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    White House To Resume Public Tours, With Some Changes

    by SharonKurheg September 7, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 7, 2020

    Along with almost everything else around the world, the White House stopped offering public tours in March, due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. However, they’ve just announced they are going …

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    The CDC Wanted The Public’s Input On Cruising & COVID. They’re Getting An Earful!

    by SharonKurheg August 30, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 30, 2020

    The cruising industry has been put on hold since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. There were some early-COVID-times cruises that managed to end without anyone catching the virus …

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    Finally! Small Update On 2019 FAA Plane Evacuation Standards Tests

    by SharonKurheg August 18, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 18, 2020

    The last time the FAA updated its plane evacuation assessment standards was in 1990. Since then, airplane seats have gotten narrower and their pitch (the space spacing between rows) has …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Celebration FL: The Problems Of The Town Disney Built, Loopholes To Fly To Europe, Forced Quarantine Because Plane Was 1 Minute Late, & More!

    by SharonKurheg August 15, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 15, 2020

    Hello, travel friends, happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and wanted …

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    The New State Department Travel Advisory Levels Are Crazily Inaccurate

    by SharonKurheg August 10, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 10, 2020

    The U.S. State Department has a system in place to warn U.S. travelers of potential safety issues before they travel internationally. The warnings (well, advisories) are in levels, based on …

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  • Weekly Recap

    U.S. In Japan’s Reopening, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Now, Why Hotels Put Chocolate On Your Pillow, When I Met Dave Chappelle At WDW

    by SharonKurheg August 8, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 8, 2020

    Hello, travel friends and happy Saturday to you and yours! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to sometimes what others wrote …

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    U.S. State Dep’t Lifts Global “Do Not Travel” Advisory

    by SharonKurheg August 6, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 6, 2020

    On Thursday, August 6th, the U.S. State Department lifted its advisory that warned U.S. citizens to not travel abroad. The Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory went into effect on …

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    New Yorkers Can Enroll In Global Entry Again

    by SharonKurheg July 23, 2020
    by SharonKurheg July 23, 2020

    Back in February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barred New York residents from federal Trusted Traveler and Global Entry program. At the time, the federal government said a New …

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  • Airlines

    The Current State of Airline Refunds

    by SharonKurheg June 28, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 28, 2020

    When the world stopped because of COVID-19, so did travel. Airlines initially didn’t want to give refunds for canceled flights. But in early April the Department of Transportation (DOT) said …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Japan’s Plan To Let Foreigners In, Don’t Be A Victim Of This Stupid Airport Trick, I Won’t Stay At The Wynn (Even For Free); This One’s Personal

    by SharonKurheg June 20, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 20, 2020

    Hello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …

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