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    The Airline You Can’t Buy Tickets For, Retention Offers More Fluid, Marriott Bonvoyed Our Safety, & More!

    by joeheg May 4, 2020
    by joeheg May 4, 2020

    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, …

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    Uber Will Require Drivers, Riders To Wear Masks

    by SharonKurheg May 4, 2020
    by SharonKurheg May 4, 2020

    As 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 SharonKurheg April 26, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 26, 2020

    Although 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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    Invention To Maintain Social Distance Safety At The Beach This Summer

    by SharonKurheg April 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 21, 2020

    When 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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    Now Is Not The Time For Travel, But How Will We Know When It Is?

    by joeheg March 26, 2020
    by joeheg March 26, 2020

    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 SharonKurheg February 15, 2020
    by SharonKurheg February 15, 2020

    Happy 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 SharonKurheg December 10, 2019
    by SharonKurheg December 10, 2019

    If 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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  • Hotels

    Airbnb’s Problems Are So Bad That The FBI Is Now Getting Involved

    by SharonKurheg November 4, 2019
    by SharonKurheg November 4, 2019

    We’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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    Battery/Charger In Luggage Explodes at Chicago’s Midway Airport (But Not How You’d Think)

    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2019

    Here’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 …

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    Details Of The First State Where Hotels Must Have Panic Buttons For Safety Emergencies

    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2019

    We’d all like to think that all guests and staff in a hotel are safe, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. So one state is taking matters into its …

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