Lower-priced hotels have long been the realm of Muzak-filled lobbies outfitted with worse-for-wear furniture and industrial carpeting. But the genre has entered a new era. A wine bar? A sleek lounge area? Free Wi-Fi?

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How To Get Your Music Into Movies.
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‘Accidental wilderness’ draws anglers, hikers
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Euro 2008: Soccer and sightseeing
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Flying sick? 4 secrets for surviving your trip
With a fever that soared to a mind-numbing 103 degrees and a chest rattling with acute bronchitis, Kathryn Clover’s co-worker was in no shape to fly from Buenos Aires to Miami recently. But she boarded the plane anyway.

US Airways to cut free snacks
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Portugal: Bridging the past and future
With its membership in the European Union, many things are changing in Portugal. Day after day the roads here were messing up my itinerary — I’d arrive in town hours before I thought I would. I remember a time when there were absolutely no freeways in Portugal. Now, the country has plenty. They build them so fast, even my Michelin map is missing new ones.

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