Check no more?

Heck if the airlines haven’t found yet another way to $25-dollar us to death: The majors have annouced you’ll have to pay $25 to check a second bag.   While I get the fact they are trying to recoup fuel costs, I also believe they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces. The policy will [...]

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Cleared for take-off?

Ah, cell phones - we all can’t live without them, but do we really want cell phone use cleared for take-off? The last bastion of relative peace in business travel - flight time - may soon be a thing of the past, with some airlines already offering in-flight Wi-Fi - and others in the testing phase of in-flight cell phones.  God [...]

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NWA Fare sale

Northwest Airlines has extended its winter fare sale, with rates starting at $69 each way from Memphis. Sample fares include Orlando for $69 each way, New York for $119 each way, and for globetrotters, Amsterdam for $261 each way. Travel must be booked by January 10th, and complete by March 6th, 2008. There are (of course) [...]

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Luxury on the river in Boston

There’s a new hotel in a perfect location in Boston - on the waterfront and within in walking distance of a variety of attractions including the Children’s Museum, Harpoon’s Brewery and the aquarium. To celebrate its opening in January, (it’s so new, there aren’t any marketing photos of it - that’s a rendering above)the Boston Renaissance Waterfront [...]

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Holiday happenings

If you’re traveling over the next few weeks, why not take in a few historic or just plain wacky holiday landmarks along the way? Hamptonlandmarks.com - a Web site from our friends at Hampton Inn - features the off-beat and wacky, as well as historical or just plain interesting landmarks one can visit any time of [...]

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