Pera Palace aims to regain its place on social map of city now teeming with posh hotels, night clubs.

ISTANBUL (AFP) - A favourite of royals seeking luxury, writers looking for the muse and undercover spies, Pera Palace -- Istanbul's hotel of mysteries and pomp -- has reopened after a major facelift to revive its past grandeur.

The Glashaus hotel used to be a symbol of the regeneration of one of Dublin's toughest neighborhoods; empty and shuttered, it now represents one of the toughest economies Ireland has ever endured.

LAKE DISTRICT, England — It wasn't the best day to plan a drive across Kirkstone Pass, t

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We were picked up in a big coach at 9.15 am and at 10.30 am we were still going around hotels picking up customers. At one we had to wait 20 minutes whilst some Brazilians were finishing their breakfast ... We had saved a couple of museums for today - the Railway Museum which was very interesting with lots of photos and railway memorabilia (much of it from Great Britain) although not too many engines, and the National Military museum which Keith enjoyed more than I did. ...

'Hotels' for NHS patients and family. Ministers are considering setting up a network of “patient hotels” where the relatives of the chronically ill can stay and help with simple nursing care, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. ... Smartcard Plan For UK Public Transport. Travellers could soon be using a credit card-sized smartcard to access public transport across Britain. ...