Author: The Skeptical Traveler

“10 things cruise lines won’t tell you”

Very interesting article “10 things cruise lines won’t tell you Navigating a sea of potential sickness, danger and debt” Some of the comments from the readers: “I avoided cruises for years as some friends of ours, American and Canadian cruise ship employees told us they refer to their passengers as the Newlywed, the Overfed, and…

The Reader’s Digest “Lost Wallet” Test for Most Honest Cities

Reader’s Digest did an experiment by dropping 12 wallets containing a phone number, cash and other personal items in public spaces in 16 cities In Helsinki, 11 of the 12 wallets made their way back, while in Lisbon, only one wallet was returned.  Mumbai, India was on the 2nd place with 9 out of 12…

“Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card?”

This was the title of one of those e-mail chains. “Answer: a. Customer’s name b. Customer’s partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check-in date and out dates e. Customer’s credit card number and expiration date! ” Yes, e. was in red and the e-mail ended with “Information courtesy of: Metropolitan Police Service. PLEASE…

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Air Canada ordered to pay more to passengers bumped from domestic flights

“Air Canada now has to revise its denied boarding compensation regime by September 18, 2013, to reflect the following compensation provisions: Less than 2 hour delay = 50% of the base amount Between 2 and less than 6 hour delay = 100% of the base amount 6 hour delay or more = 200% of the…

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Best 8 Budget Friendly All-Inclusive Resorts

This list was created by Budget Travel “It’s a fact that all-inclusive resorts can be expensive, with the average nightly rate at some of the bigger chains running $450—per person. And when you find one in your price range there’s usually a caveat—the beach is a 15-minute drive away, or the “all” only includes non-alcoholic…