<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - msnbc.com travel</title><link>http://travel.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - msnbc.com travel</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:44:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:31:37 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>10 cruise etiquette tips</title><description><![CDATA[Let us forswear the role of Ugly American and start to mind our manners. These 10 tips were developed after a week on the high seas, but they are equally applicable to a land-based vacation or business trip. 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To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid using the ship's public bathrooms.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com travel]]></dc:creator><link>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513237-beware-of-cruise-ships-public-restrooms</link><guid>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513237-beware-of-cruise-ships-public-restrooms</guid><category>travel</category><category>cruising</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:20:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>2 carriers to offer new benefits to elite fliers</title><description><![CDATA[Codeshare partners United Airlines and Continental Airlines said Tuesday that starting next year they will allow members of each carrier's frequent flier program who have earned elite status to receive unlimited free upgrades on flights operated by both airlines when space is ava&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com travel]]></dc:creator><link>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513133-2-carriers-to-offer-new-benefits-to-elite-fliers</link><guid>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513133-2-carriers-to-offer-new-benefits-to-elite-fliers</guid><category>travel</category><category>business-travel</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:45:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Luxury for less in Las Vegas</title><description><![CDATA[We sent intrepid writer Andrew Lincoln on a mission to see just how low some of the world's most over-the-top hotels would go. 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Turns out the hotel made a mistake, and that the real price is $289 a night. 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