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Home For Holidays: Too Expensive To Travel

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Cheap Travel, Travel, Thanksgiving Travel, Expensive Travel, Travel Costs, Thanksgiving, Christmas Travel, Home for the Holidays, Holiday Travel, Economy, Home News

CHICAGO — There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spendin...

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3 Tips For Surviving Holiday Traffic

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Traffic, Stress, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Kiri Westby, Thanksgiving, Be the Change, Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Holiday Travel, Living News
Kiri Westby

Thanksgiving is a joyous occasion, full of laughter and cranberry sauce...once we get there. The getting-there part is usually not so fun, full of stress and traffic, which can put a damper in the joy of the holiday.

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Sleep Better: How To Beat Holiday Jet Lag

health.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Holiday Travel, Insomnia, Sleep Study, Travel, Jetlag, Sleep Disorder, Family, Sleep, Exhaustion, Living News

The disruption to normal schedules caused by flying and especially jet lag can wreak havoc on sleep patterns....

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Why We Don't Complain About Airline Travel Anymore (And How To Avoid Disappointment This Holiday Season)

Jenny Darroch | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Travel, Vacations, Marketing Strategy, Customer Dissatisfaction, Airline Travel, Customer Satisfaction, Living News
Jenny Darroch

To close the gap between what customers expect and what they receive means to either improve delivery or lower customer expectations.

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Top 8 Items To Make Your Travels Easier, Safer & Healthier

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted 11.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Travel Items, Travel Expert, Rack Trap, Teresa Rodriguez Williamson, La Fresh Travel Towelettes, Chic Buds, Jetset Extra, Flip Video, Travel Tips, Air Travel, Holiday Travel, Holiday News, Style News
Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

I just got back from a grueling trip to Europe. After thousands of miles of travel, I have found some great items that have really helped me out.

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Costa Rica Green Report Card: Arenal Volcano Region

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Hotels, Eco-Travel, Volcano, Spas, Costa Rica, Green Travel, Holiday Travel, Liberia, Arenal-New Mexico, Green News
Perry Garfinkel

Look, it's nearly impossible for a 114-room upscale hotel nestled into 750 acres of rainforest not to leave some footprint. But, under Wagner's guidance since 2006, not only has the hotel raised its luxury bar and won a handful of awards and stars but it also has tightened up on its various eco-programs.

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Holiday Travel Delays: Over 400 Flights Canceled At O'Hare Airport

Associated Press | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Cancelations, Christmas Travel, Chicago Airport Delays, Midway Delays, O'Hare Flight Cancelations, O'hare Cancelations, O'hare Delays, Holiday Travel, O'Hare, Chicago Flight Delays, O'Hare Flight Delays, Chicago News

Snowy weather is causing flight delays and cancelations in Chicago. The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 400 flights have been canceled ...

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Surviving Stuck at the Airport: A Las Vegas Parable

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Airplane Delays, Air Travel, Holiday Travel Tips, Holiday Travel, Holiday Travel Headaches, Living News
Alison Stein Wellner

I made it home to New York City on Friday from Las Vegas, after three unsuccessful attempts to leave Sin City, which  tacked two extra nights on ...

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Powerful Winter Storm Makes Holiday Travel Difficult

AP | AMY LORENTZEN | Posted 01.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Holiday Travel, Chirstmas, Extreme Weather, Power Outages, Snow Storm, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Home News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Successive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast an...

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How Happy Is... How To Travel Like a Zen Master

Sophie Keller | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Travel, Stress, Travel, Travel Tips, The Balanced Life, Happiness, Living News
Sophie Keller

If I could, I would be more than happy to give you a psychological breakdown linking your traveling techniques to your psychological profile, but act...

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The Land Of Lost Luggage (Or Where To Buy Other People's Stuff On The Cheap)

Kira Craft | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style

Read More: The Land of Lost Luggage, Travel, Budget Fashion, Lost Luggage, Unclaimed Baggage Center, Recession, Fashion, Holiday Travel, Style News
Kira Craft

I've got some heavy baggage that travels along with my luggage. It's not physical, but emotional--each year around this time my anxiety mounts as I pl...

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America's Most Stressful Airports

forbes.com | Lauren Sherman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Holiday Travel, Airports, Stressful Airports, Travel, Travel Delays, Travel Stress, Living News

If you're one of the 4.54 million people planning to board a plane during the Thanksgiving holiday, rest well knowing that--in terms of flight delays-...

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Holiday Travel Tips: How Will You Manage?

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Slideshow, Travel Tips, Thanksgiving, Holiday Travel, Thanksgiving Travel, Flying, Airport Delays, Flights, Living News

It's the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and you know what that means! Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today, ...

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Less Holiday Travel Makes for a Greener Thanksgiving

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Airfares, Gas, Air Transport Association, Economy, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Baggage Fees, Tom Parsons, Green Thanksgiving, Bestfares.com, US Recession, Adventure Girl, Environment, Thanksgiving Commentary, Airlines, Holiday Travel, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

With so much at stake in the economy and many would be travelers sitting out Thanksgiving travel, it all adds up to less impact on our environment.

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Luxury Stays For Less This Winter Holiday

The Huffington Post | Nour Akkad | Posted 12.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Holiday Vacations, Travel, Recessionista, Slideshow, Vacation Travel, Budget Hotels, Style, Holiday Travel Tips, Holiday Travel, Style News

With the holidays around the corner and the economy in the dumpster, this winter vacation is all about being a recessionista and/or a recessionisto. ...

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Hospitality Checklist for Holiday Hosts

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style

Read More: Houseguest, Holidays, Travel, Humor, Happiness, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Holiday Travel, Family Gatherings, Style News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Realize that, in addition to their luggage, guests may also bring along a wide assortment of lifestyle habits and personal preferences that will lodge in your memory forever.

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Midwest Storm Kills 11, Leaves Thousands Without Power

AP | CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Holiday Travel, Christmas Travel, Weekend-Long Snowstorm, Midwestern Snowstorm, Deadly Snowstorm, Home News

Highways were treacherous for holiday travelers Monday in the upper Midwest in the aftermath of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of hom...

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Employees Hate Airlines As Much As Passengers

New York Times | Jeff Bailey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Airport, Holiday Travel, Airports, Holiday Travel Mess, Airlines, Airline Employees, Airline, Airport Delays, Holiday Travel Headaches, Business News

And you thought the passengers were mad. Airline employees are fed up, too -- with pay cuts, increased workloads and management's miserly ways, which...

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