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The Height of Indignity – Too Tall to Fly
Being too large, whether it’s too wide or too tall, for the aircraft is a growing problem that will need to be addressed sooner rather than later.
Common Sense Can Eliminate Theft at Airport Security
Travel security starts when you leave home. Use common sense and simple precautions starting with airport security.
Are Americans Getting Too Big to Fly?
Like it or not, obesity has become an issue in American society and overweight passengers create real problems when traveling. It’s more of a safety issue than anything else.
The Land of the Lost Luggage – Where Misplaced Bags Go to Die
Generally, misplaced bags are part of travel, but simple precautions can be taken to keep your suitcase out of the land of lost baggage.
Trip Cancellation? Trip Interruption? Travel Delay? What’s the Difference?
Also remember that trip cancellation, trip interruption, and travel delay insurance may only offer partial protection. There are specific covered reasons, and limits to the actual coverage.
Have You Insured That Vacation Rental?
Consider what happens if you don’t have an insurance policy for your vacation rental policy. What if you have to cancel your vacation due to illness? What if you have to cut your vacation short due to a family emergency? Would you get your money back? Here are some tips to help you choose trip insurance for your vacation rental.
Traveling Light: Getting More Out of Less Carry-on Luggage
There are new strategies to address the challenges of traveling light, in spite of new airline restrictions. You have to consider what you really need when you travel, and what compromises you are willing to make about what goes with you.
What’s Hiding in Your Hotel Room? – Tips for Staying Healthy While Traveling
Hotels are being pressured to cut corners, and that means that even in the best hotels, the service staff is being forced to take time to fold the toilet paper and replenish the minibar, but they have less time to actually clean the room. Be proactive, and be prepared. A few simple sanitation precautions can help keep your trip happy and healthy.
To Tip, or Not to Tip? How Much is the Question.
Tipping is one of those things that is misunderstood at home and abroad. There recently was an article in the San Francisco Chronicle not long ago complaining that San Franciscans are among the nation’s worst tippers. But then, San Francisco is the only city with a restaurant tax to fund the city’s health insurance program, [...]
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