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Hotels

Taking a dip in the 11 best hotel rooftop pools in the U.S.

Rooftop spots have become big draws both for hotel guests and locals looking for a good time. But hotels need to strike a balance: hot spots can quickly turn off hotel guests who expect to be treated better than a nightclub visitor.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

How visitors can tour and play in past Olympic stadiums

Proud cities keep their Olympic stadiums in top shape decades after the games end allowing visitors to swim, skate, or run the same grounds as gold medalists and offering tours with historic insights surrounding the events.

Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press | 12 years ago

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RelayRides partners with OnStar to get drivers inside neighbors’ cars

RelayRides just got a big leg up on the competition. Now any of the six million OnStar subscribers can list their vehicle on the car-share service and drivers can get inside them with a few taps on a smartphone.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

A handy guide to tweeting your way through the London Olympics

This will be the first Olympics of the Twitter era. Fingers crossed that participants will tweet their accomplishments rather than create a trail of regretful boasts or sore winning.

Tom Hoffarth, Associated Press | 12 years ago

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Jimmy Kimmel airs a confident Canada’s new campaign for U.S. tourists: “Suck it, eh?”

Media and PR

Now it’s bloggers’ turn for junkets: Cape Town Tourism looks to new media for coverage

Blogging has real benefits for destination marketing, but the iAmbassador program (and others like it) create a false sense of value based upon a wave of chatter without any corresponding mainstream interest.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Take that, bankruptcy: American Airlines adding lie-flat beds on some domestic routes

Will U.S. airlines try to compete domestically based on features again, instead of adding more and more fees? Expect some others to follow AA's move.

AP | 12 years ago

Tourism

Video: Thailand’s newest drug gains popularity despite government efforts

Travelers may be unaware of a drug called kratom before visiting Thailand, but 94% of surveyed Thai teens say they take it, boiling the leaves and mixing it with Coca-Cola and cough syrup.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

London’s Olympics get old-school Greek and crash Grindr’s servers

Oh the pageantry of the games, the patriotism, the thrill of competition, and the almost infinite possibilities of hooking up, thanks to a location-aware dating app.

Steve Rothaus, Miami Herald | 12 years ago

Airlines

How many screens does it take to make a great in-flight entertainment system?

There's an arms race of sorts taking place between long-haul carriers as they rush to offer more compelling entertainment options. But is it smarter to stick to a BYO policy?

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

The Czech Republic really wants you to “like” its new ad campaign

You want logos and mottos to have staying power for more than a year or two; you want "I Love New York," not "Canada: Keep Exploring." At least Czech Republic hitched its wagon to Facebook rather than MySpace.

Skift | 12 years ago