It’s always exciting when there’s news of a new higher-end hotel or resort coming down the pike. It’s even more exciting when it’s almost ready for guests. In April 2023, groundbreaking …
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Rental Cars
How to Avoid Orlando’s Rental Car Toll Fees (and the Surprise Charges That Come With Them)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you rent a car, there are almost always costs not included in the advertised price. Sales tax. Vehicle license recovery fee. Customer facility charge. Concession recovery fee. Parking surcharge. …
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Cruises
Which Cruise Lines Still Allow Topless Sunbathing? Here’s the Rundown
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI don’t know if you’re aware, but there is a Facebook Page maintained by John Heald, the Brand Ambassador and senior cruise director of Carnival Cruise Lines and a blogger …
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Airlines
How Aviation Geeks Identify Airplanes at a Glance (and How You Can, Too)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThose of you who are aviation geeks amaze me. I mean, you can glance at a plane and know what it is. How do you even DO that??? Me? I’m …
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Not long ago, we published a piece about 5 things travelers do that drive TSA officers crazy. They were activities passengers did that were either annoying to everyone involved, or …
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The advent of flight has been, obviously, one of the most important, if not THE most important addition in the history of travel. Sure, there are more cars than planes …
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Tips and Tricks
She Renewed Her Passport — Her Resulting Travel Mistake Could Easily Happen to You
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn late 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order regarding Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government (Note: link no longer works. It did …
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Travel
Think Bed Bugs Are Just a Hotel Problem? Here Are the U.S. Cities Where They’re Thriving
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou probably saw the articles recently about the lawsuit a family filed against Delta and KLM, claiming their international flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was infested with bed bugs. Bed …
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Cruises
Virgin Voyages Isn’t Alone Anymore: Another Cruise Line Just Went Adults-Only
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen Virgin Voyages came on the scene in 2021, they were nothing like anything else the cruise industry had encountered before: Tips were included Wi-Fi was included There was no …
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Tips and Tricks
How to Get Through TSA Faster — And the One Direction Most People Get Wrong
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDepending on the airport, time of day, time of year, and, of course, whether or not you have TSA PreCheck, your visit to the TSA security checkpoint can be as …