with recreation, family fun, gourmet food
Some of us still go over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving, but plenty of others choose to grab that precious four-day weekend for a mini-vacation. That often means ordering off a menu instead of sharpening the carving knife to enjoy Tom turkey (or lobster tail…
CompassNov. 7, 1929: New York City MoMA opens to public
One of the most popular attractions in New York City opened on this date in 1929 when the Museum of Modern Art (known as MoMA) threw open its doors. The idea for the museum came from Abby Rockefeller, wife of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, and two of her friends. The founder of Standard Oil [...]
CompassTop 10 Beaches in Hawaii
GAYOT.com has compiled a list of the Top 10 Beaches in Hawaii. Enjoy the most beautiful beaches in the world on the Hawaiian Islands.
GayotCredit Cards Now Offering 0% APR for 18 Months
Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates on their credit cards. Compare leading credit card offers for 2013 and lock in 0% APR for 18 months.
AdChoices CompareCards.comSponsoredMandarin Oriental Hong Kong celebrates 50th anniversary with original Peter Blake piece
At its Hong Kong hotel, the luxury hotel group has just unveiled a work by Sir Peter Blake, among the leading artists in the British Pop art movement. The collage, created using images from Hong Kong, archival photos and Mandarin Oriental advertisements, is on display on the wall of City Hall,…
AFP Relax NewsPeer-to-peer travel redefining landscape: report
The growth of websites that connect travelers with the locals and drivers with strangers points to the continued interest in peer-to-peer travel services, most noticeably in Europe. That’s the assessment of a wide-sweeping report out of the World Travel Market in London this week, which looked at…
AFP Relax NewsHow YouTube and Facebook are changing the way we travel
From appealing to friends for restaurant suggestions to posting photos of a beach holiday to turn co-workers green with envy, travelers are increasingly turning to Facebook for every stage of vacation planning, attendees heard at a major travel trade show in London this week. At the World Travel…
AFP Relax NewsGay travelers expected to drop $200 billion in 2014
According to the number crunching of a leading LGBT market research study presented at the World Travel Market in London this week, the top 20 gay and lesbian markets will be worth $202 billion next year. Leading the charge is the US, with LGBT travelers expected to spend $56.5 billion, followed…
AFP Relax NewsTravel industry recognizing power of PANKs: childless aunties
There’s a new travel demographic in town, and they’re called PANKs: Professional Aunt, No Kids. With more and more women in the US and Asia either choosing to have children later in life or electing to lead childless lives altogether, PANKs are emerging as a group with major growth potential in…
AFP Relax NewsiMonks: Flickr photo of the day
From clay to papyrus, from words painted by hand with ink on parchment to the revolutionary invention of the printing press; there has never been such a rapid change in how people learn, work and communicate with one another, until now. As revolutions go, relative to the Agricultural Revolution and…
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