Archive for the ‘Weekly Travel News’ Category
The LG Travel News Roundup: Tubing Deaths Lead to Big Changes in Laos
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
Missed the big travel stories of the week? And the weird, wacky and insignificant ones? We’ve got your roundup right here…
Dangerous Lazy Rivers
Amid rising numbers of tourist deaths in Laos, riverside bars have been closed down. The twenty tourist deaths in 2011...
October 7th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: New York’s New Taxis
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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A Nissan Kind of New York
The new taxi of New York City is going to be a Nissan NV200. This vehicle comes complete with skylights and plugs...
September 30th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Disney Grows Up
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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Happy Hour at the Happiest Place on Earth
In the new Be Our Guest restaurant in Disney’s Magic Kingdom alcohol will be on the menu. This...
September 21st, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Afghanistan Rebuilding for History
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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Afghan Museum Rebuilding
The National Museum of Afghanistan is slowly rebuilding after the being very hard hit by war and Taliban rule. The...
September 14th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Frequent Flyer Miles Redeemable for Space Vacations
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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Frequently Flying Your Way to Space
Virgin Airlines has declared that it will offer its most frequent flier a trip to space. Virgin Galactic...
September 10th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Airport Planned Near Machu Picchu
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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Closer than Ever to Machu Picchu
The press reports that the Peruvian government has set aside a new budget in order to build a new airport in...
August 31st, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: A Floating Historical Hotel
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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An Ellis Island Getaway
In Hoboken, New Jersey, an old New York Ferry has been converted into a floating hotel. There are five rooms and used...
August 24th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Shanghai Hotel Builds Scariest Pool in the World
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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World’s Scariest Hotel Pool
Holiday Inn Shanghai has built a pool that hangs over a 24 foot drop and was constructed with a glass bottom....
August 18th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Hotel Construction Uncovers Archeological Site
By Heather Brennan
LG News Intern
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A Haunted Hilton?
In Antakya, Turkey, a hotel construction project was underway when an important archaeological site was discovered while digging...
August 10th, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More
The LG Travel News Roundup: Tourists Taking Home Pieces of Rome
By Susmita Baral
LG News InternMissed the big travel stories of the week? And the weird, wacky and insignificant ones? We’ve got your roundup right here…
When in Rome… Steal Cobblestones
Airport police have revealed that cobblestones used by Romans 2,000 years ago to pave roads, marble mile...
July 2nd, 2012 | Weekly Travel News | Read More