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10 airports with restaurants you’ll actually want to eat at (we’re serious!)

Airports aren’t known for culinary delights. With help from Yelp, here are the most popular places to eat at the country’s busiest airports.
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Cross the globe while cutting costs with these affordable long-haul airlines

International air travel isn't cheap, but several low-cost carriers are crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific to bring us lower fares.
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How Celebrity Cruises is using smartphones to put power in passengers’ hands

Celebrity Cruises demoed a lot of new cruise experiences that rely on the incorporation of smartphones and home automation.
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6 engineering marvels that tamed ‘impossible’ terrain to cut travel time

Tell ambitious engineers they can’t build something, and they’ll prove you wrong. These six modern engineering feats make it possible to travel in less time.
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Celebrate 100 years of National Parks by exploring them with these apps and gear

It’s been 100 years since the founding of the National Park Service, and we’ve round up the gear to bring along for discovering the beautiful landscapes and to safely get out of them.
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7 tips to save your trip when a tech meltdown grounds your flight

With Delta’s recent computer outage, the trend of technology disrupting air travel – in a bad way – is becoming the norm. Here are 7 ways you can take control of the situation.
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Hit the road with happy feet wearing this travel-friendly footwear tech

Our feet take a beating, yet it’s an often-neglected part of our body, especially when traveling. Here are four easy to pack products that can help prevent problems down the road.
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From ice rooms to inside the Eiffel Tower, 7 of the coolest hotels on Earth

If you are looking to stay at lodging you will talk about forever, here are a few unusual or unique (or both) accommodations to choose from.
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Cringe or crave? 6 over-the-top glamping options

Like it or hate it, glamping is a vacation trend that combines the fun of camping with the amenities of a hotel. Here are six glamping ideas for an outdoor adventure, minus the mud.
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Don’t be that guy: 6 unbelievable tales of fliers behaving badly

Check out some of the more ridiculous moments of fliers acting badly in recent airline passenger history.
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Humble duffel bag gets reinvented for modern, tech-savvy business travelers

Los Angeles-based design firm, Keep Pursuing, has taken on the challenge of reinventing the lowly duffel bag for tech-savvy travelers.
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Now Boarding: JetBlue updates old planes with new seats, Air Force One gets upgrade

If your passport expires in 2016, the U.S. State Department is asking all citizens to renew as early as possible. Plus, JetBlue upgrades the inflight entertainment system in older planes, and the president will get a new Air Force One.
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For its latest experiment in virtual travel, Marriott looks to Samsung’s Gear VR

Marriott continues to experiment with virtual travel. Its latest project is a collaboration with Samsung that uses the Gear VR headset.
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To lure millennials, Residence Inn uses booze, food trucks, and augmented reality

Hotel company Residence Inn is experimenting with mobile-based augmented reality from Blippar to add interactive experiences for younger, tech-savvy guests.
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With drones as filmmakers, these ski resorts let you leave camera at home

While drones are banned from most ski resorts, Cape Productions has been authorized to provide drone video service at select resorts.
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Mancunian or Cockney? British Airways survey finds few can tell the difference

Mancunian or Cockney? British Airways survey find that few can tell the difference
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As US Airways flies into sunset, here’s a look back at its innovations

As US Airways makes it final flight on October 16, we take a look back at the carrier's innovation legacy.
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Holograms! Space! The future of travel you imagine much closer than you think

A recently conducted survey asked 1,000 Americas what they thought the future of travel might look like. The results include virtual concierges, extreme hotels, and space travel.
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Pimp my flight: 7 crazy paint schemes that make these planes pop

Think all planes look alike? Well, they do, but these unique paint jobs could add a bit more fun to your flight.
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8 restaurants going high tech with tablets, robots, and liquid nitrogen

Ever had sushi delivered to you by a high-speed conveyor belt, or a 22-course meal accompanied by a high-end audio and video system? If not, then book a table at one of these tech-centric eateries.
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Want to fly to North Korea’s shiny new airport? No you don’t. But here’s how

The newest state-of-the-art airport is in … Pyongyang? North Korea just built a new terminal, but few will ever see it. If you want to, here’s how.
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8 airports that make layovers fun with pools, theaters, gardens and more

Nobody likes getting stuck at airports, but some airports go above and beyond to make you actually want to camp out. Here are our favorites.
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Visit while you can: 7 fading tech destinations that may disappear forever

From corporations to museums and architectural gems devoted to technology, there’s no guarantee they’ll be around forever. Take a trip to these sites before they go the way of Laserdisc and cassettes.
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From maglev trains to electric ferries, the best high-tech transit around the world

Public transportation is more popular than ever, so why are some cities’ still so bad? It doesn’t have to be. Check out these successful mass transit options from around the world.
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Get away without getting up: 9 gorgeous travel sites for the armchair globetrotter

If you’re aching to travel but can’t get away, head to the Web and check out our favorite sites for getting out and getting lost.
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8 clever airplane concepts we hope to see on a future flight

Aircraft designers continuously look for ways to improve the flying experience. Here are a few concepts we would like to see in reality.
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As coach seats shrink, these new designs could save your sanity

There’s no getting around it: Airlines are putting more coach seats in less space. But these new designs at least attempt to make it more pleasant.
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Going somewhere? Pack these gadgets with your passport to stay connected abroad

Your smartphone is useful only if it has a connection. When traveling, here are several affordable tech solutions to help stay in contact with home.
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Van Gogh vs. Candy Crush: How museums are fighting tech with tech to win your eyes

As a visual experience, museums are finding new rivals in services like Netflix and YouTube. But many are incorporating new tech to enhance the museum-going experience.
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Check into the futuristic hotels that push technology beyond free Wi-Fi

For tech-savvy travelers that want to stay at a hotel that’s as geeky as they are, check out some of our favorites.
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Airbnb now lets you rent rooms in Cuba, but hospitality industry has ways to go

Airbnb is expanding its operations to Cuba, but faces a number of legislative and infrastructural barriers.
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Boeing patent promises a comfortable sleep at 30,000 feet

If you've ever felt the frustration of trying to sleep on an airplane, take a look at a new patent filed by Boeing -- it's crazy, but it just might work.
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From pocket projectors to inflatable luggage, travel gadgets just got smarter

More connected than ever, today’s travellers require gear that’s just as smart or efficient as their mobile devices. Here are some of our new favorites.
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Watch a plane get put together in a few minutes in our favorite time-lapse videos

These awesome time-lapse videos make the boredom of air travel actually enjoyable.