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BEWARE OF HIDDEN CREDIT CARD CONVERSION FEES!

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When you are traveling in Europe with your credit cards, it may sound like a friendly service offer when a merchant asks if you would like to have your charges processed in dollars instead of euros. In fact, if you are using most of the major bank credit cards (Capital One excluded), you might think […]

CHICAGO — FASTEST AIRPORT ENTRY INTO THE COUNTRY FOR U.S. CITIZENS!

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Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, infamous for long lines waiting to clear customs in International Terminal 5, is scheduled to implement a new system on July 1st for returning U.S. passport holders that may turn it into the quickest airport entry point in the country. Known as the Automated Passport Control computer program, 32 kiosks will be […]

PLAN NOW TO AVOID HOLIDAY DISAPPOINTMENT

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After such a long winter, it seems like the spring tasks of gardening and cleaning should now be at the top of our priority list. It is hard to focus on what vacation you might want to take over the holidays. If you are wanting to coordinate a trip for three generations with work schedules […]

DO WE REALLY NEED TRIP INSURANCE?

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I am frequently asked this question, as clients are planning their vacations. Since it increases the total trip cost by as much as ten percent, it might seem like an expense that you could eliminate. If I were not already a firm believer in travel insurance, an experience three years ago would definitely convince me. […]

WHERE ARE THE HOT NEW TRAVEL SPOTS?

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For an exotic cultural experience from Chicago, you can hop on a flight to Dubai operated by Delta Airlines via Atlanta or on United Airlines via Washington D.C. or go non-stop to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airlines, a code-share partner with American Airlines in the One World Alliance. The airports in both Dubai and Abu […]

WILL YOU USE THIS NEW LUGGAGE SERVICE?

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At the beginning of the year, United Airlines launched a new domestic luggage service that allows passengers to check their suitcases in at the airport and have them delivered directly to a hotel, office or residence at their destination. The company delivering the luggage is called BagsVIP, and they pick up the suitcases and deliver […]

SURPRISES FROM THE TSA

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The TSA surprised a lot of people this week when it declared that beginning on April 25th, small pocket knives, two golf clubs, ski poles, wiffle-ball bats, souvenir baseball bats under 24 inches, and sporting sticks used for hockey, lacrosse and billiards could now be carried onboard airplanes. Their stated reason was to be able […]

HAS THE SAFETY ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED?

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When the TSA announced earlier last year that the naked body machines were being removed from the busiest airports in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Boston to speed up security screening, most people were relieved. However, these machines were still being used at other airports around the country. Then, towards the end of 2012 […]

HOW TO KEEP YOUR SEAT AT THE FRONT OF THE PLANE

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If you are a very frequent flyer who has built up enough mileage credit with one airline to qualify for some of the perks, such as priority boarding, seating with extra leg room, and free luggage allowance, you realize that these additional services improve the over-all quality of your flight experience. But, what happens if […]

HELP, My Bag is Missing!

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No matter how savvy a traveler you may be logging many thousands of miles around the world, just a brief moment of attention deficit can cause you great loss. I had this gut-wrenching experience recently when my indispensable shoulder bag containing my purse, travel documents, money belt, cell phone, credit cards, driver’s license, contact lenses, […]