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Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones
"(CNN) -- Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war. ...U.S. Agents Can Seize laptops,ipods,books
"U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such...
U.S. agents can seize travelers' laptops: report
This is an outrageous breach of privacy and potentially a threat to the whole notion of private property. What freedoms and security are we trying to protect?"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents... Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!
"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less... Too Many Gadgets can make your Vacation a Disaster
Our electronic age has made many of us so dependent on gadgets that we may have withdraw symptoms if we don't take the laptop, cellphone, Blackberry, MP3 Player, GPS among other things when we travel. One day... Americans Not as Obnoxious as they used to be. The French Now Lead
Remember the tightwad tourist whose baggy shorts, frequent complaining and shouted questions about why none of the locals spoke any English made the ugly American the world's Visitor From Hell? Well, it's time for... 750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China
Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave... 12,000 Laptop Losses Per Week at US Airports
It strikes me as odd that someone would walk away from a security checkpoint without their laptop- would you even bring the thing with you if it weren't an integral part of the reason for travel? So, yeah, I can... Wild weather batters parts of New Zealand
Snow, rain and gale force winds closed roads, halted interisland ferry travel and threw the plans of some air travelers in Wellington into disarray on Sunday " Roads in the central North Island were closed because of snow and ice around Mount... U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe
" WASHINGTON — Travelers from Japan and Western Europe will face tighter restrictions on coming to the United States beginning in January, according to new rules unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. government.Tourists and... Day 6 for French train strike
Protesters on both sides are upset. Meanwhile, commuters remain in a jam. The stalemate is turning into an inconvenient truth for everyone involved."PARIS: Exasperated French commuters braced for a sixth day of... Airline Mess Spreads in the US, Angering Travelers
UPDATE: 10:07PM ESTThe chief executive of American Airlines came forward today to take full responsibiltiy for the recent mess of flights."The cancellation of thousands of flights this week will cost American... New Delays Loom as F.A.A. Expands Airliner Review
The flight cancellations in the US aren't over yet, not by a long shot. Over the coming weeks the FAA is going to expand their investigation and more flights are likely to be cancelled, and from more airlines."The... Travel Picks: The world's top 10 spas
" NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - What better way to start the new year than winding down at a spa, with TripAdvisor, the online travel site, coming up with a list of the top 10 world spas according to its readers. All...Amsterdam orders famed sex club to close
I'm not going to touch this one but I thought it was an interesting article about the workings of society."AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - One of Amsterdam's best-known sex clubs has become the latest target of the city's crackdown on organized crime infiltration of the city's world...
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