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\"Frozen_Niagara<\/p>\n

Freeze Fame
\n<\/strong>First up in travel news: Niagara Falls has frozen over. Not completely, of course (the water rushes too fast for that to ever happen). But according to the Daily Mail<\/a>, freezing temps have frozen much of the falls creatingice formations that have become a tourism draw. But given the recent sub-zero temps, something tells us crowds aren’t a big problem.<\/p>\n

Beach bummed<\/strong>
\nQantas will soon be enforcing stricter dress codes in its lounges, CNN reports<\/a>. Due to customer complaints that some fliers were showing up in flip-flops, shorts and bare feet, the Australian airlines has agreed to ban beach attire and enforce a smart casual dress code. Is this because we showed up in velour sweats last time?<\/p>\n

Frost bitten, twice shy<\/strong>
\nOne snow-covered New York town has a new message for visitors\u2014go to Florida. According to BuzzFeed<\/a>, the visitor’s bureau of Ithaca posted a message on its website encouraging people to visit the Florida Keys and stating that the city is “for the birds now.” Um, we have a feeling the birds would prefer to be elsewhere too.<\/p>\n

Disney whirled<\/strong>
\nA Mickey Mouse-obsessed couple has traveled 7,900 miles and hit three Disney Parks in a single day. According to Yahoo!<\/a>, the couple began their morning at Tokyo, Disney then flew to Anaheim for a quick stop at Disneyland then flew to Orlando and made it to Disney World just before midnight. Talk about a ‘Goofy’ adventure.<\/p>\n

Dopa cabana<\/strong>
\nA bus stop in Boston turned into a beach cabana this week. According to the Boston Herald<\/a>,it was part of a publicity stunt from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Visitors and Convention Bureau who turned a downtown bus shelter into a heated cabana complete with bikini-clad models. (Let’s hope their contracts include a frostbite clause).<\/p>\n

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