Federal government wraps up quiet year for traveler protections

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-navigator/federal-government-wraps-quiet-year-traveler-protections/

Walking Into the Water

Communicating a Feeling in a Photo If you’re stuck in a rut and trying to figure out a new take on things, try to communicate a feeling rather than try to take a picture of a “thing.” In today’s photo, I am kind of explaining what that feeling is for the sake of illustration, but […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/11/30/walking-into-the-water/

Now what?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/now/

Massive Airline Ticket Fraud, 22% Off Hyatt, and Pig Kicked Off of US Airways

News and notes from around the interweb: Washington Dulles airport is shrinking, and that’s a problem for Washington. The reason is simple: Washington Dulles is a very bad airport. 118 arrests in massive airline ticket fraud A woman brought a pig onboard a US Airways flight on Wednesday as an emotional support animal. The woman […]

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Flight Attendant Tells Passengers Not To Videotape

Passengers being removed from flights by law enforcement is pretty common, so it usually only makes the news when passengers are especially uncooperative.

Here's an interesting situation from a Delta Connection flight, not because of how the passengers were acting, but because the flight attendant got on the PA to tell passengers not to videotape it -- "ladies and gentlemen, this is not an opportunity to video anything. So if you can stop videotaping that would be extremely appreciated."

Interesting. On one hand, disobeying flight attendant orders violates FAA regulations, so if you kept filming you could be removed from the plane. Similarly, airlines do often have policies against filming onboard.

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International First Class Isn’t Disappearing – It’s Surging Like Never Before!

Last month I asked, Why is International First Class Disappearing? I concluded that it isn’t — there are certain trends that are causing it to disappearing from some airlines and some markets, and for those airlines that retain it to ‘right-sze’ the cabins (no more 16 seat first class cabins on Lufthansa!). But airlines aren’t […]

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This American Flight Attendant Can Sing

Wow!

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Another Star Alliance Program Devalues

tommy777 passes along two articles in Norwegian cover the details of SAS EuroBonus’ plans to devalue their program on January 1. Changes from January 1, 2015 in brief: Lower point earnings on the cheapest tickets in SAS Go and SAS Plus Europe will be 1 zone (not 3 as before) Higher point earnings in SAS […]

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We’re Having a Party on December 28, and You’re Invited!

Link: Join Us in Portland on December 28! Hey everyone, For the past few years, we’ve hosted a holiday party in Portland. This year is no exception: if you’re around or want to travel in, please join us! We’ll be producing this year’s party on the evening of Sunday, December 28, right before New Year’s…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/2014-holiday-party/

Weekly Review: November 29, 2014

Hello from sunny Florida! My dad and I just returned from his surprise birthday trip, and other than the jetlag have had a great weekend at home. I can't wait to start writing the trip reports and sharing more of the fun stories with you guys.

Thank you so much for following along on our journey, it's been a blast!

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How to Access Video from Any Country

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If you’re a traveler, you need a VPN solution. [period] Here are five great reasons, including: cloaking your IP address, surfing the web anonymously, secure web browsing, malware protection, and public wifi security. Seriously, it’s worth it even if only for the identity theft protection. There […]

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Inside Donald Trump’s 757

Donald Trump has made a lot of money by always appearing in character, as a buffoon. He’s done some awful high profile real estate deals, which led to three bankruptcies — but has also earned a large amount of money as a public character (although he may not be as wealthy as he says he […]

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India Electronic Visas Now Available

As I've written about in the past, one of the biggest barriers to travel for me are visa requirements. I simply don't like filling out a dozen pages of information and parting ways with my passport for extended periods of time. No, it's not a hurdle that can't be overcome, and I've gotten many visas before for destinations I really want to visit. But I hate the process.

In February I wrote about how India was planning on loosening up visa requirements as well. Within five to six months they planned on introducing electronic travel authorizations and visas on arrival for nationals of many countries.

While the process of getting an India visa was a pain, at least it was valid for multiple entries over 10 years, which made the process slightly less frustrating.

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50% Off Awards to Europe from New York and Chicago

Air France KLM’s Flying Blue program should be interesting to U.S. frequent flyers for several reasons. They offer one-way awards, which Delta won’t have until next year. They are an American Express Membership Rewards and a Citi Thank You points transfer partner. They have access to award space that Delta won’t let you have. They […]

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7% Cashback On Hyatt Stays With TopCashBack

Through Sunday, November 30, 2014, topcashback.com has increased their payout on Hyatt stays to 7%. This is the highest payout I've ever seen them offer -- in the past the highest I saw was 5%.

If you’re not yet a member you can join using my link, or feel free to post your link in the comments below.

As a reminder, the topcashback.com terms for booking Hyatt stays read as follows:

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