Saudia Baggage Handlers Hard At Work

A video surfaced a couple of days ago of a couple of Saudia baggage handlers loading checked bags onto a belt. We see videos like this pretty often, though this one is especially jarring. It almost seems like they're going out of their way to throw the bags with as much force as possible.

Here's the video:

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In Transit: Customizing Your Own Blend at Wineries and Hotels

Wine is no longer limited to imbibing; properties and vineyards around the world are offering winemaking workshops.

















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Surfacing: Gourmands Transform a Granada Neighborhood

After wandering through the sprawling Alhambra complex, save your energy and appetite for the Realejo area.

















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Frugal Traveler: A Crash Course in Armenian History

Here are a few places I went in the capital of Yerevan that gave me a deeper understanding of a complicated country.

















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2 TSA officers fired after plotting to grope men, police say

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/travel/tsa-patdown-firings/index.html

Blossoming buildings: 10 beautiful sky gardens

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/travel/amazing-gardens/index.html

A festival devoted to rotten fish?

A look at the signature dish of Egypt's annual Shem En-Naseem festival -- a putrid fish called faseekh.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/travel/rotten-fish/index.html

Noodles so good they win awards

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Budget Tour and Package Deals You Can Trust

Even if you’re a seasoned traveler, there are times when you might enjoy allowing someone else do the trip planning and then just show you around. Also, if you’re not at the point in your travel experiences where you feel comfortable showing up in a foreign country and finding your own way, you may benefit […]



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London during the PhotoWalk

Upcoming Walks Even though our Events page lists walks, be sure to also sign up for our Newsletter to see when one is coming to your area! Daily Photo – London during the PhotoWalk This area behind Westminster Abbey was under all sorts of construction, so it was very hard to shoot. They had this […]



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Does Delta really care about you? Read this before you answer

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Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio

Chinese search giant Baidu has invested in another two taxi-sharing apps, Tiantian Yongche and 51yongche. Last December Baidu announced “a strategic investment ...



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$49 Silvercar Rentals For All Of April

I've written extensively about Silvercar, which is a fairly new rental car company with only one type of car in their fleet, the Audi A4. Each A4 is equipped with free GPS, wifi, and satellite radio, and Silvercar has a fair fuel plan, whereby they'll fill up your tank for the "market price" plus a $5 refueling fee.

Silvercar has offered a ton of promos, both in terms of discounted rentals as well as referrals for making your first rental.

They've just announced a promotion for the month of April. If you use promotion code SILVER49 at the time of booking, you can rent a Silvercar in any market for $49 per day plus taxes/fees through April 30, 2015.

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An airplane seat that lets you sleep

Frequent flyers will be happy to know that someone is working hard are making them more cozy.



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To Madrid And Back On SkyTeam: Introduction

As you may recall, back in early September Ben posted about some amazing business class fares between select West Coast cities and Europe. SkyTeam was targeting oneworld hubs, and vice versa. I leapt at the opportunity to buy a round-trip business class fare to Madrid for under $2,000. (Of course, just a month later those same fares fell to a sub-$1,500 level, which was even harder to resist... so I've got another trip to London planned thanks to that fare sale.) I'd never been to Madrid before, and figured it would make an ideal city for a short four-day getaway, and would allow me to try out a range of new SkyTeam products there and back.

While you may know me as a SkyTeam apologist, I should be upfront and let you know the booking situation from start to finish was a giant pain in the ass, because I made the mistake of booking through KLM.com (having heard it offered a $20 "time to think" option to hold a reservation for up to two weeks at the quoted price). Air France's website offers the same option, which I wish I'd known at the time because, ladies and gents...

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