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But KLM is offering an upgrade that is much more attractive – even if it doesn't get off the ground. The airline has transformed one of its grounded McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft into a luxurious apartment. Dubbed Airplane Apartment, this novel conversion offers four guests a unique overnight stay without the turbulence.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/klm-airplane-apartment/34779/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="34476"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/cable-car-planned-for-worlds-largest-cave/34476/">Cable car planned for world's largest cave</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/helen-clark/">Helen Clark</a></div> <div class="date">October 28, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/cable-car-planned-for-worlds-largest-cave/34476/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/cable-car-planned-for-worlds-largest-cave/34476/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/son-doong-cave.jpg" title="The proposed $212 million cable car system would have three of its seven stations in the 9..." alt="The proposed $212 million cable car system would have three of its seven stations in the 9..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> A Vietnamese resort company has been granted approval to begin surveys to build a 10.6 kilometer (6.6 mi) long cable car in the world’s largest cave, the UNESCO-listed Son Doong in north-central Quang Binh province in Vietnam. If completed it would make it the longest cable car ride in the world, ahead of Tianmen Shan in China.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/cable-car-planned-for-worlds-largest-cave/34476/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="34038"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hub-by-premier-inn/34038/">hub by Premier Inn hotel will allow guests control their room with a smartphone</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/">Stu Robarts</a></div> <div class="date">September 30, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hub-by-premier-inn/34038/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hub-by-premier-inn/34038/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hub-by-premier-inn/34038/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hub-by-premier-inn.jpg" title="hub by Premier Inn is a new hotel chain that allows guests to search for rooms, book, chec..." alt="hub by Premier Inn is a new hotel chain that allows guests to search for rooms, book, chec..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Hotel rooms can be impersonal and transitory places, designed for a high turnover of guests. To make the hotel experience more comfortable, the new hub by Premier Inn chain will put control into the hands of customers, who will book, check-in and control their room facilities via a smartphone app.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hub-by-premier-inn/34038/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="33590"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/">In pictures: Singapore's surreal Supertree Grove and Cloud Forest</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></div> <div class="date">August 29, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/#comments">12 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/pictures">20 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest-7.jpg" title="The view of Supertree Grove from the skyway at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay (Photo: Loz ..." alt="The view of Supertree Grove from the skyway at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay (Photo: Loz ..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> There are places on this Earth where you simply stand, slack-jawed, and pinch yourself to make sure you're not dreaming – and Singapore's Gardens by the Bay is as surreal a place as I've ever been. This billion-dollar techno-garden theme park is absolutely stunning right through, but the two stand-out highlights are its signature Supertree Grove – a collection of giant cyborg trees – and the Cloud Forest – a gigantic bio-dome that recreates the environment and climate of a mountaintop forest at sea level. As a bonus, there's also the world's tallest indoor waterfall.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="33148"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/jr-east-japanese-cruise-train/33148/">Ferrari designer unveils plans for luxury Japanese Cruise Train </a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">July 28, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/jr-east-japanese-cruise-train/33148/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/jr-east-japanese-cruise-train/33148/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/jr-east-japanese-cruise-train/33148/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cruisetrain.jpg" title="Japanese railway company JR East has announced plans to create another luxury sleeper trai..." alt="Japanese railway company JR East has announced plans to create another luxury sleeper trai..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Following the success of its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/japans-seven-stars-cruise-train/29408/" target="_blank">Seven Stars Cruise Train</a>, which launched late last year, Japanese railway company JR East has announced plans to create another luxury sleeper train. The exclusive hotel on the move will be designed by renowned Ferrari designer Ken Okuyama, who was behind the Enzo Ferrari and Ferrari P4/5 designs.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/jr-east-japanese-cruise-train/33148/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="33102"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-vw-california/33102/">Fancy a one nighter at Hotel VW California?</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">July 28, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-vw-california/33102/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-vw-california/33102/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-vw-california/33102/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hotel_vw_california.jpg" title="The Hotel VW California comprises six VW California SE camper vans, to be installed in sel..." alt="The Hotel VW California comprises six VW California SE camper vans, to be installed in sel..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Sounding a bit like an Eagles song gone awry, Hotel VW California is actually a marketing stunt by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and LateRooms.com that offers guests one night in a VW California SE camper van in a select UK location.  <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-vw-california/33102/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32911"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/schlitterbahn-verruckt-worlds-tallest-waterslide/32911/">Tallest waterslide in the world opens for aquatic thrillseekers</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/">Stu Robarts</a></div> <div class="date">July 10, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/schlitterbahn-verruckt-worlds-tallest-waterslide/32911/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/schlitterbahn-verruckt-worlds-tallest-waterslide/32911/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121411/http://www.gizmag.com/schlitterbahn-verruckt-worlds-tallest-waterslide/32911/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121411im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/schlitterbahn-verruckt-worlds-tallest-waterslide.jpg" title="The world's tallest waterslide, The Verrückt, has opened at Schlitterbahn Kansas City Wate..." alt="The world's tallest waterslide, The Verrückt, has opened at Schlitterbahn Kansas City Wate..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> If the slide at your local swimming pool gives you vertigo, then look away now. The tallest waterslide in the world has opened in the US. The Verrückt at Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark is 168.6 ft (51.4 m) tall, making it taller than than Niagara Falls. 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