How to piss off a Serbian

Ask about Kosovo. Dare you:



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The Getaway: Apps for Encounters of the Local Kind

A roundup of new tools that let travelers connect with locals, at parties and over dinner tables.

















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Travels With a Hospitality Career Consultant: On the Road with Kimberly Ramsawak

This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) Tell us about yourself. I’m a career consultant specializing in the tourism and hospitality, and I’m a passionate advocate for people of color in this industry. A common misconception is that industry jobs are only available at hotels, airlines or agencies—with really low pay.…



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Starwood Lets You Redeem Points for Luxury Concert Suites and Intimate Performances

I don't usually like using points for non-travel awards, but there are two exceptions--to keep points from expiring, and when there's the opportunity to use a big travel company or bank's contacts to get access to the kind of life events you can't possible set up on your own.

Starwood has a new set of experiences that you can use your points for starting this morning, including luxury suites at a series of venues and intimate concerts at their hotels. Definitely worth seeing if there's something that matches your interests, and you have my permission to use your Starpoints for something other than transfers to American, Alaska, or Japan Airlines miles....

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Best Western’s Jump Start To Summer Promotion

Best Western has just announced their spring promotion, Jump Start To Summer. Through this promotion, Best Western is offering a $50 Best Western Travel Card after two hotel stays.

The basic terms of the promotion are as follows:

-- The promotion is valid for stays between April 6 and May 25, 2015

-- Upon successful completion of the promotion, the electronic Best Western gift card will be sent to members via email 2-3 weeks after the second qualifying stay is completed

-- You have to redeem the Best Western Travel Card for a stay by September 7, 2015

-- Each Best Western Rewards member can only earn one bonus during the promotion period

-- An eligible stay is defined as one which is eligible for points accrual

-- Registration is required in order to be eligible for the promotion, and can be done by entering your Best Western Rewards number or email address on the promotion page

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User-generated content – it’s all about measuring the marketing

Consumers begin dreaming about and planning trips as a result of content that captures an experience they would also like to have. ...



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Meet Myanmar in these 10 images

With 135 different ethnic groups, many wearing distinctive clothing and practicing unique traditions, Myanmar is a mosaic of traditional cultures:



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How to live the California beach dream

From swanky oceanfront resorts to redwood-lined camping shores, the Golden State's 840 miles of coastline offer beaches for everyone.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/travel/california-beaches-experts-guide/index.html

Cat lost after 14-hour flight from Abu Dhabi to New York

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/travel/lost-cat-airline/index.html

TSA Pre-Check Will Finally Become More Selective!

Last August I wrote about how the TSA was planning on tightening up Pre-Check, and limiting it to those who have enrolled in a Trusted Traveler Program (TSA Pre-Check, Global Entry, NEXUS, etc.). As I explained at the time, roughly 45% of domestic passengers were getting Pre-Check, despite only a small minority of them having actually signed up for a Trusted Traveler Program.

From a safety perspective I don't have an issue with that, since I tend to think taking off your shoes and jacket, and taking out your laptop and liquids, is more security theater than anything else.

That being said, from a passenger experience perspective it really pisses me off, since most of the passengers that were getting Pre-Check didn't get how it worked, so slowed down the line substantially.

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Camels in the New City and Venice PhotoWalk!

Venice PhotoWalk Announced! May 3, 6 PM! Hey everyone, I’m coming to Venice for the Biennale and I’m super-excited. Let’s do a photowalk while there. These events are free and just a fun way to give back to all of you that have given so much internet-love. It’s a great celebration of photography and all […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/04/07/camels-in-the-new-city/

The American way of following European consumer protection laws

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Rome Journal: Hollywood Takes a Roman Holiday... Again

When Italy recently began offering tax breaks to foreign film companies, several American movies began shooting in Rome.

















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NYPD Officer (Sort Of) Apologizes To Uber Driver After Tirade

Last week I posted the insane video of the NYPD officer who abusively went off on an Uber driver:

You've gotta love that virtually everyone is a cameraman nowadays thanks to smartphones, so the interaction was caught on tape. Within days the officer was identified and even demoted due to his actions.

On top of that, it looks like over the weekend he appeared on a local New York City station to issue an apology... or something like that:

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TSA: We Actually Know You Aren’t a Security Risk, But Pay Us or Endure Screening Hell Anyway

The TSA is about to make big changes to PreCheck that may prevent you from getting expedited screening. You'll never believe why they're doing it, and what you might have to do to keep it.

Continue reading TSA: We Actually Know You Aren’t a Security Risk, But Pay Us or Endure Screening Hell Anyway...

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