ALL ACCESS

By JASON COCHRAN
June 26, 2007 - I AM naked at SeaWorld. Certainly a unique sensation. This isn't one of those dreams - I am in the employees-only "backstage" area, in a special trailer, pouring myself into a wetsuit before my guide throws me to the sharks. All fifty of them, waiting out there in the shark tank. My guide briefs me on the air helmet I'll be wearing and on how...

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• FOOD FOR THOUGHT

  JASON COCHRAN DECIPHERS DISNEY’S COMPLEX DINING PLAN

  By JASON COCHRAN

  SINCE its introduction two years ago, the Disney Dining Plan, a pre-paid meal plan covering the whole resort, has become very popular. For $39 per adult (age 10 and up) per day, and $11...more >

• COMING UP

  WHAT’S NEW AND SOON TO DEBUT IN MAGIC COUNTRY

  By JASON COCHRAN

  IN a continuing bid to be the world’s most popular family destination, Orlando is ever-changing. Here’s some of the news: SEAWORLD In keeping with a trend sweeping theme parks...more >

• FLIGHT TIME

  HOT TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP TO O-TOWN

  By JASON COCHRAN

  WITH so many airlines shuttling between New York and Orlando, the market is wide open, and it’s never hard to find a deal ($59 to $99 OW) if you buy in advance. Still, everyone could stand to...more >

• BUY NEW

  THE HOSPITALITY BIZ TRIES RETAIL

  By DAVID LAHUTA

  June 19, 2007 -

  IF your definition of a heavenly bed is one that hasn’t been test driven by someone else, consider staying at a hotel that sells its furnishings and home accessories brand-new. Westin Hotels...more >

• USED, GOOD

  BRING HOTEL STYLE TO YOUR APARTMENT - FOR LESS THAN YOU THINK

  By DAVID LAHUTA

  June 19, 2007 -

  BOLSTERED by a record number of guests not seen since before 9/11, the hotel industry is expected to invest $5.5 billion on enhancements in 2007, according to Pricewaterhouse-Coopers’ latest...more >

• BETTER ‘OFF’

  THE RIGHT PLACES TO BE AT THE WRONG TIMES

  By DAVID LANDSEL

  June 19, 2007 -

  IT seems unfair that there are some uncommonly beautiful places - say, The Hamptons, for instance - that enjoy such a short, glorious “in” season, and spend the rest of the year being treated like...more >

• PARTY’S ON

  FRIDA KAHLO MANIA HITS MEXICO CITY

  By CHRIS BUNTING

  June 19, 2007 -

  THE often audacious, frequently scandalous, always creative Frida Kahlo - the late Mexican feminist artist most famous for her surreal self-portraits (unibrow and all) - would have turned 100...more >

• FREE LONDON!

  HOW TO BEAT THE OUTRAGEOUS EXCHANGE RATE

  By JASON COCHRAN

  June 12, 2007 -

  UNBELIEVABLE! Our dollar has wilted against the British pound, recently crossing the once-mythical two-to-one barrier, where it currently hovers. Never an affordable prospect, a journey to London...more >

• STAY CHEAP

  LONDON’S TOP HOTELS UNDER $250 THAT WON’T SCARE YOU

  By JASON COCHRAN

  June 12, 2007 -

  NEW ARRIVAL Hoxton Hotel Following the successful Zetter, the Hoxton is the latest London pad to offer pop-art, boutique-level style and design (pillows with fish on them, the flat...more >

• FLY RIGHT

  SAVE BIG ON YOUR NEXT CROSSING

  By JASON COCHRAN

  June 12, 2007 -

  AS if the exchange rate weren’t enough, getting to London is now more expensive than it’s been in a while. Still, these simple tips can help you save hundreds on travel. THE TRIP OVER Airfare...more >

• WE’RE JUST FLOATING THIS OUT THERE...

  ALL THE CRUISE NEWS FIT TO PERUSE FROM THE BIZ THAT MAKES WAVES

  By Chris Bunting with David Landsel

  June 5, 2007 -

  LIVE LARGE Rumored for years to actually be happening, Toronto-based Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has finally reached an agreement with the developers of a 13-deck, 719-foot luxury...more >

• ATTACK OF THE CLONES

  ON BOARD THE WORLD’S LARGEST SHIP - AGAIN

  By JASON COCHRAN

  June 5, 2007 -

  IN the spring of 2006, Royal Caribbean floated the largest cruise ship in the world, Freedom of the Seas. As a product, it didn’t vary much from the line’s slightly smaller ships - it’s more like...more >

• SEA THE WORLD

  5 BEST CRUISES FROM NYC TO BOOK NOW

  By DAVID LANDSEL

  June 5, 2007 -

  IF you have a Metrocard and are able to hail a taxi, oceanborne bliss is just a short hop from home with these itineraries departing from one of New York’s three cruise ports. 1) NEW...more >