You’re shopping around for flights and have a choice of flights at 6:15am or 7:01pm. The 6:15am one is cheaper but you’d have to wake up at way-too-early o’clock and …
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Airports
Update: The Time It Now Takes To Get A U.S. Passport Or Global Entry
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegLast July, I wrote a piece about how the government has just quietly tripled how long it would take to get a passport. About six months have passed and although …
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Airports
Tragic: Body Of “Child Stowaway” Found In Air France Plane Undercarriage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen people travel, it’s usually for business or pleasure, or at least something productive. Unfortunately, when the mode of travel is used the wrong way, it can turn into a …
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CruisesFood & BeverageTravel
The Amount Of Food People Eat On a Cruise Is Staggering. 2,900 Gallons of Beer, 44,100 Bread Rolls, And Hello – All Those Ice Cream Cones!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen people go on a cruise, it’s not unusual to indulge a little (or a lot) more than they usually would in terms of food and drink. A full breakfast …
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AirlinesAirports
Why You Shouldn’t Try To Fly These Airlines To Get Back Home To The U.S. Or U.K./Europe
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSince the last half of the last century, it really has become a small world. With few exceptions, it’s relatively easy to fly to just about any other country in …
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Airlines
Which Airlines Have The Best On-Time Performance In The World? It Depends On Who You Ask
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen picking what flights we’re going to take, especially when tighter connections are involved, an airline’s history of on-time performance (OTP) comes into play. If a certain route only arrives …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme ParksFamily Travel
Walt Disney World May Be Getting Ready To Reveal An(other) Upcharge To Get FastPasses
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve been to Walt Disney World over the past 20 years or so, chances are you may have used a FastPass or two. The system was introduced in 1999 …
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Funny StuffGround Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Going To Be In A Big City Next Weekend? Be On The Lookout For The “No Pants Subway Ride!”
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’re going to be in one of nearly 20 big cities around the world next weekend, heads up that you might be exposed to something you may consider to …
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Weekly Recap
Why I Cancelled My Amex Platinum, Getting Around TSA Liquid Rules, Delta Sees Problem But Fixes Nothing, Issues w/ American Voucher, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …
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Airlines
Delta: The Airline That Sees Your Point (But Doesn’t Do Anything About The Problem)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe were flying home from Frankfurt to JFK, then from JFK to Orlando. Delta all the way. We had Delta One seats on the first leg, so we were relatively …