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Take online visit to lavish hotel

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The sailshaped Burj Al Arab hotel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates » If you don’t have an extra $15,000 or so to spend on a night in a royal suite at Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab hotel, there’s now an online tour that offers a free virtual glimpse of its extravagance.

The hotel, known for its distinctive sail design and lavish interiors, partnered with Google to provide videos and a 3-D online tour of its lobby, suite, helipad, bar, spa and restaurants.

The two-story royal suite depicted in the tour includes a marble staircase with a cheetah-print carpet, a rotating canopy bed and much more.

Newseum to show terror relics

WASHINGTON » Artifacts from some of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history are on display for the first time at the Newseum.

A Toyota Corolla abandoned by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers at Washington Dulles International Airport is one of the items visitors can see up close. It’s part of the renovated "Inside Today’s FBI" exhibit at the downtown Washington museum, which celebrates journalism and First Amendment freedoms.

The museum also displays the handcuffs used to restrain Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev.

No more extra pages for passports

WASHINGTON » Attention, international business travelers: The U.S. government will stop providing extra pages for visas and stamps when your passports fill up.

As of Jan. 1, the State Department is eliminating the 24-page inserts that Americans can buy when their passports lack space for entry and exit stamps.

A statement says the decision will enhance security and bring the U.S. in line with international passport standards.

That means if your U.S. passport fills up, you’ll soon have to buy a new one. U.S. citizens can purchase a 28-page or 52-page passport.

To help frequent travelers, the department says it’s issued the larger passport at no additional cost to all applicants outside the U.S. since October 2014. It will accept requests for extra pages through the end of the year.

 

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