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Seoul Convention Bureau jumps on 'Gangnam Style'
Stand and slurp at Tokyo's railway noodle bars
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World’s best-dressed nations -- and how to fit in
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:56 PM PST

Global Traveler magazine releases 2012 list of best hotel, tourist destination and other travel award winners

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Who do you trust more for your destination and hotel recommendations -- picky travel industry editors or picky fellow travelers?

Global Traveler, a U.S.-based magazine for international business travelers, has announced this year's winners of its annual reader survey in 70 travel-related categories.

More than 28,000 frequent business and luxury travelers responded to this year's survey.

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Seoul Convention Bureau jumps on 'Gangnam Style'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:51 PM PST

Official agencies add itineraries and launch contests to lure travelers to previously overlooked Gangnam area

Frances Cha

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With its high concentration of palaces and museums, Gangbuk, the northern area of Seoul, has been a traditional tourist magnet.

Now, thanks to the Psy music video "Gangnam Style," which recently became the most viewed YouTube video of all time, its counterpart, Gangnam, is fast becoming Seoul's most talked-about destination.

Seoul tourism agencies have been busy looking for ways to capitalize on the area's newfound global fame.

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Stand and slurp at Tokyo's railway noodle bars

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:01 PM PST

To slurp or not to slurp -- that definitely isn't the question when you're sucking it up like a local

Mark Buckton, for CNN Travel

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First things first -- noisy slurping when downing your soba, udon, or ramen in Japan is all part and parcel of enjoying your noodles the way the locals do.

Call it authentic bad manners if you like.

The problem for many visitors is that no matter how long they stay, the "skill" required to slurp noodles is something they can never quite master.

It's a back of the mouth thing, quite unlike the front of the mouth soup slurping frowned upon in the West.

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iReport: My favorite Chinatown is in...

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

iReporters detail where to eat and what to see in their favorite Chinese neighborhoods

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iReporters from around the world listed their favorite Chinatowns for the recent iReport assignment "My favorite Chinatowns."

Here are their recommendations.

Have our iReporters mentioned Chinatowns you like? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below and check out the iReport assignment page.

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World’s best-dressed nations -- and how to fit in

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST

Never again be daunted by the prospect of traveling to a sartorially superior land

Duncan Forgan, for CNN Travel

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First impressions count. That, no doubt, is why few first dates take place in lederhosen.

For the traditional Germans among us, no offense intended. But there is something about a sharply cut suit, or a well-matched sweater-pant combo, that hits the style spots small leather shorts and braces can't.

Of course in a Turkish steam bath even a pair of board shorts would be considered over-dressed. But that's an extreme we needn't worry about here.

So which country has the best-dressed people?

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Chateaux spectacular: 5 best Loire Valley castles

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:01 AM PST

France's castle capital can be daunting, but not if you know where to find the real gems

Allison Lounes, for CNN Travel

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Who doesn't love a good castle? But you can have too much of a good thing ...

With more than 3.3 million visitors per year, the group of 42 châteaux that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Loire Valley is one of France's most popular tourist destinations outside Paris itself.

While all of them are beautifully maintained and culturally significant, it's impossible to see more than a handful without becoming castled-out pretty darn tout de suite.

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