The Getaway: This Is Las Vegas?

Isaac Brekken for The New York Times Clockwise from top left: Yoga Among the Dolphins at the Mirage Hotel & Casino, a jogger runs past the Bellagio, tea and a vegetarian plate at the Mandarin Oriental and a vitamin C shower attachment at the MGM...

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In Transit Blog: A Ski Spot That’s Remote, No Frills and Not for Profit

The community of Terrace, British Columbia, has taken a purist's approach to the ski season the last few years, forming My Mountain Co-op, Canada's first nonprofit ski community cooperative, a no-frills outfit where amenities are secondary to the sport...

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Imprint: My Upper Peninsula

About 10 years ago, before we sold our farm in northern Michigan and moved to Montana, I was accustomed to driving the five hours north to a cabin we kept near Grand Marais on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula. I made the drive countless times over...

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In Transit Blog: On New Buses, It Will Be ‘Buckle Up’

A new seat belt rule is meant to make buses safer than ever. The rule will require lap and shoulder seat belts for every passenger and driver seat on newly manufactured motorcoaches and other large buses, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

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In Transit Blog: Calendar: Coming Events in New Orleans; Philadelphia; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Réveillon Dinners, New Orleans Dozens of restaurants in New Orleans plan to celebrate the region's culinary past with the annual Creole holiday tradition of Réveillon (French for "awakening"), a ritual said to date to the 1800s, when a lavish meal...

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Heads Up: Amid the New, Glasgow Looks to the Past

Enzo Di Cosmo An exhibition on the Red Road apartment buildings, marked for demolition, at the People's Palace museum. In September, the Foster and Partners-designed Hydro arena opened to much ado in Glasgow's gritty Docks area. The translucent...

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In Transit Blog: An Early Start for Cyber Deals

Updated, 3:33 p.m. | It seems Cyber Monday can't come soon enough for some hotels and resorts this year. Many are getting into the holiday spirit early, offering discounted rooms, spa vouchers and lots and lots of free drinks to travelers before they've...

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In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Medellin, Reimagined; The New ‘Longest Flight in the World’

Walkabout A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors. Medellin, the city once known as the murder capital of the world and home to cartel boss Pablo Escobar, has undergone a decade-long campaign to soften its image and...

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In Transit Blog: Cellphone Calls on Planes? Flight Attendants Say No

The Federal Communications Commission received immediate pushback on a proposal  on Thursday for cellphone use during flights from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Tom Wheeler, who became chairman of the F.C.C. earlier this month,...

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In Transit Blog: Calendar: Coming Events in New Orleans; Philadelphia; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Réveillon Dinners, New Orleans Dozens of restaurants in New Orleans plan to celebrate the region's culinary past with the annual Creole holiday tradition of Réveillon (French for "awakening"), a ritual said to date to the 1800s, when a lavish meal...

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Heads Up: Amid the New, Glasgow Looks to the Past

Enzo Di Cosmo An exhibition on the Red Road apartment buildings, marked for demolition, at the People's Palace museum. In September, the Foster and Partners-designed Hydro arena opened to much ado in Glasgow's gritty Docks area. The translucent...

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In Transit Blog: An Early Start for Cyber Deals

It seems Cyber Monday can't come soon enough for some hotels and resorts this year. Many are getting into the holiday spirit early, offering discounted rooms, spa vouchers and lots and lots of free drinks to travelers before they've even had a chance...

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In Transit Blog: Calendar: Coming Events in New Orleans; Philadelphia; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Réveillon Dinners, New Orleans Dozens of restaurants in New Orleans plan to celebrate the region's culinary past with the annual Creole holiday tradition of Réveillon (French for "awakening"), a ritual said to date to the 1800s, when a lavish meal...

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In Transit Blog: Cellphone Calls on Planes? Flight Attendants Say No

The Federal Communications Commission received immediate pushback on a proposal  on Thursday for cellphone use during flights from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Tom Wheeler, who became chairman of the F.C.C. earlier this month,...

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Heads Up: Amid the New, Glasgow Looks to the Past

Enzo Di Cosmo An exhibition on the Red Road apartment buildings, marked for demolition, at the People's Palace museum. In September, the Foster and Partners-designed Hydro arena opened to much ado in Glasgow's gritty Docks area. The translucent...

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In Transit Blog: An Early Start for Cyber Deals

It seems Cyber Monday can't come soon enough for some hotels and resorts this year. Many are getting into the holiday spirit early, offering discounted rooms, spa vouchers and lots and lots of free drinks to travelers before they've even had a chance...

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Pursuits: Why Bungee Jump When Wine Awaits?

Brendon O'Hagan for The New York Times Chard Farm winery on New Zealand's South Island. There is something incongruous about sipping a well-structured, deeply aromatic pinot noir at a beautiful winery while watching people fling themselves off...

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36 Hours in Charleston, S.C.

Charleston is known mostly for its complex, magnolia-tinged history, for hospitality as grand as the stucco homes that line the fabled Battery, for its surrounding beaches and increasingly for its food scene. But Charleston also has an important tie...

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In Transit Blog: At Toronto Aquarium, Jellyfish Get a Tank of Their Own

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, now the largest indoor aquarium in the country, opened last month with more than 1.5 million gallons of salt- and freshwater habitats housing 16,000 marine animals spanning more than 450 species of fish, invertebrates and...

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In Transit Blog: JetBlue Joins PreCheck Program

The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that JetBlue Airways would join its roster of airlines participating in its PreCheck airport security program. JetBlue is the ninth airline to be included, joining Southwest, which announced its...

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Surfacing: A Dublin Neighborhood Pushes Its Boundaries

Derek Speirs for The New York Times The year-old Vintage Cocktail Club. The cobbled quarter of Temple Bar has long maintained its tourist-destination status with overpriced pints of Guinness and a reputation for wild bachelor parties. While these...

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The Getaway: Finding a Luxurious Home Away From Home

HomeAway A vacation rental in Riviera Maya, Mexico, from Luxury.homeaway.com. Rates, which can vary greatly, start at $1,550 a night. Websites like Airbnb and Couchsurfing have long helped travelers save money by renting and swapping their homes...

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Heads Up: Amid the New, Glasgow Looks to the Past

Jim Dunn/Glasgow City Council Museums An exhibition on the Red Road apartment buildings, marked for demolition, at the People's Palace museum. In September, the Foster and Partners-designed Hydro arena opened to much ado in Glasgow's gritty Docks...

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In Transit Blog: New Minibar Offerings: Handbags and Jewlery

The Quin, a new luxury art-themed hotel on Manhattan's West Side, has a unique take on the minibar. In addition to a traditional fridge with snacks and drinks, the 208 rooms have a "provisions cabinet" selling high-end items like jewelry, handbags and...

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Q&A: Will Forte on the Glories of the Great Plains

Paramo/Paramount Vantage Bruce Dern and Will Forte in "Nebraska." In the new film "Nebraska," Will Forte plays the dutiful son to Bruce Dern's curmudgeonly father who is convinced he has become a sweepstakes millionaire. To collect the imaginary...

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In Transit Blog: Update for a Global Medical App

HTH Worldwide, which offers health insurance and other products to those travelling internationally, has made updates to its mobile application, mPassport, adding more translations of drug names and medical phrases and providing regional health alerts....

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Check-In: Hotel Review: The Graham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The Graham Georgetown The rooftop bar at the Graham. Starting at $309 for a Luxury King. Basics The Graham offers sleek rooms in a convenient Georgetown location and a great rooftop bar at a reasonable price. Formerly the Monticello, the Graham...

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