05/15/2008 03:09 PM
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Cell phones on planes: It doesn't sound so bad, does it? You might be surprised. The Well-Mannered Traveler found out from readers after two recent columns on the prospect of the invasive technology taking off on your next flight.
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05/15/2008 01:41 PM
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It’s the summer of the travel mooch. No, wait. The staycation. The mommycation? How about the voluntourist?
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05/15/2008 01:46 PM
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The last thing any traveler wants is to lose a wallet, whether it's misplaced or taken by a pickpocket, in the middle of a vacation. As the summer travel season approaches, it's a good time to review the financial rules of the road.
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05/15/2008 12:49 PM
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Internet social networking and self-help travel Web sites are drastically changing the holiday planning landscape, the founder of the world's largest online travel advisory service said Thursday.
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05/12/2008 11:22 AM
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 You’d assume airlines would just want to get us on the plane as quickly as possible. But nothing could be further from the truth. Generally speaking, airline boarding procedures are as short on logic as they are long.
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05/13/2008 02:07 PM
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Anyone with a lick of sense will tell you that once airlines charge for a second bag, more and more passengers will start carrying them on board, adding to the sea of already overcrowded storage space. But it doesn’t have to be that way. James Wysong explains.
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05/14/2008 05:15 PM
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While even cars have gone the way of reliable sticker prices, hotel accommodations remain a haggler's game, with arcane and confusing rules and terminology that seem aimed to sneak dollars out of your pocket even when you think you're making out well.
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05/08/2008 01:16 PM
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 "It's an invasion! Let us alone!" That was Pierre Rondot's reaction to a flight attendant's announcement that passengers were free to use their cell phones to make voice calls during Air France flight #2142 between Paris and Geneva.
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05/06/2008 11:23 AM
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 Sometimes the last resort should be your first choice. That’s what Linda Sesa learned when she found herself stranded in St. Lucia recently.
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05/07/2008 01:15 PM
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 So you're in New York, and you need to get to Milwaukee. Your search reveals there are two nonstop services for about the same price. Both of them are out of LaGuardia. AirTran can do it for $202; Midwest Airlines can do it for $214.
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