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Imagine passing into the new year in the newest Ritz-Carlton in the world. On December 22, 2009, the company will open a new property, Phulay Bay, in Krabi, Southern Thailand. This is the world's first Ritz-Carlton Reserve, an upscale brand targeting ...

Safaris in Kenya are being impacted by a three year drought that has dessicated the landscape and killed many animals. In Samburu National Reserve, elephants are dying for lack of food and other species such a zebra and crocodiles are also suffering. ...

I'm a huge fan of Anthony Bourdain and I love No Reservations. A show that combines travel to places both exotic and familiar, pure rockstar gluttony and classic Bourdain snark - how could it go wrong? So when I heard that Bourdain was creating an ...

There is a bit of a war going on between the various large online travel sites. They are battling each other to see who can provide the best service, with the lowest fees. Of course, this war really only has one winner - consumers. This morning, ...

Pull up a chair and start placing your bets -- it's about to get ugly. No, really, the elephant seals will be gathering soon at Año Nuevo State Park in California for their breeding season. (And have you seen one before?) All nose and gut, ...

The Japanese love their beaujolais nouveau so much, they're bathing in it. At the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun Spa, a hot springs spa resort in Hakone, Japan, they've just celebrated the yearly uncorking of the new wine by pouring bottles and bottles ...

I recently read about a year-long educational expedition that the folks at Greenpeace are coordinating. Defending Our Oceans will travel to South Africa, Europe, Antarctica and both North and South America, as part of their efforts to help create ...

The doom and gloom stories about our economy going down the toilet are starting to depress me. The news from Advantage Rent A Car is no different - not only have people stopped buying cars, they obviously no longer rent them either. The chain has ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/11/friday-the-13th-lucky-day-for-booking-a-hotel/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Superstitious or not, if you're thinking about booking a hotel, you might want to wait until Friday the 13th to ...

The Tcherassi Hotel + Spa in Cartagena, Colombia is now open! The stylish property is located on the Caribbean coast and blends the property's 250 years of history with two years of renovations and a fresh new look. Latin fashion designer Silvia ...

So maybe it's just because I was walking "Africa Alley", the corridor dedicated to African trips, but I was amazed at the number of Africa game viewing trips there are being offered. Africa is BIG, I was told numerous times today. The hot new ...

Wow, what can I say about how astonishingly good this photo is? It made Wet Pixel's picture of the week, and we give it our picture of the day with no reservations. Taken by Ron Lagerlof, the picture is of a Tufi Mandarin in Papua New ...

The crown of the Statue of Liberty doesn't re-open to visitors until July 4th, but you can start buying your tickets earlier--this Saturday, June 13th. Only 240 people per day will get admission to Lady Liberty's crown--meaning only 30 people every ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/03/first-space-hotel-to-open-in-2012/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Adventurous travelers hoping to one day go into space received good news yesterday when the Barcelona based company behind the ...