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Container tonnage through the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s biggest box hub, increased 3 percent in 2008 from the previous year on volume that was flat at 10.8 million TEUs.
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Got 48 hours to explore
Toronto during the city’s annual film festival? Reuters correspondents use
their local knowledge to help visitors scope out the city’s hottest spots. 

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Zurich tops the list of the best places to live in Europe, with no British cities making the list that was compiled by Forbes.com.

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A Taiwan county is planning an ambitious coastal
amusement resort modeled on Dubai’s waterfront with odd-shaped
high-rises and hotels.

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Americans
have been knocked from their place as Paris’ top foreign visitors as
tourism from the oil-rich Middle East surges, according to a new report.

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Largest
hotel? Biggest swimming pool? For travelers keen on size, a new list
highlights nine of the world’s largest travel-related items.

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Craving a sun-and-sea summer holiday destination where you can also party the night away?

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Got 48 hours to explore Chicago, the Midwest city renowned for its innovative architecture?

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When Britons Jean Mallock and Kathryn Newbould planned their trip to
Prague, friends regaled them with tales of low prices. Were they in for a surprise.

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Got 48 hours to shop and eat in Olympic host city Beijing? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help make the most of a quick visit to China’s capital.

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