Following in the footsteps of France, the Spanish government is planning to ban some short-haul flights as part of its plan to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. Flights that have …
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Getting a vacation request approved is a pretty big deal. It means you know for sure you can start planning your time away, be it a few days or a …
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Credit card companies don’t reimburse for passports. And that’s a shame because in the United States, a new passport for an adult costs $130 for the application fee and $35 …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Alcohol In Disney Parks: Why You Couldn’t Drink There & Now You Can
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen Disneyland first opened in 1955, it was “dry” – no alcohol was served. When Walt Disney World opened 16 years later, it was also an alcohol-free park. However, that’s …
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Weekly Recap
Two 1-Way Tickets vs. One R/T?, A Window Seat Nightmare, Why Indian-Americans Own So Many Motels
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. Some of our recent most-read posts have been: Is it …
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The best of the best. That’s what usually comes to mind when you think of luxury hotels that have the best ratings. Everything about those hotels – the property, service …
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Several media outlets are reporting that a flight attendant went on a rampage in the duty free shop at an Italian airport, breaking multiple pieces of merchandise in her wake. …
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Whenever I’ve boarded a flight and the door to the cockpit is open, I’ve admittedly been nosy and tried to pick up bits of what they’re saying. I never get …
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Southwest’s open seating. Either you love it or you hate it. For years, the system seemed to be relatively fair. You logged on 24 hours ahead of your flight time …
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Travel
Maggots in Fish Aren’t the Only Weird Things People’ve Tried to Bring onto Planes
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve been reading the news this week (or just about every travel-related publication out there), you’ve undoubtedly read about the Detroit-bound Delta Air Lines flight that had to return …