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    23rd Airport Quietly Begins Allowing Unticketed People Through TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg November 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 17, 2025

    If you’re old enough to remember airports before 9/11, you’ll recall that TSA checkpoints weren’t always part of the experience. You’d check in, walk through a simple metal detector (shoes …

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    How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests

    by SharonKurheg November 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 16, 2025

    If you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …

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    Decoding Airline Classes: Understanding the Different Types of Seats

    by joeheg November 16, 2025
    by joeheg November 16, 2025

    If you’ve tried to book airfare recently, you may have noticed that seat categories have become increasingly… complicated. What used to be a simple choice between First Class, Business Class, …

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    Flying Already Sucks. Here’s How Not to Make It Worse

    by SharonKurheg November 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 15, 2025

    As so many people have said in recent years, flying is generally not a pleasant experience for Chris Q. Public nowadays. Airlines have figured out how to get every penny …

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    Should You Sign Up For A Credit Card During Your Flight?

    by joeheg November 15, 2025
    by joeheg November 15, 2025

    You know the drill if you’ve flown in the past few years. Toward the end of the flight—right when you’re thinking about gathering your things—the flight attendant picks up the …

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    That Useless Strip of Fabric at the End of Hotel Beds? It Actually Has a Purpose

    by SharonKurheg November 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 15, 2025

    Many hotels have a wide piece of thick fabric or cloth at the end of the bed. You’ve probably seen them a bajillion times but toss them off in the …

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    Are Hotel Rooms Secretly Shrinking? (Spoiler: Yes, And There’s a Reason)

    by joeheg November 14, 2025
    by joeheg November 14, 2025

    For years, travelers have joked that European hotel rooms are so small you can touch every wall without even getting out of bed. In London, Paris or Munich, it’s just …

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    Lunch in Dublin on a Layover

    by joeheg November 13, 2025
    by joeheg November 13, 2025

    Many travelers don’t realize that you can leave the airport during a layover — and in many cities, it’s surprisingly easy. If your itinerary gives you enough time and you’re …

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    The 10 Worst Airports in the U.S. in 2025, According to Frommer’s

    by SharonKurheg November 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 13, 2025

    It seems like anyone who’s anyone (or thinks they are) has an annual “best airports in the world” list. Skytrax. Travel & Leisure. CN Traveler. A few even have the …

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    The Countries With the Worst Behaved Tourists

    by SharonKurheg November 9, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 9, 2025

    As much as we humans are all part of a “global community,” more than ever, there are still many differences between us. Where you’re raised usually plays a big role …

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