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The 18 Most Annoying People on Airplanes (including the 0.2% that are never on your flight)

What was the worst airplane experience you’ve ever had, that was entirely attributable to a fellow passenger?

A friend of ours told a story about one passenger who – after a series of unfortunate incidents in the airplane’s bathroom – ended up not wearing a shirt for the duration of the flight. How would you like to end up sitting next to THAT guy?  Oh, there was a logical explanation of how he ended up in that predicament, but did you really want to ask the question in the first place?

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How To Travel

This is the most GERM FILLED place on an airplane that you should avoid at all costs

There are many ways to get sick while on an airplane.

The person next to you may have a cold and sneezes on you. The person in the seat before you on the earlier flight may have stuffed their snotty tissues into the magazine.

And let’s not talk about the poorly circulated air, the contaminated ice cubes, or the bathroom.

How To Avoid Germs On A Plane;Learn the Causes And How To Prevent Getting Sick While Traveling By Air
How To Avoid Germs On A Plane;
Learn the Causes And How To Prevent Getting Sick While Traveling By Air

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10 Things Travel

Going on vacation this year? What are the chances you’ll lose your luggage?

Have you ever lost your luggage while on a trip?

We have – it was on the return trip, which made things easier; and the airline did deliver our bag within 24 hours….. ringing the doorbell at 3am.

We can’t complain – the bag did show up on our doorstep, late but unharmed.

Trace Me luggage tracker
Trace Me Luggage Tracker

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Travel

The absolute worst travel day of the year is…

You would think that the busiest travel day(s) of the year would be around the Thanksgiving holiday season.

You’d be wrong,

The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel
The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel

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10 Things Travel

The Top 15 Worst Airports for Holiday Travel

As you get ready to travel for the holidays, maybe you should reconsider where you head out to for the family vacation.

We’ve all heard horror stories about hours (and days!) long waits at the airport as everybody rushes to get home to visit with family and friends. But maybe you should choose where you go a little better if you really want to save airport time at all.

Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, What's Funny About This
Holidays in Hell:
In Which Our Intrepid Reporter
Travels to the World’s Worst Places and Asks,
“What’s Funny About This”

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Travel

What’s the most popular airline seat?

Do you like to travel in comfort or style when you’re on an airplane?

We’ve pointed out SeatGuru and other ways to pick out the best airplane seat to our Web Watch readers in the past, so we won’t hash over that again.  But frequent flyers have indicated some trends that you should be aware of the next time you decide to book your own flight.

What the airlines don't tell you
What the airlines don’t tell you

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10 Things Travel

10% of all Americans have done THIS on an airplane

Airplane travel is expecting to get more and more crazy over the next year, if the FAA and others have their way to allow in-flight phone calls from happening.

Nobody wants to be sitting next to a flight talker – you know, the kind of person who likes to jabber throughout the flight.  And if that’s true, you know that nobody wants to be sitting next to a cellphone yakker… let alone two or more… for a four hour tour.

Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones
Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones

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Travel Video

Video Fun: The WestJet Christmas Miracle

If you haven’t already seen or heard about this, Canadian airline WestJet decided to be a little giving for some of their lucky passengers on recent flights.