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Smart Packing for the Holidays

Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Family travel, Perceptive Travel, Travel gear, Travel industry | No Comments »

It's about to be that time of year again, when planes are jammed, tempers are flaring, and we're supposed to deliver gifts while full of cheer. Of course it's hard to be cheerful when you're paying $25 to $75 to check ...

Good Travel Info From Elsewhere

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel, General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

I'm busy getting the 3rd annual Remarkable Photo Contest ready to launch this weekend on Perceptive Travel, so here's some useful travel info from elsewhere to make this a week of being wiser. 8 things you should know about Gore-tex (that ...

How Many Cabins Are There in Hell?

Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel funnies, Travel industry | 5 Comments »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="427" caption="(c) Oasis of the Seas"][/caption] Here's one seagoing vessel you will never find me upon: the 6,300-passenger Oasis of the Seas that is now in the ocean somewhere on the way to its home base in Florida. ...

Another Southwest Airlines Sweep

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »

SmarterTravel.com just released the results of their reader survey in which respondents pick the best and worst airlines in a variety of categories. They might as well call it the "Southwest vs. USAirways Survey" since the former did a smackdown ...

Airline Fees in Europe

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, General, Travel industry | 2 Comments »

SmarterTravel has published a series of great tables to help passengers figure out how much they'll get reamed by various airlines in extra fees and frequent flyer fees to redeem "free" tickets. Now they've got a guide to airline fees ...