Berlin’s newest concert hall, the 682-seat Pierre Boulez Saal, designed by architect Frank Gehry and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, opened in March. Housed in the former storage building for the sets of the Staatsoper, the hall, with seats surrounding the stage, provides a venue for young musicians from Israel and the Middle East. The inaugural season, through July 3, focuses on works of Schubert. Tickets for a number of performances run €15-€55 (near $16-$59) and can be...

In the small towns near Amsterdam, Netherlands, collectively known as Old Holland, visitors are being given pamphlets detailing expectations of their conduct. The towns, which include picturesque wooden buildings and windmills, are designed to accurately reproduce living conditions in 19th-century Holland. However, they are also actual living towns with permanent residents. The handouts suggest etiquette such as asking permission before taking pictures of locals, not leaving trash...

Visitors to the emirate of Dubai, UAE, can “buy one and get one free” on selected activities and at selected attractions with the City Card Dubai. Among activities honoring card discounts are a desert safari, scuba diving and a show dinner cruise.City Cards must be purchased in advance and can be shipped to the buyer’s home or retrieved upon hotel check-in. At a cost of $45 or, with a Burj Khalifa tour, $65, it is good through the calendar year and includes a guidebook and...