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Tips for Weather Delays and Flight Cancellations
Travel expert Johnny Jet gives us his insider tips on what to do in weather delays and flight cancellations! Weather delays and flight cancellations happen to the best of us, so it's important to be prepared and know what to do in these unfortunate situations. Johnny's tips include research, checking with the airline, signing up for flight notifications, ...
Top 5 Cures For Your Halloween Hangover (New Orleans Style!)
New Orleans’ epic Halloween is the stuff of legend, and it’s not for the novice raver. The end result may be quite the Halloween Hangover. In fact, after three hard partying days of outrageous costumes and boozy raves, you may never want to utter the word Halloween again. And while it’s far and away America’s most over-the-top, decadent weekend ...
How to Travel Without Liquids or Gels
Never stress about keeping your liquids under the limit again! There are ways to travel without having to pack any liquid at all. Yes, this means you never have to watch a TSA agent throw away your toiletries again. Check out these solid forms of toiletries that are 100% TSA approved and allow you to Travel Without Liquids or Gels!
Shampoo Bar
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Protect Your Identity
VPNs for Cyber Security While Traveling
Protecting yourself when traveling is always a concern, but between insurance and not taking too many risks, have you given thought to protecting yourself on the internet? Most travelers are at the mercy of public or unprotected Wi-Fi connections. That leaves you vulnerable to others stealing any and all information you have stored on your ...
While traveling overseas, you might be insulting someone without even knowing it! Since you probably don’t want to be that rude “American tourist,” insulting people in other countries be sure to watch out for these 10 offensive behaviors. Traveling overseas is all fun and games until you unintentionally insult someone, so be sure to do some research on what actions/behaviors may be offensive in the country ...
You’re Being Followed, Now What?
Being followed is frightening. Being followed in an unfamiliar city or country? Even more so. Here’s a few tips to help you spot and react to the basic criminal element overseas.
How to spot a tail:
Stay aware: Do not bury your head in your phone or wear headphones when walking around a new city.
Do you see the same faces repeatedly, in different areas throughout ...
Travel Like a Local
Modern travelers have been aiming for a more experiential type of travel, and living like a local is a great way to accomplish that. Experiential travelers do not want to visit touristy towns and restaurants, they want to go where the locals go. As the world becomes more connected through media, there are more ways for this “living like a local” concept to be accomplished. Here are some ...
Explore California's Best Boutique Hotels
Stunning scenery and arguably the best weather in the lower 48, California is the prime vacation destination for travelers looking to bask in nature's unbelievable beauty. California has it all. From deserts to mountains and miles upon miles of unspoiled beach coastlines, you'll find no better landscape to relax and unwind on your West Coast getaway. California is ...
Genius Travel Hacks
Here it is! We've compiled 2016's most genius travel hacks and tips. These travel tips and tricks will help make your vacation simpler and more importantly, cheaper! After analyzing over 500 travel articles, we found the most up-to-date, widely shared and useful tips for travelers. Check out the best apps and gadgets to save money and improve your traveling experience.
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Checked Bag is Lost
It happens to the best of us. You’re waiting to receive your luggage at baggage claim and yours is no where to be found. Luckily, airlines have been doing better with losing luggage, so you’re chances of this happening are a lot slimmer than they were 20 years ago. However, although airline performance has improved, what you do when an airline loses a bag remains about as it was in the ...
