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    Hotels Have A Sneaky New Fee – Here’s What They’re Doing Now

    by joeheg July 2, 2025
    by joeheg July 2, 2025

    Hotels have devised numerous ways to generate additional revenue from guests. Whether it’s charging for regular Wi-Fi and offering “premium” access for a fee, tacking on excessive parking charges, or …

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  • Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)

    This Isn’t Tomorrowland—Waymo’s Driverless Cars Are in Orlando

    by joeheg June 2, 2025
    by joeheg June 2, 2025

    Imagine getting to Walt Disney World in a car with no driver. It’s not some futuristic ride in Tomorrowland—it’s real life. Waymo is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Orlando. Who …

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  • Airlines

    2 Cell Phones Undamaged After 16,000 Foot Fall From Plane

    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2024

    Have you ever heard a story, say a piece of news that’s everywhere, where you eventually become saturated with every little detail? And then, months later, you hear one more …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    Use This Trick To Listen To Your Favorite Music Stations Anywhere Around The World

    by joeheg October 7, 2024
    by joeheg October 7, 2024

    When we go on vacation, we usually fly to our destination. However, there are times when we opt for a road trip or a long car ride. This could be …

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  • Hotels

    Marriott (Still) Wins The Prize For Most Outdated Technology In A Hotel Room

    by joeheg September 14, 2024
    by joeheg September 14, 2024

    I’m no stranger to using tech products for longer than I should. That’s why I still use my old MacBook Air when we travel.  I can’t see paying the money …

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  • Airports

    TSA Facial Recognition Technology Leads to Woman’s Arrest at Airport

    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2024

    Over the past several years, the TSA has been testing facial recognition at more and more airports. These specialized scanners, called CAT-2 units, incorporate facial recognition technology by taking real-time …

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  • Airports

    Pet Peeve: Airports That Do Not Publish The Name Of Their Wi-Fi Network

    by joeheg September 10, 2024
    by joeheg September 10, 2024

    You know the feeling. You’re sitting in a hotel, airport or restaurant. You go to log onto the wi-fi network, and twenty network names pop up. You know to avoid …

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  • Hotels

    Why Do U.S. Hotels Still Offer Phones in Their Guests’ Rooms?

    by SharonKurheg September 3, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 3, 2024

    It’s the 21st century and peoples’ use of technology in hotels is just amazeballs. You make your reservations online You pay for your room electronically You may be able to …

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  • Travel

    California Now Accepts Digital ID as Part of Google Wallet

    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2024
    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2024

    Just over two months ago, we announced that New York had become the 9th state to accept digital ID at the TSA security checkpoints. California was one of those other …

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  • Travel

    How My Packing List Has Changed In 21 Years

    by joeheg August 22, 2024
    by joeheg August 22, 2024

    While digging around the darker corners of my hard drive, I found copies of my packing lists from 2003 and 2005. I still use a version of this list to …

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