Happy Monday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
safety
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Weekly Recap
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Will Require Drivers, Riders To Wear Masks
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs cities, states and countries allow their citizens to have more movement in phased reopenings, the need for Ubers will increase. In anticipation of that, Uber plans to require its …
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Hotels
What Each Hotel Brand Will Be Doing For Our Safety In The “New Normal”
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAlthough hardly any of us are traveling right now, eventually we will. Hotels realize that most of us will be very apprehensive about health and safety in those early days …
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Travel
Invention To Maintain Social Distance Safety At The Beach This Summer
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen the world slowly starts to re-open at appropriate times, social distancing is still going to be in the front of most peoples’ minds, at least until a vaccine is …
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So you’re at home. All of your upcoming travel plans have been put on hold. You’re spending the day working, cleaning, baking, reading, doing puzzles or anything to make you …
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Weekly Recap
Why Many Hotels Are Owned By Indian-Americans, Flying on Delta’s “Worst” Long Haul Business Class, Citi’s Latest Attempt To Save The Prestige, & 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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AirlinesTravel
Why Are There Spirals Painted On Planes’ Jet Engines?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve ever traveled on a plane and gotten the chance to look at any of the jet engines, you may have noticed a white spiral painted in the center. …
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Have you ever noticed that the inside of airplanes are HUGE but their windows are tiny? What’s up with that? Well, it turns out there are a couple of reasons…
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Hotels
Airbnb’s Problems Are So Bad That The FBI Is Now Getting Involved
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe’ve only stayed at an Airbnb once, back in 2016. It was down in Miami, for the night before we had an early morning flight to Havana. I suppose the …
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AirlinesAirportsTravelTravel EquipmentTravel Tech
Battery/Charger In Luggage Explodes at Chicago’s Midway Airport (But Not How You’d Think)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHere’s another reason why you want to keep batteries and chargers in your carry on bags. For the past several years, airlines, following FAA regulations, have required that lithium-ion batteries …