The New York Times, 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada
Wondering how to spend the weekend on this great continent of ours? The New York Times and Taschen have collected the paper's "36 hours" columns in a travel book that covers 150 destinations throughout the US and Canada:
"In this book, the Times and TASCHEN bring together updated and new versions of "36 Hours" columns in 150 U.S. and Canadian locations, from the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm. The paths lead to fashionable clubs in Manhattan, blues joints in the Mississippi Delta, architectural treasures tucked in the Pennsylvania hills, the French America of Quebec, the seaside cliffs and Hollywood cool of California, and well beyond. For a taste of adventure and a veritable journey throughout the continent, explore 36 Hours in America."
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Spaceport America
Need to get from London to Australia in three hours? Billionaire and Virgin Founder Richard Branson is getting closer to bringing "sub-orbital" travel to reality with the opening of Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic. Located in New Mexico and resembling a set that looks like it came straight out of a big budget sci-fi blockbuster, the Foster + Partners design will house Virgin's White Knight and SpaceShipTwo aircraft where space tourists will soon depart for a 3.5 hour flight that includes six minutes of weightless, sub-orbital flight time. Tickets for flights will cost $200,000. Link / Source
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StndAir
André Balazs' Standard Hotels have recently equipped themselves with their very own seaplane service called StndAir. The service will take customers from NY to East Hampton for $495 and private charters to various East Coast destinations can also be arranged. Most interesting is the FlightBoard where you can win low-cost charters by assembling groups of friends to fill the 8 seats on the plane or try to jump on a flight with others heading in the same direction. First person to book a flight gets the cheapest rate and pricing increases as more people try to book a seat. Link / Source
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Mondrian SoHo
Opening this week in downtown Manhattan is the third property from the infamous Mondrian hotel brand, Mondrian SoHo. The 270 room hotel is designed by Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz who took his inspiration from Jean Coucteau's film “La Belle et la Bête" that bathes the hotel in a powdery French blue. The design language also makes its way into Chef Sam Talbot's sustainable seafood restaurant, Imperial No. Nine, where diners are surrounded by a garden-inspired space with oversized hand-blown glass sculptures by Beth Lipman. Among the 270 rooms the hotel will have four suites each featuring a terrace and a grand penthouse on the 25th floor that overlooks lower Manhattan.
Located at 9 Crosby St. NY, NY 10013, Tel: 800-697-1791. Link
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JetBlue All You Can Jet Pass
From September 7 to October 6, 2010 JetBlue is bringing back the "All You Can Jet Pass", 30 days of unlimited travel throughout the airline's 60 city network. Two choices will be available: The AYCJ-7 which will get you travel seven days a week for $700 and the $500 AYCJ-5 that lets you fly five days a week excluding Fridays and Saturdays. Passes are limited so you may want to grab a pass before they run out. Link
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Armani Hotel Dubai
Giorgio Armani can now officially add Hotelier to his legendary resume with the opening of his first hotel in Dubai. Located in the tallest tower in the world, The Burj Khalifa, The Armani hotel is comprised of 160 guest rooms and suites, eight restaurants, Armani Retail, and Spa. Armani will also be launching 144 luxury residences, all featuring exclusive furnishings and accessories from the Armani Casa Collection. Link
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The Palazzo Las Vegas
Located right in the heart of the Vegas Strip, The Palazzo is a soaring, 50 story, megaresort that practically offers the entirety of the Vegas experience under one roof. Well, except for strip clubs, drive-thru chapels, and $2.99 steak and eggs, but that's an article for another time. Full article after the jump.
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Wallpaper City Guides for iPhone & iPod Touch
Wallpaper is bringing their beautifully designed city guides to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available at the App Store for $4, the city guides have been translated into easy to use apps which at first will include 10 cities: Berlin, Los Angeles, Rome, New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, and London. Link / Source
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Zipcar App for iPhone
As if the Zipcar service wasn't convenient enough, they've just released an iPhone App that will find you a car, book it, and unlock it right from your phone. The app uses the iPhone's GPS to locate cars closest to you and when you reserve your vehicle, the app displays an onscreen key-fob that lets you lock/unlock the car and honk the horn just in case the car is in a packed lot. Its definitely the kind of thing your local Hertz isn't too thrilled about. Link
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Porsche Design AluFrame Trolley Case
Launching alongside the Porsche Panamera, Porsche Design is releasing a collection hard shell luggage pieces built from a combination of aluminum and polycarbonate. The cases were specially designed to fit perfectly inside the Panamera as well as other Porsches, they even come available in original Porsche colorways to match the paint job of your car. Link
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