Not 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. …
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Airlines offered fare discounts, status matches, and job interviews after Spirit’s shutdown. One non-airline company took a very different approach. When Spirit Airlines shut down operations, airlines across the industry …
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Lounges
The Most Specific Sign Ever Seen at an Amex Centurion Lounge
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA traveler at Denver’s Centurion Lounge encountered an unusually strict bar policy sign—and the internet had plenty to say about it. Imagine having a long, hard day of travel after …