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  • Podcast #98 — Stolen Luggage & Passports; Restaurants Want Your Smartphone

    Podcast #98 — Stolen Luggage & Passports; Restaurants Want Your Smartphone

    A backpack stolen from the train to the airport — or more specifically, passports inside the stolen backpack — unexpectedly extends a beer-tasting weekend in Brussels.  During my recent international trips, I find that Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage aren’t working reliably — could be because of hotel WiFi bandwidth constraints.  TSA’s PreCheck expedited security screening Continue Reading →

  • Best Hotel Amenity? Free Breakfast

    Best Hotel Amenity? Free Breakfast

    Recent surveys by TripAdvisor and Hotels.com report that the most popular hotel amenity is free WiFi. If they both didn’t misplace a decimal point, then they surveyed the wrong travelers.  Experienced travelers know that the most important amenity is the free hotel breakfast. Now I’m not denying that the growth of mobile devices — smartphones, Continue Reading →

  • Podcast #48 – Frequent Flyer Strategies, Measuring Hotel Bandwidth

    Recorded in the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa near Palm Springs, CA, we talk about a surprise at the rental car lot and some good and bad TSA experiences. My search for frequent flyer seats to South Africa leads to a discussion about how diversifying or concentrating your “deposits” into frequent travel programs yield Continue Reading →