Bloomberg reports that to help control tourism, Venice soon plans to charge an access fee for visitors and require reservations to ensure entrance quotas. The massively popular Italian city has …
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Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based consulting firm that’s been running an airline and airport review and ranking site for over 20 years. Although U.S.-based airports have historically not done well …
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Airlines
Other Passengers Mutiny When Flight Attendants Ask 2 Men To Leave Plane
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEver since air travel has started to increase again, the airlines have had a lot of problems with passengers who refuse to listen to flight attendants. In fact, the FAA …
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When Joe and I were en route to Iceland and took our first post-COVID flight (which, as it turned out, wasn’t really post-COVID), MCO –> JFK, we were a little …
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It’s always in the back of your head when you travel. Or should be. Travel safety. So we’ve mentioned safety issues and concerns whenever we can. Things like: How incredibly …
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Food & Beverage
The Restaurant That Allows Children, But Only Well Behaved Ones
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSometimes adults want a nice, quiet dinner at a restaurant. There are many places that hopefully offer that, but as you start getting to your salad course, the two kids …
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Travel
Summer Travel Woes: Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegCOVID notwithstanding, summer is the time lots of people spend less time in the house. Outdoor activities. Staying out late. Summer vacations. And for most of us, mosquito bites. Mosquitoes …
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Joe and I are getting ready for our annual (except for last year) trip to Texas, to visit Schlitterbahn Water Park. Travel this summer is unlike any other summer. Sure, …
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Travel
New Zealand Reveals Plan For Quarantine-Free Reopening To Tourism
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs countries go, New Zealand has been the big winner when it comes to COVID. They’ve managed that with the use of early lockdowns early in the pandemic, and continued …
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Weekly Recap
Traveling Couple Mistaken For Swingers Due To Their Clothes, How I Earned $50 In Monthly AMEX Credits, New Rules For Canada Travel
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, 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 …