'The Force Be With You': Tunisia Embraces 'Star Wars' Tourism

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Imperial stormtroopers are set to march through Tunisia's capital as part of a new effort to attract tourists and burnish the image of this North African country.

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When did Toronto get so cool?

Canada’s biggest city is often overlooked in favour of Montreal or Vancouver. But these days, it exudes the kind of cool that can only come from not really caring.



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$99 -- Utah: Park City Resort incl. Credit, 35% Off

Stays through June include a $25 resort credit per reservation with this deal

Sun-Thurs thru June; weekends also available



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Cayman Islands: Deals for Summer; Save up to 40%

Enjoy beautiful beaches, top diving and snorkeling, Stingray City & summer deals

Deals into December



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TripAdvisor app reaches 100m download milestone

TripAdvisor has announced it has reached the mobile milestone of 100 million downloads for its free app for iPhone and Android. The number of downloads more than doubled in the past year and is up six-fold from 2011.



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Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo set for 2017 opening

The Ascott has brought its premier Ascott The Residence brand to Tokyo through a master lease agreement with Mitsubishi Estate Company, one of Japan’s largest real estate developers. The 129-unit Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo is slated to open in 2017, ahead of the 2020 Olympics to be held in the city.



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Qatar Airways flies into Al Hofuf to boost Saudi flights

Qatar Airways is adding Al Hofuf in Saudi Arabia to its ever-increasing list of destinations. And as a further demonstration of its commitment to expanding its regional footprint, Qatar Airways recently increased the frequencies of two of its other destinations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



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