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    First City in the UK to Begin Charging Tourists to Visit

    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023

    In the past several years, many places around the world have begun charging what’s sometimes known as a “tourist tax.” It’s any revenue-generating measure targeted at tourists and is usually …

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    Dear MCO: I Was Wrong About You & I’m Sorry

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023

    As Central Florida residents, Joe and I enjoyed watching Terminal C being built at Orlando International Airport for the past few years. It was a big deal in town when …

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    15 Ways To Get Free/Cheap Multi-Day International Stopovers

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023

    As the pandemic started to wane, we wrote that the deal for Turkish Airlines’ free Istanbul hotel stays for stopovers of 20+ hours was back. The program had, of course, …

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    Update: Spirit Airlines Workers Who Threw Passenger’s Bag In Trash Arrested

    by SharonKurheg March 28, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 28, 2023

    On February 19th, Keyonne Brooks was traveling home to Los Angeles from New Orleans, after attending his uncle’s funeral. Brooks recalls having a heated discussion with the gate agent regarding …

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  • Hotels

    Special Lounge Is Part of Hotel Chain Offering X-Rated “Enhancements”

    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2023

    There are some hotels purposely set up for niche markets. Take “adults only,” for example. Multiple hotels in places such as Las Vegas and Key West have gone “adults only.” …

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    How To Avoid Paying Airports That Charge to Drop Off/Pick Up Passengers

    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2023

    The other day, Gary from View From The Wing wrote a piece that Dublin Airport had been given permission to start new tolled drop-off and pick-off zones at the airport. …

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    Bill Nye, a Kardashian, & Other Celebs Who Once Worked in Aviation

    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2023

    Despite their fame and fortune, most famous people, unless they were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, are just like you and me. Some “hit the big time” …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Best Response Ever To Awful Plane PAX, Europeans Share What To Avoid When Visiting Europe, Marriott Almost Gave Guest’s Room Away

    by SharonKurheg March 25, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 25, 2023

    Hi, 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 passenger …

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    Man Pranked Thousands of Sydney Int’l Airport Passengers

    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2023

    Consider this an early April Fool’s post. 😉 I’m always one to enjoy a good prank or trolling, as long as no one gets hurt in the process. These have …

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    19 International City Names You’ve Been Mispronouncing

    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2023

    My maiden name is (well, was) one that’s pronounced exactly as it’s spelled. But more people mispronounced it than said it correctly, usually because, believe it or not, they imagined …

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