Hopping off frowned upon
A 45-minute flight from San Diego to Los Angeles can get pricey — about $350 for one-way seats on American Airlines. But an unusual travel site can get you there for about $200 less. The catch is you must book a flight from San Diego to Las Vegas, with a stopover in Los Angeles, then simply step off the plane in L.A. But United Airlines and Orbitz Worldwide have sued to stop the travel website Skiplagged.com from letting passengers use the tactic.
Convertible seat applauded
Hong Kong-based PaperClip Design, the winner of an airline industry award for innovation, has invented an economy seat that converts to a comfy business-class suite. The Butterfly design is a set of two economy seats, slightly offset from each other, that can become one business-class suite when the seatback on the window-side seat is flipped down, creating a flat couch area.
Los Angeles Times
Eat here now
Honolulu restaurants inspired by farm stands
The crispy Chinese duck, served atop soft Japanese white bread with five-spice gravy and garbanzo mash, was unexpected and robustly savory. "It's like Asian Thanksgiving," my dining companion said as she mopped up the gravy and I extracted the delicately crunchy pieces of duck at Honolulu's light-filled, elegant MW Restaurant. "Something for everyone." That could also describe what's happening with the recent wave of Honolulu restaurants, which take inspiration from farmers markets and Hawaii's Asian heritage, but with novel takes from high-end chefs with impressive fine-dining pedigrees. The cornucopia of farmers markets all over Oahu has helped fuel this latest round, since local ingredients — once scarce, with just about everything flown in from the mainland — are increasingly available to island chefs. Some brick-and-mortar restaurants, such as the Pig and the Lady (thepigandthelady.com), even had their start in farmers market booths around the island, where they gained a devoted following. "It's exciting to be in Hawaii right now," said its chef and owner, Andrew Le, at left, who opened the restaurant in November 2013 to great acclaim.New York Times
Deal of the week
Get a suite deal at Jamaica resort
Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Montego Bay, an all-inclusive in Jamaica, is taking up to 50 percent off its suites. From April 12-30, the Suite Spring Sale rates are $314 per night for a KidSuite (normally $627) and $364 for a one-bedroom suite (vs. $727). Rates Feb. 1 to April 11 are $443 and $508, respectively. Add $4 tax per night. Price includes unlimited meals, snacks and beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic); nonmotorized water sports; resort amenities (tennis, mini-golf, etc.); taxes and gratuities; and free nightly shuttle service to Margaritaville. Book by April 29. Info: 1-888-288-6006; www.caribbeanhi.com/jamaica.
Washington Post
On the web
App helps you book a hostel around the globe
For the backpack-toting, smartphone-app-using millennial, there's an easy way to discover and book hostels around the globe. HostelRocket, an ad-free app on iOS and Android lets you search for and book hostels, with more than 35,000 accommodations worldwide. Need a bed at the last minute? Same-day booking is available. Searching on an iPhone was easier than using the website (www.hostelrocket.com). It's a visually appealing app with hostel photos, reviews and pricing upfront. If you're looking for hostels that surprise and are easy on your wallet, don't miss Casa Alto Vidigal ($12 a night) in Rio de Janeiro, with its ocean view, or the sunlit New York Moore Hostel ($45) in Brooklyn.Los Angeles Times
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This retired journalist changed professional wrestling from Mankato
