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The Truth About Online Fares

9 Tips For Insanely Busy Travelers

Lost Your Travel Documents? How To Avoid Being Grounded

Haneda Is Back!

Delta Mobile App

Delta Upgrades Food Choices In Time For Summer Travel

When Row 21 Is Actually Row 9: The Method Behind Airline Row Numbers

Frontier Airlines Cuts Change Fee, Discounts Fees For Checking Bags

Many Hotels Take 'Bath' Out Of Bathrooms

Hotels Pinched By Tech-Savvy Guests

How to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis

New Rules Promise Legal Cuba Travel For Many

As Summer Approaches, Odd Behavior Onboard

New Study: What U.S. City Is No. 1 For Bed Bug Infestations?

Haneda Is Back!
Source: Delta Air Lines
Delta is re-launching non-stop service to Tokyo-Haneda airport. Service from Detroit to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) will resume on June 16, 2011. Service from Los Angeles (LAX) will resume on June 2, 2011. Click Here to continue.

Delta Mobile App
Source: Delta Air Lines
Fast and convenient, the Delta App lets you check in quickly, get the latest flight schedules and gate information, and more—right from your smartphone. The app is now available for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android, and is coming soon for Windows Phone 7. Click Here to continue.

Delta Upgrades Food Choices In Time For Summer Travel
Source: Travel Pulse
Delta Air Lines is adding new selections to the EATS food-for-sale menu, upgrading spirits offered and offering customers the opportunity to donate to the American Cancer Society with their onboard purchases. The new menu includes a kids’ plate with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on whole wheat bread. Delta is also adding Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and Margaritaville Margarita mix. Click Here to continue.

When Row 21 Is Actually Row 9: The Method Behind Airline Row Numbers
Source: CNN
You wouldn't think row numbering on airplanes would be something worth spending time on, but the new United disagrees. Beginning June 9, the pre-merger United domestic fleet will be getting new row numbers to match the way numbering was done by Continental before the merger. This may seem like a waste of time, but frequent fliers will actually benefit from this change. Click Here to continue.

Frontier Airlines Cuts Change Fee, Discounts Fees For Checking Bags
Source: Travel Pulse
Frontier Airlines is introducing fee reductions and policy changes effective for tickets purchased on or after April 13, 2011. Key changes include the addition of no change fees for itinerary changes made prior to the day of travel on the airline’s popular Classic fares and the expansion of the airline’s guest commitment posted on FrontierAirlines.com. Click Here to continue.

Many Hotels Take 'Bath' Out Of Bathrooms
Want to take a long hot bath the next time you're on the road? Good luck finding a tub.
Source: USA Today
Bathtubs are disappearing from many hotels across the USA, going the way of a mint on the pillow, as chains use the freed-up space to install ever more luxurious showers. Click Here to continue.

Hotels Pinched By Tech-Savvy Guests
iPhones, other devices threaten to make in-room services obsolete
Source: MSNBC
Traveling to Las Vegas for a conference last month, Brian DeLong could have gotten annoyed when he found out his off-Strip hotel charged a fee for Wi-Fi in his room. Instead, he whipped out his iPhone 4, fired up its Personal Hotspot software and accessed the Web "for free" via his iPad and laptop. Click Here to continue.
 

How to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis
Source: About.com
Since business travelers often spend a significant amount of time flying or traveling in cars or trains, it’s important to be aware of a potentially deadly condition called deep-vein thrombosis. Deep-vein thrombosis, also known as DVT, is a type of blood clot that forms in a vein deep within the muscles. It develops when people sit for long periods of time (like in an airline seat). DVT is dangerous because there’s a chance that the blood clot that develops will break off and cause serious illness or even death. Click Here to continue.

New Rules Promise Legal Cuba Travel For Many
U.S. tourists must participate in educational activities in order to visit
Source: AP
HAVANA — The forbidden fruit of American travel is once again within reach. New rules issued by the Obama administration will allow Americans wide access to communist-led Cuba, already a mecca for tourists from other nations. Click Here to continue.

As Summer Approaches, Odd Behavior Onboard
Source: New York Times
I was scanning online headlines last week and this one caught my eye, “No Explanation for Outbreak of Insanity on Planes.”

Well, I thought, nothing new here. As most of us frequent travelers know, the truly disturbed and the questionably functional are just as free to fly as anyone else, if they aren’t on a terrorist watch list and don’t try to bring shotguns or other prohibited items through airport security. It’s a free country, after all. Click Here to continue.

New Study: What U.S. City Is No. 1 For Bed Bug Infestations?
Source: USA Today
New York, for the second year in a row, according to a study just released by pest-control giant Terminix. Not really a surprise, since NYC is a populous metropolis with well-publicized infestations everywhere from apartment buildings to businesses such as department stores, magazine offices, even Lincoln Center. Click Here to continue.

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