Daily Travel Article

For flight attendants, times only get tougher

Date: August 15th, 2006 |

Although there is some glamor in being a flight attendant - free travel perks is the top on the list - I certainly feel for them right now.
Flight attendants, whose profession was once considered glamorous, may have one of the toughest jobs in the airline industry these days.
Even before last week’s terror threat came to [read more]

US Airways to place ads on barf bags

Date: July 19th, 2006 |

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Now here’s another way to make an extra bit of cash…
US Airways wants to make the most out of a nauseating situation.
The Tempe, Arizona-based airline plans to sell advertisements on its air-sickness bags — those pint-sized expandable envelopes tucked between the in-flight magazines and safety cards.
See US Airways to place ads on [read more]

Around the World in 90 Days on the Cheap

Date: May 17th, 2006 |

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NYT has delved into the ‘on the cheap’ thing - with a writer who will not spend more than $100 a night for a hotel room.
$100 a night? Are you kidding me? For 90 days! That’s not on the cheap, that’s the entire budget of some BnA member trips!
Read and rant: [read more]

Top 10 Cultural Faux Paus

Date: May 2nd, 2006 |

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The Defense Language Institute and military mag ‘Airman’ have issued a list of the Top 10 Cultural Faux Paus.
The list includes the ever-popular ‘eat with your right hand’ and ‘don’t diss the elderly’, however I learned a few things, such as always present gifts in pairs in China, since single items are considered lonely, or [read more]

Seeking Ancestry in DNA Ties Uncovered by Tests

Date: April 12th, 2006 |

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Thanks to DNA, you can now attempt to lay claim at riches of Indian casinos, apply for extra scholarships with African heritage or even, in one case, try for citizenship…
Seeking Ancestry in DNA Ties Uncovere [read more]

When to Use a Travel Agent

Date: August 1st, 2006 |

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I came across this article today and thought it was a pretty good one - it outlines when to use the resources of travel agent, like booking your RTW ticket or buying a http://www.cruiseandvacationpackages.com. However, I’m still not sure that they’re always needed for emerging countries, like they suggest…
When to Use a Travel [read more]

Summer of Green

Date: May 31st, 2006 |

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Google is adding its two cents to the travel world and the do-good world at the same time with its launch of “Summer of Green”. The eco-friendly travel guides to five cities around the US - Orlando, New York, San Francisco, Las Angeles and Las Vegas - offer suggestions on what to see and [read more]

Behavior guide targets ‘the ugly American’

Date: May 10th, 2006 |

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A laudable idea, but I’m not sure that a business-backed group is going to be reaching the ‘loud, arrogant, ill-dressed and ill-mannered’ travel crew that earn Americans the lousy stereotype…seeing as how those people tend to be just as loud, arrogant, ill-dressed and ill-mannered at home…
Alarmed by the relentless rise of anti-Americanism around the world, [read more]

One Day, That Economy Ticket May Buy You a Place to Stand

Date: April 27th, 2006 |

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Uh oh…the airline cramming situation for those of us back in coach class has just gotten a little bit worse.
According to a NYT article, manufacturers are looking into *standing-room only* harness-like contraptions to help create more room.
Although no airline has signed off on it yet, the proposal is being looked in to by a number [read more]

Sunglasses put jet lag in shade

Date: April 11th, 2006 |

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Now the next time someone gives you crap about wearing sunglasses on an airplane, you can tell them it’s all for the sake of recovery.
Scientists in Scotland have determined that wearing the sun blockers helps to ‘trick’ your body’s biological clock…and thus better adjust to jet leg from long haul flights.
From Sunglasses put jet [read more]