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For more than 30 years, Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica has served as the innovator and remained the only true luxury rainforest lodge in the Peruvian Amazon. Bringing a thrilling new experience to guests, Inkaterra has constructed a Canopy Tree House perched 90 feet above the rainforest floor which provides a new sky-high perspective to the 29,000-acre private reserve it currently protects.

Meant to complement a stay in one of Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica’s existing 35 cabañas, the Canopy Tree House is outfitted with two single beds, wash basin, limited electricity and a portable toilet. Its walls are created out of wood and removable mesh screens to provide natural light and 360-degree vistas of the surrounding flora and fauna. During the day, orchids, hummingbirds, toucans, monkeys and other wildlife are a mere arm’s length away; while at dusk, nocturnal species come to life and provide for exciting evening excursions and stargazing along Inkaterra’s hanging 1,130-foot-long Canopy Walkway.

Guests staying in the Canopy Tree house can rely on a dedicated Canopy Butler to arrange and oversee all excursions and special requests. The butler is at-hand on a nearby tower and is reachable by walkie-talkie.

A stay in the Canopy Tree House includes lodge transfers; sundowners with chilled sparkling wine or Pisco Sours; a Canopy Bar stocked with water, soft drinks and beer; light dinner and breakfast; a private bilingual interpreter/guide; and binoculars and flashlights for excursions along the Canopy Walkway and the recently added Anaconda Walk. If sleeping in the middle of the nocturnal action becomes too much to handle, guests can descend to pre-arranged ground-level accommodations. Rates start at US$300 per person per night (double occupancy), and are applied as a supplement to the regular program rates.

For more information, visit www.inkaterra.com

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As of today, Austrian Airlines is bringing a smile to the faces of New Yorkers and Washingtonians with the unveiling of its Smart Car “Airplanes” as part of a campaign to create awareness about the smartest ride to Europe – Austrian Airlines Business Class.  The cars, with drivers and the street team dressed to look like pilots, will be on view driving around New York until Labor Day and then for the two weeks after Labor Day in Washington, D.C.  Adding an extra element of “cool” – free bottles of cold water will be handed out to passersby.

Austrian Airlines operates the only non-stop flights to Vienna from New York, Washington, DC and Toronto. Austrian is a member of the Star Alliance and flies to 120 destinations worldwide. Austrian Airlines passengers can earn miles on Austrian’s Miles & More, United Airlines Mileage Plus and US Airways Dividend Miles programs.

For more info visit www.austrian.com