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Travel Scam Warning! This “Unpaid” Tolls Con Targets Road…

Have you gotten any urgent text messages on your phone lately letting you know that you owe money for unpaid highway tolls? Well, there's good news and there's bad news. The good: You almost certainly don't have to pay anything to whomever sent the text. The bad: You've become the quarry in a smishing expedition.…

March 12, 202593Views

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Could This TikTok User Really Get Fined $500 for Bringing…

The banana is indisputably the funniest fruit, owing to its shape, color, and connections to pratfalls and monkeys (the funniest primate). But a banana-related misadventure recounted in a widely viewed TikTok clip gave its creator nothing to laugh about. In the video, user Dylan O'Byrne describes an unfortunate encounter he had with U.S. Customs and…

March 12, 202541Views

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Arizona Road Trip Itinerary: Tucson to Grand Canyon in One…

Few destinations connect as deeply within the American psyche as Arizona, and with good reason. The entire state is one giant road tripper’s dream. There’s a lot of rich territory to see in Arizona, and to show you an otherworldly slice of it, we’ve concocted this experience cutting through the heart of the state’s must-see destinations…

March 12, 202592Views

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When Stuff Gets Left Behind at the TSA, the U.S.…

Every travel blog and morning TV show seems to have unpacked every last detail about Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama. The store where your luggage might wind up for sale if your airline loses it has been generously covered over the years. A somewhat sad bazaar for dashed vacation dreams past and present, Unclaimed Baggage…

March 12, 202545Views

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U.S. Aviation Safety is Under Fire

About the author: William J. McGee is the Senior Fellow for Aviation & Travel at American Economic Liberties Project. An FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he spent seven years in airline flight operations management and was Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports Travel Letter. He is the author of Attention All Passengers and teaches at Vaughn College of Aeronautics.…

March 12, 202553Views

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The Best Sherlock Holmes Sites in London

No place brings the stories of Sherlock Holmes to life like London, the home of both the fictional detective and his real-life inventor. The city now honors the detective’s adventures with attractions and memorials, so even though he was an invented character, you can still have a Holmsian experience exploring his haunts in the city.…

March 12, 202568Views

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Full List of 34 Targeted National Park Leases: “Parks…

The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate the National Park Service leases of at least 34 buildings that function as visitor centers, law enforcement offices, museums, archives, and centers for necessary park services. "Parks are being dismantled before our very eyes," said the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in an urgent statement released Thursday,…

March 12, 202564Views

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New Haven Pizza Places You Have to Try in America’s “Pizza…

During a recent pizza pilgrimage to New Haven, Connecticut, several residents confidently informed me that this Ivy League college town at the mouth of Long Island Sound had been declared the “official pizza capital of the United States.” These proud boosters were less confident, though, when it came to answering my follow-up question: “By whom?”…

March 12, 202554Views

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The U.S. National Parks Bring In Much More Money Than They…

To my mind, the U.S. National Park System (NPS) is invaluable. Its 85 million acres span all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and every U.S. territory. In these parks are geothermal and geological wonders; billions of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish; and landscapes that are among the most majestic on Earth. Just as importantly,…

March 12, 202553Views

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Southwest Is Changing Its Bag Policy. You Won’t Like It.

Southwest Airlines is doing away with the one policy that made the carrier stand out from the competition. Starting May 28, the airline will no longer allow every passenger two free checked bags. Southwest is dropping that longstanding—and obviously very popular—policy as it applies to most customers. Instead, only Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred Members and…

March 12, 202542Views