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First look at Dubai's new A380 concourse

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 05:07 PM PST

Up to 20 of the Airbus superjumbos will be served at Dubai Airport's new extension. Here's what passengers will find inside

CNN Travel staff

Dubai International Airport is putting the final touches to Concourse A, the world's first airport concourse built solely to service Airbus A380s.

More than 1,100 Dubai residents -- including children, seniors and those with special needs -- were invited to test the new facility last weekend.

The local volunteers acted as passengers arriving at, departing from and transiting through Concourse A, testing everything from directional signage to the airport train that connects the concourse to Terminal 3.

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Healing waters: The Japanese onsen experience

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:01 PM PST

Soaking up one of Japan's best-loved traditions is a tonic for both mind and body

C. James Dale

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For a brief moment, I feel like a Japanese snow monkey -- those furry, red-faced creatures that descend from the cliffs and forests of Nagano to sit and soak in hot spring water.

Flakes fall around me. Steam drifts into the air. I've nothing much on my mind.

It's after 7 a.m. and I'm tout nu inside a private bath on a terrace at Arcana, a boutique hotel hidden in the trees of Japan's Izu Peninsula.