There are already quite a few airports which have US Pre-Clearance facilities. For those of you not familiar with them, it basically means that US Customs Border Protection officers are stationed at an airport outside the US, so you clear customs and immigration before boarding your US bound flight. That means you land in the US as a domestic passenger. In theory that sounds great.
And it looks like the idea is so great, that the US is looking to expand on it by adding five more Pre-Clearance facilities in Europe. Via Air Transport World:
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News and notes from around the interweb: Google rolling out new hotel price discounting approach. It’s all a part of how Google could become your new travel agent. (HT: kalboz on Milepoint) Up to 15,000 Virgin Atlantic miles for Hilton stays An Air Europa Airbus A330 flew through a hail storm. Check out the damage. […]
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Just a quick reminder that today, Sunday, September 14th, is the final day to activate your 5% cash back bonus on the Chase Freedom® for the July through September period. Keep in mind while it's the last day to register, you can continue to earn the 5% bonus on the third quarter categories through September 30, 2014.
What makes the Chase Freedom® so great is that each quarter they have a different category where you earn 5% cash back. You earn the 5% cash back on up to $1,500 of spend in the bonus categories each quarter. Below is the 5% calendar for 2014:
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There’s been a bit of a stir over Air Hollywood’s Pan Am dining experience — eat dinner on board a replica of a Pan Am 747. A $200 ticket gets you a business class seat for cocktails, dinner, and a movie. And a $300 first class ticket gives you a first class seat for cocktails […]
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Extreme Hotel Deals outlines an opportunity to generate vouchers for free flights. Bravofly is a Swiss-based set of online booking sites. The Russian and Ukrainian versions of their site has a rewards program, Bravofriends, that will give you credit just for referring people — no purchase necessary. You’ll need Google translate to use the site […]
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Hong Kong has long had trash cans which will make any 14-year-old-boy-at-heart giggle.
But I noticed something during my recent trip that I hadn't been noticed before, as the word "CUM" was covered on many of these dumpsters trash cans.
Anyone know why Hong Kong is removing the word "cum" from the trash?
Inquiring minds want to know...
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An oldie but a goodie. A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who’s dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans. Saint Peter addresses this cool guy, ‘Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to […]
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