We have all been on some form of public transportation when the person next to you wants to have a conversation. While it is nice to meet someone new and learn a bunch of things about that person’s life, you are under no obligation to have a conversation with your seatmate. Most of the times, […]
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I doubt this question ever came up with Emily Post but we figured we would try to attack this question. We all know how stressful air travel can be. Headaches include overcrowded airports, planes, delays and airlines treating their passengers like cattle. Add to these issues are that airlines started to limit their perks like
American Automobile Association (AAA) released its annual press release discussing the Independence Day holiday travel information. Lots of good information in this press release. First, 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more from home during the holiday week period (June 28th to July 6th). This represents an increase of 1.7 million
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I was recently at the airport and I saw a luggage wrapping machine. I was intrigued on why people would pay between $20 and $30 to wrap their luggage in plastic wrap. I could understand if it were bubble wrap. Because who does not love bubble wrap. Especially when you remove it and get to
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From our friends at SF Gate, TSA approves the mobile passport in certain airports. This supplements the mobile ID’s that the TSA started accepting last year. The great thing is that with a mobile ID (either a state drivers’ license or your passport), you can pass through airport security and these id’s are REAL ID
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An interesting report from our friends at View From The Wing. A 29‑year‑old Delta Air Lines passenger Joseph Johnson went straight from the Salt Lake City airport Sky Club to jail after reportedly stealing another passenger’s backpack from the lounge and then trying to seize a police officer’s gun when confronted over the theft. As
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I was in a European hotel and I left my daily housekeeping tip on the night table when I left the room in the morning. When I got back later, the tip was still there. I started to wonder whether I messed up the tip in a foreign country. Friends told me that tipping is
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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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