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By Ken Hegan for MSN Instead of smuggling a cute dog out of Mexico, why not sneak your dog in for a little pampering? At the ‘chic, all-villa’ Viceroy Riviera Maya resort (located 3 miles from Playa del Carmen and just 35 minutes from Cancun’s international airport), your pet gets to share your fun tropical…
By Ken Hegan for MSN So this is strange and fantastic: A hotel in Kenya, Giraffe Manor, gets its name from the spotted looky-loos who stick their long necks through the hotel windows when they want to chow down. Imagine you’re staying at this unique hotel and sitting in the sun room for breakfast. You’re…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Want some fun travel inspiration? Build these Vintage Suitcase Shelves and it’ll feel like you’re being attacked by flying luggage. This clever and cheap use of discarded baggage was created by Ki Nassauer, editor of Flea Market Style magazine. To help you build your own, Nassauer graciously includes instructions. No,…
By Ken Hegan for MSN This awards season we’ve had the Golden Globes, Grammys, and Oscars. Now it’s time for the awards night we’ve all been waiting for…the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards presented by Airports Council International (ACI). Can you feel the tension and magic? “This an exciting time for airports,” said Angela…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Exhausted by jet lag or this insidious switch to Daylight Savings? If you’re in Tokyo this week (and have a matching pair of XX chromosomes), drag your sleepy butt to the Qusca Sleeping Cafe. This new crash pad opened in Tokyo’s Akasaka business district in December and it’s pretty special.…
By Ken Hegan for MSN A new California-based startup, FlightCar, wants to give you free airport parking. Plus when you get back from your holiday, your car will be spotless and you’ll get a $10 gas card. The only catch? While you sip margaritas on a beach, a stranger drives your fire red 1971 Cadillac…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Wish you could sleep in an IKEA showroom? Pack your bags because IKEA’s opening budget hotels across Europe. The company’s real estate arm, IKEA.UL, is partnering with Marriott to launch an economy hotel chain called Moxy. Travel tips for IKEA hotels: 1) Instead of a room key, you get a…
By Ken Hegan for MSN When you’re mad as hell, do you: (a) stamp a foot (b) bounce with rage (c) throw things at strangers? Why not do all three at the same time by playing 3-D Trampoline Dodgeball. This is a vertical variation on the sport that my sadistic Grade 6 gym teacher described…
By Ken Hegan for MSN A Dutch prison has been turned into a luxury hotel. Similar to the English hotel Malmaison Oxford (which used to be Oxford Prison), the Netherlands’ Het Arresthuis is now a classy inn that you arrive at in your Bentley instead of fleeing by tunnelling out. The old cell doors still…
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