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    “Best 9 Places to Travel Alone”

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler October 19, 2013

    Full details here 1.  Australia 2. Ireland 3. Iceland 4. Costa Rica 5. New York 6. Peru 7. Caribbean Cruise 8. Amsterdam 9. Arizona I was surprised ‘Caribbean Cruise’ was there but this was the article’s explanation “In spite of belief that cruises are generally for couples, they have lots of things to offer for…

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    “10 things cruise lines won’t tell you”

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler October 6, 2013October 6, 2013

    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…

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

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 26, 2013September 26, 2013

    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…

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

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 21, 2013September 20, 2013

    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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    Aeroplan – Earn Miles with Volvo

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 15, 2013September 14, 2013

    Do these promotions work? Is there anyone looking to purchase a new car going to be swayed by this promotion. I am not going for a Ford or a Honda, I am going to pay $50,000 for a Volvo to get 75,000 miles, or I was about to buy a BMW but now I have changed…

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    Answers to some Air Canada Questions

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 14, 2013

    How do you determine which aircraft to use for a particular flight months in advance? On a daily basis, that’s actually one of the most challenging tasks we face in the Network Planning department. Fortunately, we rely on a set of data to help us determine where to fly our 346 mainline and regional aircraft….

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    More airline passengers caught with guns

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 2, 2013

    “The number of guns found nationally by airport screeners has more than doubled in the past eight years — from 660 in 2005 to 1,556 in 2012. This year is on pace to surpass that total again: the 1,150 guns discovered through August is a 20 per cent increase over the same period last year….

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

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler August 31, 2013

    “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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    Ultimate Travel … to Mars

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler August 27, 2013August 26, 2013

    The organization behind this enterprise is Mars One and there are already more than 165,000 people who applied for the one way trip to Mars. “Mars One is a not-for-profit foundation that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. Human settlement on Mars is possible today with existing technologies. Mars One mission…

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    Best 8 Budget Friendly All-Inclusive Resorts

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler August 17, 2013August 17, 2013

    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…

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