With all the requests for tips from people you never even thought to tip beforehand, tip fatigue continues to grow. How should you handle this? In the cruise ship world, automatic tipping has been part of the culture for a long time. Most people have been annoyed with this tipping policy but accepted it as […]
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When you are traveling, there are few key things that you rely on. Those being your Passport, Money, Credit Cards and of course, Cell Phone. Lif you lose your credit cards or if they are stolen, just remember it could be worse. Losing your passport and phone rank as the most stressful. Adding to your
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When you stay at a Fairfield by Marriott, you can expect friendly service and a comfortable stay. I saw a posting in which a Fairfield by Marriott encourages its guests to tip the front desk personnel. Do You Need to Tip the Front Desk? Generally speaking, tipping the front desk staff at a Fairfield by
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Another Marriott property has announced housekeeping at a luxury as opposed to a basic service. As last reported, certain Residence Inn properties will only provide housekeeping on request. Now, a guest posted on reddit, that his reservation at a Marriott hotel did not have guaranteed housekeeping service. We don’t know exactly what this means but
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We have read about the air traffic controllers losing track of planes causing significant traffic delays at Newark International Airport. But is this the truth? In reality, these delays are due to a combination of factors, including an air traffic control staffing shortage, equipment outages, and runway construction. Specifically, a recent equipment failure in the Philadelphia Terminal Radar
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Air travel can be stressful, and sometimes it feels like we’re all packed into a confined space, vying for limited resources. While we’re all eager to grab our bags and head home after a long flight, the behavior of some passengers at the baggage carousel can add to the chaos. You know who we’re talking
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Back in the day, when you stayed at a hotel, your room would be cleaned and refreshed each day. The bed would be made and fresh towels would be supplied each day. When you stayed at hotel, daily housekeeping was a standard expectation and even a key differentiator from a vacation rental or Airbnb. Ever
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I just read an article in the New York Times on how this journalist travels with a burner phone during international travel. He leaves his iPhone home. This raised some interesting thoughts for me. Is there a real risk that border control people will go through all the contents of my phone or is this
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I have a trip to Los Angeles in October for 3 nights and I am trying to decide whether I should book an Airbnb or a Hotel for this trip. I have never stayed in an Airbnb so this is kind of a new leap for me. I figured that laying out the pros and
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My favorite hotel story of the day, a customer reported that they stayed at the Hampton Inn Dallas-Arlington Entertainment District and there was no soap in the bathroom. Initially, I thought that this customer had an issue with the liquid soap that hotels provide instead of the bar soap that I typically like. But no,
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