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Bath Abbey receives money to help repair floor

July 11, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Bath Abbey has received £389,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help fund a multimillion dollar project to help repair the building’s floor.

Waxwork figure of Jane Austen unveiled in Bath, England

July 11, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England, has unveiled a waxwork figure of the famed author, allowing people to see the face of Jane Austen for the first time.

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July 10, 2014 The Travel Trolley

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London tops MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index

July 9, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The city is the destination of choice for international travelers for the third time in four years, according to the annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index released today.

TripAdvisor: San Francisco is the most expensive U.S. city to visit this summer

June 14, 2014 The Travel Trolley

San Francisco is the most expensive U.S. city for 2014 summer travel, while Las Vegas holds its claim as the most affordable U.S. spot for the fourth consecutive year of the report, according to TripAdvisor’s new TripIndex Cities cost comparison study.

Priceline buying OpenTable

June 14, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Priceline Group Inc. is buying OpenTable for $103 per share in an all cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion.

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AAA: Two-thirds of Americans want feds to spend more on infrastructure

June 13, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Two-thirds of Americans (68 percent) believe the federal government should invest more than it does now on roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to a new AAA survey.

Fence on Paris’ famous ‘Locks of Love’ bridge collapses

June 10, 2014 The Travel Trolley

A section of fencing on Paris’ famous Pont des Arts collapsed Sunday evening under the weight of thousands of locks. Lovers, according to tradition, attach locks to the fencing then throw the key into the River Seine below, a sign their true love will never fade.

United changes frequent flyer program to reward based on spending, not miles

June 10, 2014 The Travel Trolley

United Airlines today announced that members of its MileagePlus program will earn award miles based on their ticket price rather than distance flow. The change, which takes effect next year, mirrors a change Delta Air Lines made to its frequent flier program earlier this year.

World’s tallest roller-coaster and entertainment complex to open in Orlando in 2016

June 7, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The world’s tallest roller-coaster and entertainment complex is expected to be open in Orlando by 2016. The Skyscraper at SKYPLEX is planned to be built at International Drive and Sand Lake Road, near the soon-to-open Orlando Eye 425-foot ferris wheel.