Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …
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Weekly Recap
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Everyone has stories about flight delays. Joe and I just had 2 flights delayed on our way to and from NYC. Of course, you have to be careful because some …
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About 4 months ago, we reported that the State Department was making plans so renewals of U.S. passports could be done electronically. It was said to be part of President …
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With cases of COVID in the U.S. less of a hindrance at this time, more people are looking at international travel. As long as people are allowed to go to …
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Travel
American Airlines + California, Canada Airports Celebrate Return Of Programs
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen COVID hit, just about everything in the travel world shut down. It took a while for airlines to start up again, and even longer for passengers to rival 2019 …
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Depending on the airport, CLEAR has become something of a great time saver. I mean, TSA PreCheck was a game changer when it was introduced in 2013. But over the …
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Hotels
Penn State Prof. Scolds Marriott For Having Fox News On Its TVs
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA while back, we posted a piece about why, at the time, CNN was played on so many airport televisions. It made for a lot of (happily, respectful) discussion about …
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Airports
The Busiest Airports In The World, Mid-COVID, Compared To Past Years
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn 2020, the aviation industry was all a twitter (literally and figuratively) when China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport overtook the U.S.’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the busiest airport in …
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Travel
This Entire Southwest Flight Fell In Love With A Passenger Named Paul
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe always hear horror stories about passengers with young children (I love that one airline is kind enough to let passengers know where babies are sitting on the plane so …
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AirlinesTravel
Southwest Adding Flights; Pacific NW, CA, HI & Caribbean
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe past few weeks, you may have read about all the airlines that are cutting flights this summer. JetBlue has already cut 8-10% of its capacity for May, and expects …