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DestinationsAmerica's best small town? Here are our top picksFor tasty U.S. small-town recommendations, I tapped five south-of-the-border travel writers… Globe and Mail 36 Hours in... Cadaqués, Spain Paul Clements offers a guide to what to do on a short break on Cadaqués, a coastal town in Costa Brava the province of Girona, including Església de Santa María and Salvador Dali's house… Telegraph (London)  Tours and ActivitiesThe country's coolest pumpkin patchesFarms and orchards across the USA celebrate autumn in big ways, offering an array of cool, exciting and colorful outdoor activities for both kids and adults, such as hayrides, corn mazes, apple-picking, haunted houses, fresh homemade pies… USA Today Eat your way around the world – in London London has a restaurant to suit just about every cuisine in the world. We pick our favourite places in the capital to enjoy food from 30 countries … Telegraph (London) Restaurant Report: The Juniper Kitchen in Nairobi, Kenya More an event than a restaurant, this pop-up serves a monthly meal called Backyard Brunch… New York Times  CruiseCruise lines drop West Africa calls in wake of EbolaHolland America has joined Seabourn Cruise Line and Regent Seven Seas Cruises in dropping calls along the West Coast of Africa in the wake of the Ebola outbreak… USA Today Typhoons Continue to Hamper Princess Cruise Ship A nine-night Japan sailing onboard Diamond Princess continues to see delays and port cancellations due to two back-to-back typhoons in the Pacific Ocean… CruiseCritic.com  TransportationCricket bars? JetBlue deal may bring eclectic snacks in 2015JetBlue will partner with AccelFoods for snacks on its some of flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles… USA Today Ebola Screening: Coming Soon to an Airport Near You? Yesterday, amid growing fears of a stateside Ebola outbreak, the Obama administration announced that the U.S. is increasing airport-screening standards for the deadly virus… Smarter Travel Blackpool airport to close next week The Lancashire airport has been losing money, and with a limited catchment area and intense competition from Liverpool and Manchester the owners saw no prospect of a turnaround… The Independent  Lodging8 romantic castle hotels around the U.S.We have no kings or queens, dukes or duchesses, counts or countesses in the United States to build great royal castles as evidence of their power, importance and prestige. However, we do have the rich, who have long built great houses as symbols of their power, wealth and pride. And some hoteliers just like to build castles… CNN How Vegas Is Reinventing the Boutique Hotel The next big thing has arrived in Vegas, and it's surprisingly … small. Whether you see Las Vegas' wave of boutique-inspired hotels as an adaptation, a reinvention, or a perversion of the small-hotel concept, there's no doubt that boutique is reshaping the city… Smarter Travel Hotel Review: Hôtel de Nell in Paris This property, which opened last year, offers travelers an ideal location away from congested tourist areas but close to major attractions… New York Times  Other and OddMarriott fined $600,000 by FCC for blocking guests' Wi-FiThink hotels are deliberately blocking your personal Wi-Fi networks so you'll buy theirs?… CNN Is it safe to travel to Hong Kong during democracy protests? Given the images of conflict that have been shown around the world, concerns about Hong Kong travel are understandable… The Independent  TRO SmithSelfie Power: 5 Ways to Make Your Guests’ Selfies Work For YouMore than ever our guests are turning the camera on themselves, tagging themselves in our lobbies, guest rooms, dining rooms, pools, even bathrooms to share the experience with all their friends online… TRO Smith 
365 Guide Tip for the DayThe marketing mindset for travel agents – The emotional connectionIn building your travel practice, it is important to recognize the need to consistently and continually build on your marketing knowledge and evaluation skills… Travel Research Online 
Today in HistoryThe Great Chicago FireThe Great Chicago Fire burned from Sunday night on October 8 to early October 10, 1871… Travel Research Online 
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