In Transit Blog: Some Flexibility If Hawaiian Hurricanes Affect Travel Plans

With hurricanes expected to hit Hawaii this week, several airlines and hotels will waive change fees for customers holding reservations.

















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19 surprising facts about Thailand

Bet you don't know Bangkok's real name...



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/19-things-probably-didnt-know-thailand/

Mountains and Icebergs in Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/08/06/mountains-icebergs-lemaire-channel-antarctica/

8 signs you're a tourist in Rio

Farofa: It's toasted manioc flour. Sprinkle it over your beans and rice and don't ask questions.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-signs-youre-still-tourist-rio-de-janeiro/

Sabre reports drop in debt due to IPO and solid EBITDA growth in Q2

While overall adjusted revenue dipped 6.2%, Sabre posted strong revenue growth in EBTIDA in the second quarter of 2014. Total revenue was ...



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Seven critical elements for a successful hotel website (which often get forgotten)

For most hotels there are likely a number of online marketing tactics they are aware of such as content updates and promoting ...



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The lure of lighthouses

In honor of National Lighthouse Day, we invited you to share your best lighthouse photos with CNN iReport.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/07/travel/lighthouse-facts-irpt/index.html

Try, try again: Serial stowaway makes it aboard flight

Three times Marilyn Jean Hartman attempted to slip past airport security checkpoints to stowaway on airplanes.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/travel/california-airplane-stowaway/index.html

Friendliest and unfriendliest U.S. cities are ...

Where in the U.S. will you be welcomed like a friend and shunned like foe? Conde Nast Traveler says it knows.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/travel/us-unfriendliest-friendliest-cities/index.html

Paddling the free-flowing Amur River

The name Nobody's River has evolved to signify something deeper for all of us—the concept that our rivers don't belong to just a country or individuals, they belong to the collective.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/nobodys-river-descending-one-worlds-last-free-flowing-rivers/

Time for a shake-up – why we should consider axing code share flights

Consumer expectation should be (and is in general) that if they buy a ticket on airline X then the same conditions apply ...



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What are the risks of booking a package tour?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/live-2/risks-booking-package-tour/

Singapore Airways, Air New Zealand Alliance Approved

The move is expected to add capacity and bring down ticket prices on sectors operated by both airlines.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-airways-air-new-zealand-get-final-nod-alliance-transport-authorities-1651482

Now we spend more time using technology than sleeping

SYSTEMS: Should such research which outlines how long we spend using our laptops and mobiles surprise us? Not really. Whilst there are ...



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10 morally questionable travel tales

I answered to a bell and polished silver plates engraved with "His Lordship" and "Her Ladyship."



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/10-morally-questionable-things-find-traveling/