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• U.S. craft brewery brewing volume raises by 13 percent.
• Midtown Lunch: Los Angeles on L.A.’s 5 Most Genius Hamburger Toppings.
• Southwest hikes airfares by $10.
• Angel Stadium adding craft beers to their tap list includes Hanger 24 and Bootlegger’s Brewery.
• Airports using dogs to find illegal foods.

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• Los Angeles Confidential on the craft beer craze in L.A.
• New 2.4 billion dollar terminal at Las Vegas-McCarran International to open on June 27.
• FAA thinks that space tourism will be worth $1 billion in 10 years.
• Budget Travel’s Q&A with a Hollywood location scout about traveling tips.
• WSJ’s tips on how to keep your leftovers fresh.

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• Dogfish Head Brewery’s Sam Calagione gets nominated for a James Beard Award.
• A shampoo made with Elysian Brewing Co.’s beer.
• FAA might change the rules on using electronics on airplanes.
• Kitchen tool cleaning tricks from America’s Test Kitchen.
• Ashton Kutcher to space travel with Virgin Galactic.

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• Infographic on how beer saved the world.
• Major fast food restaurants are upgrading their atmosphere to compete with fast casual restaurants like Chipotle and Smash Burger.
• Budget Travel on surprising international food etiquette rules.
• BusinessNewsDaily profiles Brooklyn Brewery.
• How to spend 48 hours in Seattle.
• “The Art of Video Games” exhibit now open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

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• New downtown Vegas hotel to open in the fall.
• New airline rules not yet enforced.
• BudgetTravel on 11 new hotel wonders.
• Wisconsin’s craft beer industry is booming.
• IndependentTraveler on ways to get airport lounge access.
• CraftBeer.com’s list of craft brews to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day.

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• Travel+Leisure’s list of America’s best wine bars.
• An app that allows you to send someone a beer using Twitter.
• USAToday on the best credit cards for travelers.
• New study shows that moderate red meat consumption is better for your health.
• Budget Travel on the five ways to cut down on rental car gas prices.

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• TripAdvisor’s list of the world’s best beach destinations.
• WSJ on where to find the best Dim Sum in Hong Kong.
• People are waiting for eight hours for Portsmouth Brewery’s specialty beer release.
• WSJ’s rye beer recommendations.
• The Japanese made a self-frothing beer mug.
• A list of the best celebrity-owned restaurants.
• Study shows that airline pilots are the sleepiest on the job.

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• Frommer’s on the six ways to save money on a cruise.
• Coors’ tea flavored beer coming soon.
• Mexico Tourism Board counters U.S. travel warning.
• FAA is projecting that airline passenger travel will double over the next 20 years.
• New hotel brand promoting fitness is coming to the U.S.
• Gadling’s tips on finding a better hotel room.

the scoop

• Craft beer sales approaching one billion dollars in the U.S.
• Frommer’s on the best non-travel apps for travelers.
• WSJ interviews chef Thomas Keller.
• The cast of Bravo’s new reality food show “Around the World in 80 Plates” revealed.
• Bohemian interviews the creator of RateBeer.com.

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• theKitchn’s coffee beer recommendations.
• Texas warn students traveling to Mexico.
• Los Angeles Times on 21 things to do for under $21 in Vegas.
• Cold temperature can ruin the taste of a good beer.
• Gadling on the top ten things to do in Brussels.
• The demand for organic and local food in Hong Kong is on a rise.

the scoop

• According to a Penn State study most of us can’t tell the difference between cheap and expensive wine.
• Josh Noel on the craft beer can revolution.
• Overhead bins on U.S. planes are getting bigger.
• José Andrés launches D.C. food truck.
• Japanese Airlines serving up Yoshinoya beef bowls.
• Don’t have a passport? U.S. Passport Day is coming.

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• Americans say they are the worst tourists.
• Gadling’s list of unusual aphrodisiacs from Asian countries.
• An interview with the producer of Cooking Channel’s “Eat This, Drink That,” a craft beer and food show from SoCal’s Beer Chicks.
• Destinations are not the only thing driving the travel industry.
• According to STA Travel, the most popular spring break destinations for students are Mexico, Dominican Republic and Miami.

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• NewTimes interviews Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s David Walker.
• Francis Ford Coppola opens first hotel in Italy.
• The Street on Sierra Nevada Brewing’s CEO Ken Grossman.
• Designer food trucks are spreading to the Philippines.
• State Department issues travel warning for Americans traveling to Nigeria.
• 10 tips on how to get better deals in Vegas.

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• Virgin Galactic plans to launch commercial space flights in a year or two.
• Airfares to increase due to recent hike of gas prices.
• A satire travel book to be written based off of IFC’s Portlandia.
• A brewery in Newfoundland is brewing a beer using iceberg water.
• Ben & Jerry’s is sorry for its Jeremy Lin ice cream.

Photography provided by Mark Greenberg

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• Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery to can whiskey this summer.
• Japaneses fishing ship violates ban on shark fishing.
• Boston Beer Co. to brew outside of the U.S.
• Travel + Leisure on America’s best brunches.
• J. Wilson, author of “Diary of a Part-Time Monk” on what he learned on his 46-day beer only fast.

Photo: Oskar Blues owner Dick Dale Katechis

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• Boston Beer Company to create specialty Boston Marathon beer.
• Illinois judge throws out one billion dollar lawsuit against the Travel Channel.
• CNNTravel on five things not to do on airplanes.
• How to cook pasta.
• NPR on the transformation of Panda Express.
• Departures on eight hard to find vacation spots.
• Celebrity Cruise to expand to Europe next year.
• How to utilize Facebook to travel smarter.

Photo: Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch

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• NPR on why British food was so bad for so long.
• The second Western-style craft brewery opens in Beijing.
• Food & Wine on a wine geek’s ultimate road trip.
• Travel + Leisure on the best spring break getaways.
• Australian craft beer industry is on the rise.
• Willamette Week on the new era of Oregon hops.
• The Atlantic on the founder of the Boston Beer Company, Jim Koch.
• Continental Airlines’ name is fading away.

the scoop

• American Homebrewers Association surpass 30,000 members.
• U.S. airlines post all-time lows for mishandled bags.
• World’s tallest hotel set to open in Dubai with 1,608 rooms.
• Travel+Leisure rates the best U.S. cities for affordable getaways.
• Mars to end king-size candy bars.
• Southwest raises fare.

Photo: Founder of the American Homebrewers Association, Charlie Papazian (middle) at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO