What should come as no surprise to anyone is that the TSA has announced they are expecting record traffic during the holidays through the rest of the year and that you should plan to come to the airports early and expect to wait in long lines. The Transportation Security Administration is expecting …
Thomas Cook – worlds oldest travel company now out of business stranding hundreds of thousands around the world
The worlds oldest travel company based in the UK went out of business today leaving what appears to be close to 600,000 tourists stranded around the world. Obviously it is too early to speculate if it is a devalued British pound, or Brexit which may have been the cause. The immediate concern now …
Traveling
Currently I'm on a bit of a hiatus because of some international travel and seeing some family I have not seen in almost 2 years. Podcasts and news will resume soon after I get my fill of some much needed family time. A side note, now that school is back in for most children, and the weather has …
Hotels.com change to rewards: free nights now $5 more per night.
The website hotels.com just sent out an email to its users to push them towards using their app. They announced that starting in November there would be a $5 fee per free night redeemed unless it was done via their app. They try to justify it by saying that they need to cover the costs of the …
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Owe back taxes? Your passport could be in jeopardy
America is one of several countries that use creative methods to get what they are owed in unpaid back taxes. Fortunately the cut off is a fairly high number that most people won't get to for several years even if they completely neglect to do any tax reporting at all. Unlike some other countries …
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Is now the perfect time to take that trip to America?
A mix of things including a strong dollar, several trade wars, and countries issuing warnings about travel to the US because of mass shootings is expected to cause an ongoing dip in tourism to the US for the foreseeable future. By 2022 it is projected that 41 million less tourists will visit the …
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