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    Can You Refuse Your Carry-On Bag To Go Through the TSA Checkpoint Scanner?

    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2024

    If you’re old enough to remember it, you know that 9/11 changed everything about the way we fly. Security was there, but it was pretty lax. Airports frequently outsourced the …

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    The Advantages of Boarding a Plane Last

    by SharonKurheg October 28, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 28, 2024

    Generally speaking, there are a handful of different “teams” who fly on commercial planes: “Team checked bag” and “team carry-on” People seem to be very ensconced in whichever team they’re …

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    What To Do If You Lock Your Keys In Your Rental Car

    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2024

    If you lock your keys in your car when you’re near home, you may come out relatively unscathed. Hopefully, someone else is either in or can get into your house, …

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    Be Careful, Flights Can Become Un-Delayed AND Re-Delayed

    by joeheg October 27, 2024
    by joeheg October 27, 2024

    See that title? Flights can become un-delayed and re-delayed? Yeah. My wife and I have experienced this situation on two separate occasions, so I’m sharing it with everyone. Not knowing …

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    7+ Favorite Travel Tips & Tricks of Ordinary People

    by SharonKurheg October 26, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 26, 2024

    If you’re reading this, chances are you have some interest in travel. In fact, you may have a lot of interest. Maybe you’re a Hyatt Globalist or have American AAdvantage …

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    If You’re Planning Travel Over Thanksgiving, Remember These Often Overlooked Tasks

    by joeheg October 25, 2024
    by joeheg October 25, 2024

    Up until 2018, we never considered traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. For starters, it’s one of the busiest times of the year and we try to avoid going anywhere …

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    Following $9.4M Loss to American Airlines, Skiplagged Makes Decision on its Future

    by SharonKurheg October 25, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 25, 2024

    Skiplagged touts itself as an online travel agency and metasearch engine for booking flights and hotels. Established by 20-year-old Aktarer Zaman in 2013, the website sells so-called “hidden city” flights, …

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    Our Hotel Touted A Turbo Chill Fridge. WTH Is A Turbo Chill Fridge???

    by joeheg October 25, 2024
    by joeheg October 25, 2024

    People often make strange requests from hotels. Heck, we have a whole article full of them. The one request my wife Sharon and I have most often isn’t that unusual, …

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    It Just Got A Lot Easier to Walk Around Salt Lake City Int’l Airport (SLC)

    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2024

    Airports come in all shapes and sizes. Some are teeny tiny, and some are just HUGE. Those huge ones often require long, LONG, LONG walks to get to their furthest …

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    The Real Value of Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Status

    by joeheg October 23, 2024
    by joeheg October 23, 2024

    Lifetime status is often overlooked until one is close to achieving it. It’s not a goal many people set out to accomplish but rather a recognition of years of loyalty …

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