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    The One Reason I Never Thought Of to Not Keep Your Passport In Your Back Pocket

    by SharonKurheg August 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 17, 2025

    When you travel a lot, there are certain things you learn as you go along: The 2 most overlooked TSA rules How to get around the 3-1-1 liquid rule Ways …

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  • Hotels

    Why You Should Avoid Going To A Hotel Right After It Opens

    by joeheg August 17, 2025
    by joeheg August 17, 2025

    First! There’s something in all of us that makes us want to be the first one to do something. It’s human nature, or whatever. The feeling you get knowing you’re …

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    25 Cool & Awesome Things Some Creative Hotels Did

    by SharonKurheg August 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 16, 2025

    If you travel a lot, and especially if you’re brand loyal (granted, we’re not and we kind of love it that way), a hotel room is a hotel room. But …

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    Fines For Tourists’ Everyday Activities Increasing in Europe: How to Not Get Charged

    by SharonKurheg August 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 15, 2025

    When people travel – particularly if they’re on vacation – they can sometimes cause problems. Thinking that what is OK at home is OK where they’re visiting, behaviors caused by …

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  • Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)

    How to Use the DC Metro to Get Between the City, Dulles, and National Airports

    by joeheg August 14, 2025
    by joeheg August 14, 2025

    On a recent trip to Washington, DC, we flew into Dulles Airport and returned home from Washington National (DCA). This worked well because we stayed near Dulles initially, then moved …

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    Is Global Entry Worth the Cost and Effort Compared to the Free Mobile Passport Control App?

    by joeheg August 13, 2025
    by joeheg August 13, 2025

    We’ve had Global Entry for over a decade, and when we first applied, it was nothing short of a game-changer. Back then, it felt like we’d unlocked a secret VIP …

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  • Credit Cards

    How to Earn and Use the $200 Flight Credit from the Delta Gold Amex

    by joeheg August 13, 2025
    by joeheg August 13, 2025

    I recently met the $10,000 spending requirement on my Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card, which unlocks a $200 Delta eCredit. The timing was quick — as soon as …

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  • Airports

    Why Do So Many Airports Have Rocking Chairs? And Which Airport Have Them?

    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2025

    Airports are probably one of the most high-tech structures in modern times. Depending on the facility, it could employ solar-paneled rooftops, energy-efficient everything, baggage carousels that reduce carbon dioxide emissions, …

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  • Food & Beverage

    Yay! This Could Be the End of Long Starbucks Lines at Airports

    by joeheg August 12, 2025
    by joeheg August 12, 2025

    If you’ve ever rushed through an airport only to see a Starbucks line snaking into the concourse, you know the sinking feeling — will you make your flight and get …

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    18th Airport Now Allowing Unticketed People Through TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg August 11, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 11, 2025

    Every time another airport announces that people without a flight that day can now go to the airside to meet/accompany their family, it makes me smile. Y’see, way back when …

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