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Ling Carter — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:43:00 +0000

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Despite being overtaxed and overpriced, New York features numerous activities that savvy tourists may enjoy for little or no money. Here's a quick list for your next Big Apple vacation.Walk into Radio City Music Hall and view the wr...

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Travel Babel — Brief Hiatus

ClaireWalter — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:54:00 +0000

Travel Babel is on brief hiatus while the site is being upgraded. Thanks for your patience. It should be back this week. This should not effect bookmarking or a subscription to posts.

London Hotels with Michelin Starred Restaurants

ClaireWalter — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:08:00 +0000

Guest post about London by an expert on London

The last time I was in London was three or four years ago, just crossing by bus the city between two railroad stations. Everybody who knows me knows that I love to travel and to eat well (simple and ethnic, or fancy and creative). I also am a big fan of public transportation. But in my own schitzy way, I'm happy to take public transportation to and from a luxurious hotel. So when Paul Joseph, a London-based author and writer, offered to write a guest post for Travel Babel, I was delighted to accept. He is currently penning a nostalgic book called Vanishing London on his home city. He also works for a site called Tube Hotels, where you can find and book London hotels near theaters, tubes and train stations. I leave his British spelling intact

London hotels with Michelin star restaurants

There’s something eminently civilised about strolling down from a hotel room and settling down for something to eat without even leaving the premises. But whilst most high-end hotels have on-site restaurants, only a select few go the extra mile and offer fine dining.

In recent years London has seen a steady proliferation of Michelin starred restaurants opening in the city’s hotels. And whilst it is true that the Michelin accreditation has become somewhat devalued, with stars seemingly handed out like confetti, it is still a pretty reliable barometer for the quality of food you can expect.

This will certainly be the case at The Dorchester, one of London’s most prestigious hotels, located in the exclusive Mayfair district. The hotel is home to Alain Ducasse (left) at The Dorchester which boasts an impressive three Michelin stars to its name. Indeed, it was only the second restaurant in London to receive this accolade. The restaurant offers contemporary French cuisine in a modern and elegant décor.

Out in chic west London is The Capital, whose restaurant is lagging behind the Dorchester with a mere 2 stars to its name. The Knightsbridge establishment is just a stone’s throw from the famous Harrods department store, meaning you could do some pathological damage to your credit card in just a few hours if so willing.

Another historical London hotel with a Michelin starred restaurant is the Connaught. Also located in Mayfair, this hotel offers a platform for esteemed French chef Hélène Darroze to flaunt her gastronomic talents. The restaurant – called Hélène Darroze at the Connaught (incidently, I do love these restaurant names that depicts the chef as some kind of headline act. More evidence that cooking has crossed the realm into show business) – has been bestowed with one Michelin star.

Finally there is The Bingham, located some way out of the city centre in Richmond-upon-Thames, but well worth the trip. Led by highly acclaimed chef Shay Cooper, the hotel’s restaurant also owns possesses one Michelin star.

And there you have it. So if you ever find yourself in London, with a healthy appetite and an even healthier bank balance, you know where to head.

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Click on the hotel names for Tube Hotels' reservations links: The Connaught, The Capital, The Dorchester and the Bingham Hotel.

Courtyard by Marriott Previews New Lobbies at Three Airports

ClaireWalter — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:34:00 +0000

Pretend you're in a hotel lobby without leaving the airport

We've gotten used to pop-up retailing -- Halloween stores, Christmas stores, temporary leocations for clearance sales and the like -- but here's a new one on me. Courtyard by Marriott’s is updating its properties' lobbies and is inviting travelers to experience the redesign right in the terminals of Denver International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. These replica lobbies provide travelers a space to lounge, plug in, connect and relax before a flight.

Access is free of charge -- just like a real hotel lobby. They debut today, September 15 and remain in place through November 14. At DIA, travelers can experience the new lobby at the west end of the B Gates concourse. At Chicago's O'Hare, is in Terminal 2. These are after security. At Atlanta's Hartsfield, it is in The Atrium between the North and South terminals and is accessible to all, not just ticketed passengers. Features at the lobby replicas include a giant GoBoard touch screen with local weather and attraction information, flexible seating options, numerous power outlets (hooray!) and large communal tables and couches for guests to enjoy.

If you don't happen to be at one of these three airports but are checking in to a Courtyard by Marriott, the new "Refreshing Business" lobby concept (what an odd name) has been completed at more than 180 hotels in the United States with 250 more anticipated by the end of the yearand at 500 by the end of 2011.

