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• Gallery: Magical Christmas window displays
• Visas waived for Beijing transit travelers
• How to throw a rock star hotel party
• Europe's most beautiful metro stations

Gallery: Magical Christmas window displays Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:22 PM PST Tweet Can't make it to London or Paris to shop for gifts? That's OK, we've brought their most fanciful holiday tableaus to you Frances Cha More on CNN: The world's 10 best shopping cities  Vertical:  Activities Shopping Editions:  English (International) Groups:  Luxury Travel Business Travel Family Travel Group Travel Solo Travel Adventure Travel Expats Locals Nav:  Explorations Life Region:  Europe Tags:  London Paris Christmas shopping department stores Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll:  0 Promoted to homepage hero:  0

Visas waived for Beijing transit travelers Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:02 PM PST Travelers from 45 countries exempted from visas starting in 2013 to boost the capital's tourist industry Tweet CNN Travel staff Article Page Transit tourists from 45 countries will be able to visit Beijing for up to 72 hours without a visa under new regulations starting January 1, 2013. Government officials announced this week that visas will be waived for transit passengers who can provide a confirmed air ticket or other travel documents detailing a third destination and who will depart the Chinese capital within three days. Cities:  Beijing Editions:  English (International) Country:  China Region:  Asia Pacific Groups:  Business Travel Family Travel Group Travel Solo Travel Budget Travel Expats Locals Vertical:  Travel News Nav:  Explorations Life Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll:  0 Promoted to homepage hero:  0

How to throw a rock star hotel party Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:02 PM PST As much debauchery as you can have in a hotel room ... without throwing the TV out the window Barry Neild Tweet Article Page Sympathy for the devil's food cake? The Rolling Stones play with their food at London's Kensington Gore hotel in 1968. In the 1960s and 1970s, hotel suites unwittingly hosted booze and drug-fueled parties that resulted in carnage. The Who's Keith Moon parked cars in swimming pools.  Groups:  Luxury Travel Business Travel Nav:  Explorations Life Play Escape Editions:  English (International) Vertical:  Hotels Tips, Tech, Gear Travel Features Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll:  0 Promoted to homepage hero:  0

Europe's most beautiful metro stations Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:08 AM PST From minimalist to ornate, innovative to wacky, these subterranean gems invite commuters to linger Tweet Jessica Benavides Canepa, for CNN Article Page The first underground railway was built in London in 1863. Like many of those to follow soon after, the forerunner of the modern Tube was uncomfortable, unhealthy (toxic steam often entered the train cars due to poor ventilation) and noisy. Still, this new mode of transportation was an instant sensation. Groups:  Luxury Travel Business Travel Family Travel Group Travel Solo Travel Adventure Travel Budget Travel Expats Locals Editions:  English (International) Region:  Europe Vertical:  Travel Features Tags:  subway stations underground railways railway stations Nav:  Explorations Life Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll:  0 Promoted to homepage hero:  0

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