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Ocean hotel offers solitude off North Carolina coast

The Frying Pan Tower hotel is located 34 miles off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. In an age of stress, little work-life balance and constant connectivity, the former Coast Guard light station answers a growing demand for off-the-grid travel.

Here’s where your counterfeit goods come from

Foreign tourists flock to Thailand’s ubiquitous street markets, fascinated by the look and feel of the high-quality counterfeit goods openly on display and the cheap prices shouted out by touts.

Horses, riders to take on Nevada’s Pony Express route

Horses and riders will thunder across more than 400 miles of Nevada this week during the annual 10-day re-ride of the Pony Express route of 1860-61.

Miami Beach’s best bars aren’t where you think

Miami Beach’s bar scene isn’t all bikini-clad bartenders serving overpriced shots to sunburned spring breakers (though there’s a lot of that). Leave Ocean Drive behind and you’ll find a craft cocktail lounge, a ’90s punk rock bar and a basement dance club complete with a bowling alley and ice rink.

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Airline group stops plans for carry-on luggage guidelines

A global airline trade group on Wednesday halted plans to set size guidelines for carry-on luggage following a backlash from consumers and even some carriers in North America.

These ice cream flavors are worth the trip

Vanilla. Chocolate. Butter pecan. Those are the three most popular ice cream flavors among Americans. And now let’s cast those dull spoons aside and dig into some far wilder flavors being scooped by a movement of premium ice cream re-thinkers and out-of-the-carton trend-setters from coast to coast.

6 tips for booking travel online

Given the number of overlapping travel specialty search tools available, getting from research to the point of buying a ticket is a potentially endless pursuit for consumers. Here are six travel tips from experts to make the most of your search time.

Nevada’s only national park holds wealth of scenic wonders

Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada boasts the state’s only glacier, a subterranean wonderland in Lehman Caves, some of the world’s oldest trees, nearly 50 miles of fishing streams, 60 miles of hiking trails, and dazzling nights beneath some of the nation’s darkest skies.

6 new thrill rides worth the trip — VIDEO

There are at least 16 new roller coasters across the country that have opened or are about to open this summer. Here are six totally worth the trip.

5 ways to travel smarter this summer

No matter where you’re going this summer, there are some easy things you can do before you leave to make your vacation less stressful. Here are a few to get you started:

Uber-like apps in the works for cheaper flights on private jets

In the wake of Uber’s shake-up of the taxi market and AirBnB’s impact on accommodations, that most exclusive industry of all, executive aviation, could soon be disrupted in the same way.

 
Carry-on baggage standard suggestions could end overhead bin battles

Air travelers are all too familiar with carry-on bag anxiety: the feeling sparked by last-minute and sometimes seemingly arbitrary decisions that a piece of luggage is too large to fit in the overhead bin.

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