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Archive for April, 2006

A Calculator is a Traveler’s Best Friend

Friday, April 21st, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

These days you can book most anything on the Internet, but you had better have a calculator handy. Psychologists have lots of fun talking about how easily people get taken by deals that sound better than they really are. There's ...

U.S. Passport Holders up to 27 percent

Friday, April 21st, 2006 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

Every month or two I see some inaccurate statistic in the news about how only one in ten Americans has a passport, usually followed by some smug remark about how much more enlightened and well-traveled the writer's home country is ...

Sigh…Time to Avoid Kathmandu Again

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports | 2 Comments »

It's not exactly front-page news in most parts of the world, but big trouble is brewing in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu again. Pity the poor traveler who isn't paying attention, for wandering about after curfew time could result in getting ...

Northwest backs off legroom charge – sort of

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »

USATODAY.com - Northwest drops legroom fee for top fliers Northwest's plan to charge everyone an extra $15 for exit row and bulkhead seats has hit major resistance (gee what a surprise) and they have partially backed off. The problem is, you ...

Ten tips for booking award travel

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

Ten tips for booking award travel This article on the always-helpful site SmarterTravel gives you the lowdown on how to actually use your frequent flyer miles. Despite having a gazillion miles on Continental, I totally struck out trying to use those ...