Bedbugs, Yuck. They can be found just about anywhere. Taxis. Buses. Trains. Planes. Hotels. Your house (here’s how to help avoid bringing them from your hotel to your home). And …
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Airlines
“Hack” For Free Airline Tickets Isn’t a Hack; It’s a Real Thing. Maybe.
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe term “hacking” has traveled, to quote the Beatles, the long and winding road. “Hackers” have been around since the 1950s and 1960s, when MIT students used the word as …
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Travel Equipment
How To Stop Thieves From Easily Getting Into Your Locked Luggage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe posted a while back about how easy it is for thieves to break into electronic hotel safes. Several people who read it said they leave their valuables in their …
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Weekly Recap
Plane Amenity Design FAIL, Why Planes Fly at 35,000 Feet, The Popular Luggage Accessory You Shouldn’t Bring to Airports
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: Plane amenity …
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Food & Beverage
Ever Want to Actually Have Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Now You Can!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou know the scene – Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the classic film based on the novel by Truman Capote, opens with Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn), nibbling on a pastry and drinking …
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Airlines
JetBlue Quietly Changed Compensation Rule Last Summer; People Just Finding Out Now
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen airlines make a change they think passengers will like, they shout it from the rooftops. Alaska Airlines’ free checked item? They’ve got a whole page devoted to it. Delta’s …
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Taylor Swift is one of the most decorated musicians of all time. Since the beginning of her career, she’s sold more than 13 million albums and won over 800 major …
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Hotels
TripAdvisor’s “Dirtiest Hotels In The US” That Are Still Open
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs a company – any company – goes on, it changes. It can be as tiny as this blog (does anybody remember when we used to have our “Daily Deals?” …
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Rental Cars
Why So Many Rental Cars Have Out of State License Plates
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHave you ever rented a car in Texas and the license plate is registered in Utah? Or Oklahoma? Or you rent a car in New York, and the plate is …
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When we plan air travel, I usually let Joe take the reins. I’m perfectly capable of doing it, but he’s the points and miles geek and just enjoys the planning …