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In the Emergency Exit Row, Written Rules, Unwritten Rules & Growing Controversy

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courtesy of Christopher Elliott

As personal space on…

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Added by Tripatini on August 25, 2019 at 12:11pm — No Comments

What Travelers Need to Know About Airline Connection Times

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When Robert Herbst's nonstop…

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Added by Tripatini on August 6, 2019 at 7:26pm — No Comments

These Airline-Quality Secrets Will Make Your Next Flight Better

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This past spring,…

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Added by Tripatini on July 24, 2019 at 5:21pm — No Comments

What to Do When You Never Want Your Family Vacation to End

Erysse Elliott at Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore. Ah, endless summer!…

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Added by Tripatini on July 14, 2019 at 3:29am — No Comments

Avoid these Mistakes When You Fly with Your Family

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Added by Tripatini on July 4, 2019 at 3:30pm — No Comments

These Are the Most Ridiculous Fees in Travel

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Added by Tripatini on June 24, 2019 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Meet the New Vrbo: The Inside Story of How a Vacation Rental Site Got Remodeled

courtesy of Christopher Elliott

If you click on Vrbo to find a summer…

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Added by Tripatini on June 14, 2019 at 2:01pm — No Comments

As Unruly Airline Passenger Incidents Take Off, a Search for Solutions

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Added by Tripatini on May 30, 2019 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Family-Vacation-Planning Tips for Families That Hate to Plan

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If you hate to plan, your last family vacation probably was filled with chaos. I know a thing or two about…

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Added by Tripatini on May 20, 2019 at 12:37am — No Comments

How Not to Forget Things When You Travel

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Added by Tripatini on May 10, 2019 at 5:42am — No Comments

How the USA's Best Airline Got its Mojo Back

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Delta Air Lines is currently the best airline in the United States,…

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Added by Tripatini on April 30, 2019 at 1:00am — No Comments

How to Choose the Right Travel Insurance for Your Next Vacation

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It's…

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Added by Tripatini on April 20, 2019 at 5:02pm — 2 Comments

Recipe: Mullet with Clams, Aquapura Douro Valley, Portugal

GLORIOUS FISH AND SEAFOOD FROM A WINE-COUNTRY GETAWAY IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL'S DOURO VALLEY

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Added by Tripatini on September 13, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments

A Visit to Tequila's Mexico Hometown

by Diana Rowe

Tequila — the liquor, not the town — continues to grow more and more popular beyond Mexico, even as along the way it's also pick up a bit of a bad rap (as in, margaritas and shooters, a cheap and surefire way to get — how can I put this — majorly wasted).…

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Added by Tripatini on July 24, 2015 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Keeping My Head in Malaysian Borneo

by Sheri de Borchgrave

I've faced down grumpy hippos on safari in Botswana's Okavango, dodged camel spit on a trek in Mongolia, and kept my lunch down on a hurtling dogsled driven by ebullient Lapps. But hanging out with headhunters? Less adrenaline rush, maybe. But creep-out factor? Erk...

I was on the world's third-largest island (a bit over the size of Texas) as part of my visit to…

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Added by Tripatini on August 10, 2014 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Zucchini Pancake Recipe From the Culinary Institute of America

by Tripatini staff

This vegetarian zucchini pancake recipe, delicious whether you're an herbivore or carnivore, comes from the CIA. No, not that CIA; the…

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Added by Tripatini on August 7, 2014 at 10:32am — 1 Comment

Chicago's Year-Round Public Art Show

by Mary Bergin

Scattered throughout Chicago, Illinois is evidence…

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Added by Tripatini on August 2, 2014 at 12:23pm — No Comments

World's Best Theme-Park Halloween Parties

by Judy Antell

Theme parks are a natural fit for Halloween festivities: On a certain level, you might say it's always a Halloween party at theme parks - plus, most of the rides are already designed to scare the living daylights out of you. In October (and sometimes even earlier), some of theme parks have gently scary daytime…

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Added by Tripatini on October 31, 2013 at 9:59am — No Comments

Making the Most of a Singapore Layover

Hotels, Restaurants & Attractions in Southeast Asia's Wealthy City-State

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Added by Tripatini on October 4, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

New York's Long Island Wineries a Charmingly Inebriating Getaway

by Jordan Simon

Despite its bodacious beaches and historic towns, New York State’s Long Island still cruises medium to low on the travel radar. Most Americans — even many New Yorkers — who know anything about the largest island in the U.S., flaring out from the Big Apple like an enormous forked tongue, think: NYC bedroom communities, then beaches (Fire Island, the tony Hamptons).

But how many…