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Red light camera firm admits it likely bribed Chicago official
Chicago's embattled red light camera firm went to City Hall on Friday in its latest effort to come clean, acknowledging for the first time that its entire program here was likely built on a $2 million bribery scheme. By its sheer size, the alleged plot...
Tags: Public Officials, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Economy, Business and Finance, Wage Contract Issues
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Antitrust Review Delays Priceline's Deal To Buy Kayak
Online travel agency Priceline.com's $1.8 billion deal to acquire smaller rival Kayak Software Corp, which was expected to close this month, will be delayed due to a prolonged review by UK antitrust regulators. The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, Antitrust Issues, Boats
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Following rapes, UK issues travel advisory for women in India
ReutersUK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel advisory for women in India following recent reports of rape targeting tourists that have gained world-wide attention. Police have arrested six men accused of the gang-rape of a Swiss tourist who...Tags: India, Travel Alerts, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, BBC, United Kingdom
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Soothe, schmooze, stay fit in new spas
Special to the sentinelToday's hot tubs offer more than just a place to relax. While spas are still ideal for hydrotherapy and melting away the day's stresses, they are also becoming increasingly popular places to entertain and exercise, thanks to some high-tech upgrades. In...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Aromatherapy, Personal Service, Music
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Stronger economy means more points to get a free hotel room
Here’s another sign that the economy is stronger: Several major hotel chains are significantly raising the number of loyalty reward points needed to book a free room. It’s a simple matter of supply and demand, said Joe Brancatelli, who...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Howard Johnson
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5 for the road
Hurry up and slow down. That's one way to look at a road trip. You don't hop a plane and zip off halfway around the world. You slide in behind the wheel and get a grip, you feel the planet, you experience the travel. Travel becomes part of the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, William Randolph Hearst, Humphrey Bogart, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture
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Say 'cheese': Florida photo and video-friendly vacation packages
Special CorrespondentAs the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and lately with the growing popularity of social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, maybe even another thousand more. So naturally, some hotels and resorts are...Tags: Animal, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rentals, Arts, Jupiter
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Private Island Paradise
Don’t tell the Hollywood A-listers and eccentric moguls who forked over crazy cash to buy their own island: Turns out, they already had one. Southern California’s very own island paradise is as good as any private perch – better, in...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rentals, Travel, Petroleum Industry
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Weekend Preview: Miami Heat's Mario Chalmers to host Fort Lauderdale fundraiser Saturday
Whether in a cartoony red-and-blue Super Mario costume bouncing around the Miami Heat’s “Harlem Shake” video or in his work clothes stepping in for a cramping LeBron James as a savior in Game 4 of last year’s NBA Finals, the...
Tags: New York Yankees, Arts and Culture, Marvin Jones (football, wide receiver), Tom Hanks, Relentless7 (music group)
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Tourism Panel Tells Businesses: Lobby Lawmakers To Preserve State Marketing Funds
The Hartford CourantLeaders of the state tourism office, a hotel lobbying group and a regional chamber of commerce urged about 50 listeners Wednesday to lobby legislators to preserve tourism marketing funding. Randy Fiveash, who heads the state tourism office, said the...Tags: Economic Policy, Trips and Vacations, Southbury, United Technologies Corporation, Business
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History flavors St. Augustine vacations
There's a word that describes the vaguely musty scent of the cramped, unlit officer's quarters in Fort Matanzas, the 18th century Spanish outpost on a barrier island south of St. Augustine. That same word would characterize the experience of climbing...
Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Arts and Culture, Conservation, Bars and Clubs, Atlantic Ocean
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'Amazing Race' recap, Vietnam or bust
Remember last week on "The Amazing Race," when John had a few extended moments of crazy and got eliminated? That’s still funny. But now it is time for the teams to leave Bali and head to Vietnam. "Word on the street," tweets Phil, "is that Hotel...
Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Hanoi (Vietnam), Entertainment, Auto Racing, Hockey (music group)
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