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United is canceling Saturday flights at many East Coast airports in advance of storm. More airlines to follow.Check status b4 leaving home.
1:30 PM Dec 18th
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DC's Watergate Hotel may be out of foreclosure...sold back to company that the bank foreclosed on. Plan is to reopen it as a luxury hotel.
8:01 AM Dec 18th
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Check out for tips on avoiding germs this holiday travel season..
7:49 AM Dec 15th
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Trying to figure out how to drive a Prious while doing a tour of Virginia television stations. Al Gore would have a good laugh at my expense
7:48 AM Dec 15th
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Book List:The Family (scary); The Men Who Stare at Goats (unbelievable); The Know-It-All (hilarious)--all kept me absorbed while traveling.
5:18 AM Dec 11th
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Ever notice that hotel coffeemakers are often stocked only w/ coffee & herbal tea? We tea drinkers need our caffeine in the morning, too.
10:38 AM Dec 10th
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Tight connection? Sit near the front of plane on 1st leg, so that slow exiters in aisles 1-9 dont make u miss your next plane.
5:06 AM Dec 8th
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Doing holiday travel TV appearances in Hartford, Milwaukee & Memphis this week.
2:32 PM Dec 7th
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My SW 4:20 flight delayed.Rebooked for 5:00 flight @ another gate, avoiding lineup@4:20 gate.Got the 5 & in B4 delayed flight!
7:08 AM Dec 7th
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Amtrak announcing free WiFi (for awhile, anyway) on Acela trains between Boston-NYC-DC starting 2nd quarter, 2010.
5:29 AM Dec 6th
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New game at airports: Find the Outlet. Not easy to do at PHX, BWI. Much better at ORD and DCA. Let me know what airports are plugged in.
7:27 AM Dec 4th
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If a request for late checkout is denied, wait til the next shift at front desk & ask again. Worked for me at Tucson Marriott.
7:06 AM Dec 3rd
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It's 12:01 AM in . I'm here for a TV segment, then I head out at noon. Frustrating-would love to have time to sightsee.
10:44 PM Dec 2nd
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Workers at premier art museums in Paris on strike. Pompidou & d'Orsay closed: Louvre partially open (& discounted). Versailles closed, too.
7:36 AM Dec 2nd
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Wag of finger: Chili's/DFW Airport for serving rice w/ gluten after I specified GL-free Luckily my educated eyes knew color of rice=trouble.
5:32 PM Dec 1st
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Heading to Paris? Beware of possible strike, starting 12/2, that might shut down the Louvre, Versaille, Musee d'Orsay, etc.
7:03 AM Dec 1st
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Swiss voters say yes to far-right-sponsored referendum to ban building of minarets. Swiss tourism/business leaders strongly opposed the ban.
9:04 AM Nov 29th
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Vacation deals on CyberMonday. Starwoodhotels.com offering up to 45% off (nonrefundable) for resort vacations from 1/1-4/10.
5:01 AM Nov 28th
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Avoid germs on planes. Don't put H20 bottle in seatback pocket. Said pocket is where used tissues may reside. Yuck, but true.
4:34 AM Nov 28th
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United offering one-time free WiFi on E-W PS flights if U sign up for GoGo thru 12/31. IIMHO,a bit chintzy-compare 2 VirginAm
8:28 AM Nov 24th
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- Name Laura Powell
- Location Washington, DC
- Web http://dailysuitc...
- Bio Veteran travel journalist, formerly with CNN, who covers the beat in a comprehensive, yet pithy fashion.
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