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My thoughts on “shameless tricks for free airport lounge access”

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I’m always interested in learning new methods to getting perks for business travel, so when an article called 5 shameless tricks to get free airport lounge access showed up on USA Today I read it immediately.  While some methods to getting travel perks really are very helpful, some are certainly less so.  There are helpful…

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3 things you can leave at home

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USA Today picked up a clip from a Cleveland news station about three things you can leave at home on your next trip. Their suggestions? A speaker pod, chargers, and toiletries. Really? Out of all of the options one can leave behind, those were their suggestions? First off, a speaker pod. I can see how…

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Would you pay more for better hotel wifi?

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I was perusing some older USA Today Hotel Check In posts, and the one about hotel wifi caught my eye.  Apparently, wifi usage at hotels has jumped dramatically—50% during a 9-month period in 2011 alone! Guests are connecting multiple devices, and streaming videos and live content in addition to the less bandwidth heavy email checking.…

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Overhead lights—private space invaders?

On a recent overnight flight, a passenger became enraged that the woman in front of him wouldn’t turn off her overhead light. He went to the flight attendants and complained, and when they said she had a right to have her light on he proceeded to shout expletives. Then he threatened to kick her seat…

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Woman misses flight because of gender. Or because she was late.

Today, the Home Warrior came across this story and he thought I would want to see it. He was right, as usual. Sounds like Jennifer Winning was trying to fly home from a small Wyoming airport, and for some reason security was closed and she wasn’t able to make her flight. Once I read the…

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