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    Some Hotel & Cruise Safes Have ANOTHER Secret Way To Break In

    by SharonKurheg May 23, 2026
    by SharonKurheg May 23, 2026

    Most travelers assume the biggest vulnerability with hotel and cruise safes is someone knowing the override code. Turns out some safes may also have another hidden way in. Years ago, …

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  • Travel

    AI Invented a Hot Spring. Tourists Actually Went Looking for It

    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2026
    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2026

    AI is still in its infancy and is well known to make mistakes. It lies. It makes stuff up. It hallucinates. And sometimes it just does stuff that’s wrong – …

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    A Hotel Clerk Took Photos of a Guest’s Credit Card — Yes, This Is as Bad as It Sounds

    by SharonKurheg November 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 24, 2025

    It’s the 2020s and for the vast majority of hotels, even the teeny tiny, privately owned ones, there are apps available for the hotel owner to get the guest’s card …

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    Not Just Safety: Why Hotel Front Desks Don’t Say Your Room Number Out Loud

    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025

    You’ve just gotten to your hotel and checked in. The clerk at the front desk has done everything right, and before you go on your way, they give you your …

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    Why Your Hotel & Cruise Cabin Safes Are Not Safe

    by SharonKurheg October 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 5, 2025

    You’ve arrived at your destination safely, gotten to your hotel room or cruise cabin, checked into your room and unpacked. All your clothes are in the closet and drawers, and …

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  • Airlines

    New (to Me) Airport Vocabulary: What Is “Ghost Bagging”?

    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025

    Regardless of whether you travel once a week, once a month, once a year or once a decade, you’ll still sometimes learn something about traveling that you didn’t know before. …

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  • Rental Cars

    Paying for Parking While Renting a Car? It’s Easy to Get Caught by This Scam

    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024

    There’s an old saying that “a sucker is born every minute.” After watching people for the past ## years, I’m starting to think it’s true. Too many people fall for …

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