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 …
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Airports
Some Travelers Are Using Hidden Disability Programs To Skip Airport Lines
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSome travelers have discovered a new way to score airport perks — and it’s already causing controversy. Remember when one of the biggest complaints about Southwest Airlines, back when it …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Man Took Waymo to Airport; Car Drove Off With His Luggage Still in Trunk
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor one California businessman, his first-ever ride in a Waymo robotaxi ended with an unexpected twist: The car left the airport with his luggage still locked in the trunk – …
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Roadside Attraction
The States Where Buc-ee’s Is Expanding Next — And The Ones That May Never Get One
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe beloved Texas travel-stop chain keeps spreading across the country, although some planned locations are facing delays and uncertainty. There was a time when Buc-ee’s was basically a Texas-only phenomenon. …