When you live in the United States, it becomes something of a way of life that on Christmas Day, some things are open and some are closed. After all, the …
Airports
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Tips and Tricks
Is Your Layover Too Short? Here’s What Minimum Connection Time (MCT) Really Means
by joehegby joehegWhen booking a connecting flight, airlines will provide options, often with varying connection times. But how do they decide which connections are feasible? The answer lies in a concept known …
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If you’ve traveled through Orlando International Airport, you’ve undoubtedly seen scenes like this: travelers stretched out on chairs lining the walkway between the two sides of the airport. MCO isn’t …
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TSA officers have never had a great reputation for friendliness. Sure, there’s been the occasional diamond in the rough who’s been helpful. But most are, at best, professional – but …
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As the TSA adds more and more Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units to the country’s airports, it means fewer and fewer people have to show their boarding passes to TSA …
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Airlines
I Flew 37 JetBlue Flights in 4 Months—Here’s What I Learned
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen JetBlue announced its “25 for 25” promotion, I decided I was up for the challenge. And in the end, I’d get Mosaic 1 status (granted, it’s the lowest level …
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If you fly into a large airport and have checked luggage, you already know how humongous those baggage carousels can be. They take up a lot of floor space and …
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Airlines
Why American Airlines and United Avoid Flying Over Mexico (Most of the Time)
by joehegby joehegFor those traveling from Texas to Hawaii, you might notice an interesting flight path: flights from Houston to Honolulu or from Dallas to Hawaii often avoid crossing directly over Mexican …
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The Department of Transportation rolled out a video as part of its “Golden Age of Travel Starts with You” campaign. It leaned hard into that 1950s/60s nostalgia — when flying …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney World Once Had Its Own Airport — And Almost No One Remembers It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there, they take ground …