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FamTravConf

  1. Air travelers! Leave plenty of time at Newark or JFK, security is crazy slow for Memorial Day.
  2. Summer's coming: note @Amtrak updated policy on train travel for unaccompanied minors, raising min.age for UMs to 13 years, up fr 8 years.
  3. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) sponsors VISIT USA Act to grant 5-yr multiple entry visas to Chinese travelers. ow.ly/aZ5RS
  4. Commerce & White House join @USTA put Travel&Tourism hi on Fed agenda; goal to boost revenue fr $153B > $250B by 2021: ow.ly/aRfm7
  5. After lightening up the political climate, #Myanmar president declares country will join @UNWTO to develop prospects for global tourism
  6. Today we follow @Twitter because they are fighting a court order to turn over deleted #OWS tweets. Agree, it's all about #corevalues
  7. Nice review of Ricardo Luggae! Thanks RT @Michbrennan3: @familytravel4um shar.es/rRvl3
  8. How they picked top 3 #airlines for families: @VirginAustralia @AmericanAir @GulfAir have very different virtues: ow.ly/a8SLB #TT
  9. Enjoy. @LuxuryTravelMom: Thanks to @rbhluggage for the spiffy new carry on, it's packing all Easter Bunny goodies to @thesomerset #shhhhhh
  10. Luv hearing these adventures! RT @CarenOsten: Off to Peru on Sunday, can't wait to use my super light carry-on fr @RBHLuggage @FamTravConf
  11. Kids can pull their own weight--in luggage - Suitcase-Packin' Mama | ChicagoParent.com: chicagoparent.com/community/suit… via @famtravconf
  12. Nice to hear! RT @Michbrennan3: My new v. fashionable suitcase will b carryon going to #disneyworld soon!! Thx @RBHLuggage @FamTravConf!!!
  13. Safe trip! @NYCityMama: Just received this beautiful, super light carryon courtesy @RBHLuggage Just in time for #Maui!! lockerz.com/s/198239068
  14. Big Win: 3N family of 4 vacation at Universal Orlando is the prize of this themepark scavenger hunt; fun for kids, too! ow.ly/9Yu2l
  15. Super fun family games to play on your next outing to @NYCWax Madame Tussaud's for a crazy adventure via @Mompreneurs_P ow.ly/9LRRu
  16. Great info on reach of social media & why we should pay attention to it, as if we didn't already know :-) ow.ly/9NNKQ
  17. Earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hits Guerrero #Mexico, rocks buildings in Mexico City & Acapulco @travelagentmag has more: ow.ly/9M6QG
  18. Love the sound of this rolling suitcase: Ricardo @RBHLuggage, purple too! Thx @JoLynneS for testing #famtravconf - ow.ly/9Hwk0
  19. Prez of @CHA says Caribbean countries are aggressively pursuing tourists coming from China, India, Brazil & other newly prosperous regions.