If you’ve been paying attention to Barcelona for the past couple of years, you probably know that they’ve “had it up to here” with tourism. The proliferation of Airbnb has …
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The U.S. has long been an aspirational destination for travelers around the world. Even people who’ve never left their home country seem to know about Times Square, the Yankees, and …
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Museums
The Alamo Has Acquired the Original Bike from ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMuseums are always looking for new things to show their guests – it’s a way to get repeat visitors and/or new guests who are interested in that “one new thing.” …
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On the heels of the TSA announcing a program for more groups having access to faster TSA PreCheck lanes at a discounted cost (or for free), they just added yet …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Lyft Has Finally Arrived in Puerto Rico
by joehegby joehegDuring our trip to Puerto Rico earlier this year, I quickly discovered something frustrating: if I wanted to use a rideshare service, Uber was my only option. Lyft? Nowhere to …
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Tips and Tricks
More Groups Have Gained or Lost Access to Global Entry & PreCheck
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost flyers who have Global Entry (and TSA PreCheck as an added bonus) know that just because they were granted access into the program, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll have …
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Travel
Central American Country Updates Its Vaccine Requirements for 2nd Time This Week
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegJune 28: “New rule.” July 4: “LOLZ, just kidding. This is what we actually meant.” Honduras has apparently changed its mind. About a week and a half ago, the Central …
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Airports
PA Airport Looking for Volunteers for Dress Rehearsal of New Terminal
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThis looks like fun! When an airport opens a new terminal, there are a lot of moving parts. Granted, there will be people there who’ve worked in the terminal(s) that …
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Parks/Nature
Gov’t Asked National Park Visitors to Report “Negative” Signage. The Malicious Compliance Has Been *Chef’s Kiss*
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot long ago, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered all U.S. national parks to post signs asking visitors to report any information that tells a negative story about the site or …
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For a long time, Southwest Airlines knew exactly who they were. They weren’t like every other airline, and that was a deliberate choice. Their open boarding process? People either loved …