Archive for November, 2010
Travel Tip: What You’re Entitled To With Lost Luggage
Travel Tip: What You’re Entitled To With Lost Luggage Here’s a scenario: you arrive at your destination, but your luggage doesn’t. And the airline says your bags may not show up for another day or two. Do you know your rights as a traveler? In theory, travelers with lost luggage are entitled to a [...]
TSA Privacy Backlash Grows With Release Of Body Scan Images
TSA Privacy Backlash Grows With Release Of Body Scan Images The backlash over the safety and privacy issues surrounding full-body scanners continues to grow after 100 low-resolution body scans were released by the tech site Gizmodo on Tuesday. The images dispel the belief that scanners are incapable of storing and/or transmitting the images of those [...]
Bermuda Diving Guide: Graham Maddock Interview
Bermuda Diving Guide: Graham Maddock Interview Ever wondered why Bermuda is known as the wreck diving capital of the Atlantic? Peter sat down with Graham Maddock, a lifelong Bermudan diver and owner of Triangle Diving about what exists under the seas, where it came from, and the conservation measures being taken to protect local [...]
Travel Tip: Cemeteries Worth Visiting
Travel Tip: Cemeteries Worth Visiting It may not cross your mind to visit a cemetery on your travels, unless you’re talking about Arlington National. But if you look closely, you may find some lesser-known burial grounds that are worth a visit. For a lesson on American history, head to the Old Granary Burying Ground. [...]
Thanksgiving Travel Up 11%: AAA Says Prepare For Crowds
Thanksgiving Travel Up 11%: AAA Says Prepare For Crowds Get ready for a Thanksgiving travel surge. Estimates released by auto club AAA and IHS Global Insight on Tuesday predict that 42.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during next week’s Thanksgiving holiday. Compared to 2009, 11 percent more people will [...]
Kid-Friendly Educational Travel: Air, Wind, and Flight Experiences
Kid-Friendly Educational Travel: Air, Wind, and Flight Experiences As the fall wind breezes its way across the country, now is the perfect time to lift your family to new heights of entertainment and education. Keep your child’s education a top priority while seeking adventurous and experiential activities across the land, water, and sky. In [...]
7 Dead In Playa Del Carmen Resort Explosion
7 Dead In Playa Del Carmen Resort Explosion Seven people, including five Canadian tourists, were killed on Sunday in a natural gas explosion that tore apart a beachside resort near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, less than an hour south of Cancun in the Riviera Maya. Among the dead were a father and his 9-year-old son [...]
Holiday Season Airport Security Preview: Full-Body Scan or Invasive Pat-Down?
Holiday Season Airport Security Preview: Full-Body Scan or Invasive Pat-Down? Expect major delays at the airports this holiday season. The TSA is rolling out the controversial full-body scanners at 450 airports across the U.S., much to the chagrin of pilot groups and passengers. Meanwhile, those who opt to skip the screening will be subjected [...]
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