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Say So Long To the US Visa Passport Inserts
Need more visa pages to insert into your passport? Get them before December 31 or you will have to apply for a new passport starting at the beginning of the New Year.
The United States State Department announced that it will no longer add visa pages into U.S. passports beginning January 1, 2016, according to a news release November 19.
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Traveling Britons Free To Be Carefree When Vacationing Abroad
A lot of factors come into play when planning a vacation: where to go, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, how to get there, cost, weather and much more, but human rights and more specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights? … That’s a low priority, according to a recent United Kingdom survey.
The rights of the residents who UK travelers encounter at the destination of their choice in question rated low, very low, like a 7% low, in a recent survey conducted by YouGov that was commissioned by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.
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Sistahs Sue Wine Train for $11 Million
Humiliated, 11 members the Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Napa Valley Wine Train on October 1.
The women believe they were singled out because they are black. The law suit alleges racial discrimination, libel, defamation and breach of contract. They are seeking $11 million in damages.
The Train Manager Anna Marquinn, who identifies as a Latina, denies that the removal of the women was racially motivated, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Sistahs Living On The Edge Aboard The Napa Valley Wine Train
The popular historic train ride rolls through the Napa Valley between downtown Napa and St. Helena serving up Napa Valley wines and fine dining along with tours of storied wineries along the tracks.
It’s a great excuse to get the girls together for an afternoon. At least that’s what Lisa Johnson, who organizes the Sisters on the Reading Edge, a book club, thought when the 11 women boarded the wine train for their annual wine train trip August 22.
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Picking the Right Travel Consultant Check List
Need help planning your vacation? A good travel consultant can give you a peace of mind and a vacation to remember. Here are some tips on how to select your travel consultant and how to use a travel consultant
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Bill Attempts to Discount Baggage Fees
Are you packing lighter? Dreading figuring out the jigsaw puzzle of cramming everything you need for your weeklong vacation into your tiny carry-on just to avoid checking luggage? Fear no more! Well soon.
That ridiculous baggage fee that starts at $25 and can go up to $100 or more that we’ve all had to live with since – well so long ago that we barely remember the days when checking your bag was free – might get chopped into nearly a fifth of what it is now. How? you ask. Just say thanks to Representative John Mica, R-Fla.
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More Turbulence Heading Toward United Airlines as Flight Attendants Take Action
United Airlines is about to experience turbulence yet again with a system-wide Day of Action on July 16th.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) has called for the Day of Action in support of negotiations for a fair contract as the major United States airline company reports record profits this Thursday.
The airline has failed to reach a unified labor contract with its 24,000 flight attendants or complete its merger with Continental, which have been happening simultaneously since 2010, reports eTurbo News. Union contracts were supposed to be completed by the end of 2011.
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Marriott Goes Local with the Launch of Marriott Traveler
Global hotelier Marriott International is getting with the 21st century by changing its tune from big impersonal global hotelier to personable local hotelier with a new campaign aimed at providing up-to-date local recommendations for its guests.
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How to Survive Traveling this Thanksgiving
It’s the time of the year where we all gather around the hearth and the dining room table to get together with friends and family, which often involves packing your bags and yourself into a car, plane or train.
This coming Wednesday, when the Thanksgiving holiday weekend kicks off, 46.3 million people will travel home (more than 50 miles from their own home) to sit around the family table for turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and other holiday favorites. This is the largest migration home for the holidays since 2007 and a 4.6% increase from 2013, according to AAA.
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Katrina Leung to Lead Expansion of ITB Asia
Taking the helm of ITB Asia as the travel shows newly appointed executive director Katrina Leung will be responsible for continuing the organization’s growth within Asia and strengthen the travel show’s position as a key platform for the Asian travel market as the organization’s new leader.
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Are You An Annoying Tourist?
You know who they are. You see them in the streets attempting to get that perfect shot for the scrap book to share with friends and family back home unaware of oncoming traffic. You watch them trounce around your city loaded down with cameras, smartphones, and your hometowns’ logoed t-shirt.
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Tourism Continues as Thailand Falls Under Curfew
National tourism departments around the world were informed that the Thai Royal Army instituted a national curfew for citizens and visitors traveling in Thailand May 22.
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