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Jason Cochran

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VIDEO: Hero Warns Travelers Away from Prague Tourist Trap

Janek, we love you.This guy, who runs the Honest Prague Guide, stood in front of a money exchange office in Old Town Square, near the world-famous Astronomical Clock. His…

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Out-of-Network ATM Fees Hit New High

Feel like withdrawing cash when you travel is getting more expensive? You're right.Without comprehensive consumer protection laws to restrain them, out-of-network ATM fees…

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Airlines Now Award Points for Airbnb Stays

As if the hotel industry didn't have enough reasons to quake in its boots over falling popularity, the airlines are now encouraging frequent flyers to choose Airbnb rentals by…

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The Fastest Airlines on Twitter, App Reveals Airport Wi-Fi Passwords, More: Frommer's' Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Should Hitler’s Birthplace Be a Tourist Draw?

During the Third Reich, the former pub on a corner in Braunau-am-Inn, not far north of Salzburg, was a pilgrimage site for Nazis. People would gather there to chant…

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App Reveals Passwords for Airport Wi-Fi

We're just going to leave this right here.Don't know if this is legal, but it exists. Computer engineer Anil Polat, writes Condé Nast Traveler, compiled a list of crowdsourced…

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Which Airlines Respond Quickest on Twitter?

If you find yourself in a pickle at the airport, don’t expect your airline to respond quickly to your tweets for help. Some do much better than others.Conversocial, a software…

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Cruise Lines Ban Galaxy Note7 Use

A few weeks ago, the FAA issued an advisory that warned airlines about a surprising tendency for newly released Galaxy Note7 phones to catch fire.The problem still isn't…

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Hurricane Matthew: Airline Change Policies

With Hurricane Matthew scraping across the Southeast U.S. coast, the airlines serving the region have issued change fee waivers to help travelers get out of the way.These…

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Chinese Theatre Footprints "Threatened," Backstreet's Back, and More: Frommer's' Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Science: Noise Makes Airplane Food Awful

An academic named Professor Barry Smith, who founded something called the Centre for the Study of the Senses in the Philosophy department of the University of London, had an idea on…

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Petition: Chinese Theatre Footprints at Risk

Concerned preservationists took the TCL Chinese Theatre to task for dragging souvenir stalls over its prized collection of celebrity footprints in concrete.The furor began late…

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Backstreet's Back in Las Vegas Residency

Everybody! (Yeah!)The biggest boy band of all time, a group that has sold over 130 million albums, is the latest throwback act to announce a residency on the Las Vegas…

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Terrible Person Vandalizes Death Valley

Some awful human being has defaced a precious and panoramic dry lake bed in Californian’s Death Valley National Park by taking a swerving, 10-mile joyride across the thin crust of…

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Alaska Cruising at a 7-Year High

Alaska is hot!Increased demand has put cruises to America's northernmost state on the boil again. This summer, reports the Associated Press, the millionth passenger cruised to…

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Alaska Cruising Boom, Death Valley Vandalism, and Carnegie Deli Kicks the Knish: Frommer's' Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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NYC Landmark Carnegie Deli to Close

New York City's world-famous Carnegie Deli survived nearly eight decades. But it won't survive its current owner.The deli, which opened its doors in 1937, had been having a…

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Marriott Merger May Raise Rates, Cell Phones Invade National Parks, and More: Our Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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See a Guy Moonwalk Across Europe!

Just what we need on Friday this week: Something blissfully non-partisan.We give you a masterful video compression of young Travis DeRose's recent two-month, 22-city trip through…

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Cell Phone Coverage to Invade National Parks

"It's a real drag at Artists Point," one Yellowstone National Park tour operator told the Associated Press. "While people are trying to enjoy themselves, somebody's on their phone…

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Report: Marriott-Starwood Marriage Means Higher Rates

A carefully orchestrated spin campaign (including some paid partnerships with major travel bloggers) has meant that much of the news coverage surrounding the new Marriott-Starwood…

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SeaWorld Enters an Alternate Reality

SeaWorld Orlando is breathing new life into its oldest roller coaster by adding virtual reality.The Orlando Sentinel reports that starting next year on its steel Kraken…

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Scientists: Disney World Helps Pass Kidney Stones

A patient suffering from kidney stones passed a stone after each of three consecutive rides on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.Word of…

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Air Rage Takes Off

The International Air Transport Association, a trade group representing 83 percent of world air traffic, says incidents of air rage have shot skyward.There were 10,854 cases…

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Air Rage Soars, Disney World Cures Kidney Stones, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over