For years, marijuana and air travel have existed in a weird legal gray area. Now the TSA has quietly updated its website in a way that could affect millions of …
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Funny Stuff
Woman Finds Brilliant Way To Deal With Loud Passenger Talking On His Phone
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost people deal with obnoxiously loud phone talkers in public by silently suffering through the conversation. One woman decided she had a better idea. We’ve all been there. You’re in …
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Airports
Tourist Banned From Thailand For Life After Airport E-Gate Meltdown
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirport technology can be frustrating. But most travelers don’t respond by kicking apart passport control equipment and getting themselves banned from an entire country. A Chinese tourist has reportedly been …
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It wasn’t all that long ago that you could bring your pillow onto a Southwest Airlines flight and no one would bat an eyelid; now it counts as a carry-on. …
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Airports
This Airport Art Installation Secretly Helps Improve Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirports are full of subtle tricks designed to influence passenger behavior. But one airport may have one of the most creative examples yet. There are plenty of sneaky things airports …
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Airports
The Most Stressful Airports in the U.S. According to Travel & Leisure
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot all airports feel the same. Some are calm, quiet, and surprisingly pleasant. Others feel like chaos wrapped in construction, traffic, crowds, and delayed flights. When I went to what …
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Airlines
Delta Found A Sneaky New Way To Avoid Oversold Flight Compensation
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegPassengers on one Delta flight were reportedly offered something unusual instead of the typical oversold-flight compensation. We all know “the ways” of airlines – they gamble that some passengers won’t …
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Airports
Paris Is Finally Getting The Airport Express Train It Should’ve Had Years Ago
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor a city as internationally important as Paris, getting from Charles de Gaulle Airport into the city center has never been particularly fast, smooth, or enjoyable. That may finally be …
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When you see news reports about small local hotels, it’s typically something mundane, like a fire, robbery, drug bust, etc. A bear that got itself locked in a hotel bathroom? …
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The U.S. government spent the past year saying certain travelers posed a sufficient overstay risk that they needed to post bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the country. But …