The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat

ClaireWalter — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:53:00 +0000

Comfort? What comfort in Aviointeriors' proposed new design for a "semi-seat"

Just when we thought that flying could not possibly get less comfortable, here's SkyRider, a doozy of a so-called seat that will probably be introduced this week to airline buyers (that's buyers for airlines, not buyers of airlines). There's a trade show for everything, and the three-day Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas 2010 opens tomorrow in Long Beach, California. Expect Aviointeriors, an Italian company, to show its SkyRider semi-seat, which enables airlines to cram even more passenger seats into the cabins of low-cost carriers. The present none-too-generous seat pitch in ~~steerage~~ coach is about 30 inches. This new angled "seat" reduces it to "23 inches or less," according to the company, and that's not all.

Here's how Aviointeriors describes the SkyRider:

"The SkyRider has been designed and engineered to offer the possibility to even further reduce ticket prices while still maintaining sound profitability, which, even with a dual or three class seating arrangement, will allow maximum certified passenger capacity of the aircraft. With a much reduced seat pitch, the SkyRider preserves a comfortable position for the low fare passengers. The SkyRider is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider. This posture permits that the overall longitudinal space occupied by the seat with the seated passenger is far less than that of a conventional, very high-density 28” economy class seat.Furthermore, in the SkyRider arrangement, a partial overlapping of the passengers seating between rows is allowed, thus further increasing the cabin density."

Take a look at this frontal view. I'm guessing that you semi-sit on that semi-seat with that blue saddlehorn thingy in your crotch. It must twist or fold or something so that you can get into the semi-seat and also dismount from it.

The seatback appears to have something resembling a tray table built into it.

I'm trying to picture the geometry. Passengers, who better not be too long in the leg or too wide in the beam, semi-sit in these angled semi-seats, presumably are kept from sliding to the floor in by the "saddlehorns" and/or seatbelts. And what about children? Small children? Families often must economize, but is this the way? I am not sure how the tray tables can possibly be used with "partial overlapping between rows" without knocked beverages over. Or maybe they are Potemkin tray tables, only there for show and not for use. What do you think? Will it fly?

CruiseWest Goes Bust

ClaireWalter — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:34:00 +0000

Round-the-world cruise abruptly canceled as cruise line restructures

Some years back, our long-time friend Mike F. was briefly stranded in Tahiti when World Cruises (went bankrupt while he was in the middle of sailing around the world on a ship whose name I can't recall. He had fortunately purchased travel insurance, so his stranding was brief -- unlike some of his fellow passengers as well as crew members who had to figure out how to get home (and how to pay for it).

His trip-ending surprise came to mind when I heard a National Public Radio report about the abrupt end to a round-the-world cruise when round-the-world passengers aboard the "Spirit of Oceanus" were invited to disembark, permanently, in St. John's, Newfoundland, when CruiseWest foundered on financial shoals. I basically am not a cruise traveler, but in principle, I like both concepts. World Cruises used smaller ships that had be replaced by behemoths of the sea for itineraries that included smaller ports and definitely sold them at lower prices. CruiseWest, which is or was affiliated with or part of Holland-America, had been operating small-ship explorations for more than six decades. The "Spirit of Oceanus" is a luxury, all-suite ship with stabilizers, not trivial when making epic ocean crossings and is/was the largest in the CruiseWest fleet.

The line's mild-language, undoubtedly lawyer-approved press release stated, "CruiseWest, a global leader in small-ship explorations, today announced that they continue to work towards a restructuring of the company and its operations. The first move in this restructuring is the termination of the Spirit of Oceanus’ Voyage of the Great Explorers. Additional assets may be sold and other steps are being pursued towards a restructure. As part of this process, CruiseWest has suspended accepting any new bookings."

The other day, I received an E-mail alerting me that my annual travel insurance policy with Travel Guard expires right about the time I head for Germany. I can procrastinate as well as anyone, but my first order of business today was re-upping. I'll bet those people on the "Spirit of Oceanus" who might have been thrifty when booking their trip wish they had travel insurance too.

Seven Undersea Wonders of the World

ClaireWalter — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:21:00 +0000

The newest "wonders" list spotlights the magical underwater world

Sometime ago, I posted about a spate of new"seven wonders" lists that popped up within a few months of each other. Now, after what seems to have been a hiatus, the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World list has been released -- or at least I just learned about it. As something of a lapsed suba diver, this is the visual equivalent of music to my ears. On the list:

Palau (photo left)
Belize Barrier Reef
Galapagos Islands
Northern Red Sea
Lake Baikal
Great Barrier Reef
Deep Sea Vents

CEDAM International (Conservation, Education, Diving, Awareness and Marine International), which is dedicated to conservation, education, diving, and marine research, began the Seven Underwater Wonders project in 1989. The message was simple then: If underwater wonders are not protected, they will be lost forever. With the ensuing awareness of climate change, global warming, overfishing and relentless, massive dumping of chemical and organic wastes into the sea (and most recently, the horrific Gulf oil spill), this message is more imprortant than ever.

And if the underwater wonders list piqued your interest, you can check out the various terrestrial seven wonders lists by clicking here.