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The Sunday Round-Up | October 3, 2021

Happy Sunday! It's a busy sports day with football and my beloved Yankees are trying to avoid a four-way tie for the wildcard. It's also been a crazy busy week in travel so please scroll all the way down to see the news and my travel tips of the week. 


Anthony Bourdain-Inspired House Rental 
This week, my family and I were on the road again and I will tell you all about it next week. First, I need to share the photos and story of our experience renting a very special Vrbo house in Palm Springs. The theme was 'No Reservations', inspired, of course, by the legendary Anthony Bourdain. We had an amazing stay, which you can read all about here. 

Miles & Points
New LTO! These consumer AND business airline credit cards now come with bonuses of up to 90,000 miles, plus priority boarding, free checked bags, lounge access, and so much more.


12 Things 
— Yesterday's TSA checkpoint numbers
— Unvaccinated travelers to be banned from this airline
— Huntington Beach air show canceled due to massive oil spill off Orange County coast
— U.S. vaccination requirement for air passengers worries Canadians with mixed vaccines
— Two Californians arrested in Hawaii for fake COVID test results
— Royal Caribbean's contact tracing wristband is mandatory for passengers
— Phuket opens to all vaccinated travelers
— Major EU airlines agree to refund passengers after pandemic flight cancellations
— Small plane crashes into building in Italy; 8 reported dead
— Trump's FDA commissioner says Delta variant hasn't run its course
— The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe
— I tried $6 cookies at Disney World that people wait hours in line for, and it was the highlight of my vacation
Read it all here in today's travel news round-up as well as the 84 other top travel news stories from this past week!  

Travel Tips From This Week:
Monday: 
-Why You May Want To Avoid This Major U.S. Airport
Tuesday: 
-An Incredible Airline Status Match Opportunity You Won't Want To Miss
-My call into Bob Sirott's morning drive on WGN
Wednesday:
-The Must-Have App For Travel to Europe
Thursday: 
-12 Pandemic Travel Tips For the EU and UK From An American
Friday:
-My Funniest Travel Experience Underscores Why You Should Always Do This in Your Hotel Room
Saturday: 
-For Crying Out Loud Please Don’t Eat This On A Plane If The Crew Asks You Not To
-My travel segment on Leo Laporte's The Tech Guy
Sunday: 
-The California Town You’ve Probably Never Heard of But Should Definitely Visit
 
Travel Tips From Last Week:
Monday: 
-USA to Finally Lift Travel Restrictions on International Travelers
Tuesday: 
-When To Stay At An Airport Hotel
Wednesday:
-Why You'd Better Buy Your Holiday Airfares Now
Thursday: 
-What I Now Pack When Traveling To Fend Off Dehydration 
-The Smoothie I Always Drink Before I Travel
Friday:
-The New Transportation App Hawaii Travelers Should Download  
-The Only Way To Get Airplane Passengers To Behave
Saturday: 
-Paying It Forward: The Trick To Ensuring The Next Guest Gets Clean Sheets
-My travel segment on Leo Laporte's The Tech Guy
Sunday: 
-Crazy Photo of Tipped United Airplane
-2021 Cranky Dorkfest at LAX
 
Air Travel
-American Airlines Flagship Lounges Are Reopening And They're Now Selling Day Passes
-The Most Unreliable Airline in North America?
-The Best Airline Miles for Short Domestic Flights
-10 Ways to Find Cheap Thanksgiving Flights
-The Quickest Way to Get In and Out of LAX
-The Real Reason Flight Attendants Tell Passengers To Hold On To Their Phones During Takeoff and Landing
-11 Tips For Dealing With American Airlines Credits
-This Major Airline Is Banning Unvaccinated Passengers From International Flights
-VIDEO: Airline Passenger Goes Viral Wearing Just a Thong Bikini
-9 Tips For Avoiding COVID-19 On Planes and In Airports
-How To Get That TSA PreCheck Checkmark
-How To Fly First Class For Cheap Between Los Angeles and New York
-Do This To Have the Most Comfortable Flight
-How to Save Big on Money and Miles When Booking Flights
-Are You Wearing Your Travel Pillow Wrong?
-Real-Time Misery Map Shows Travelers What to Expect
-Canceling Because Of COVID? Here’s How to Get Your Money Back
-Will the US Follow Europe's Lead and Ban Cloth Masks?
-The Money-Saving Trick Airline Executives Don’t Want You To Know About
-How Much Time Should You Give Yourself Between Connecting Flights?
-Why You Should Keep Your Airline Boarding Passes and What You Should Do With Them
-How to Get Out of LAX and Other Airports Quicker
-12 Passport Tips To Save You Time, Money and Headaches
-8 Ways to Make Sure an Airline Doesn't Lose Your Bag ... And That You Don't Get Robbed or Stalked
-Always Do This After Booking Flights 
-Renewing Global Entry Just Got Way Easier 
-How To Reach an Airline's Reservations Agent Without Waiting
-My Number 1 and 2 Travel Tips
-Don’t Fall For This Airport Scam
-Tips From Our First Family Plane Trip
-How I Speed Through Airport Security 
-Don’t Make This Rookie Mistake When Using Miles
-Can You Bring Frozen Liquids Through Security?  
-10 Air Travel Pet Peeves and What You Can Do About Them
-10 Tips For Better Sleep On a Plane
-17 Ways to Find Cheap Flights
-What to Do: Weather Delays and Flight Cancellations
-7 Dirtiest Things on an Airplane According to a Flight Attendant 
-How to Track Airfares by Signing Up For Fare Alerts
-The App All Travelers Need to Download
-How to Match Elite Status with US Airlines
-15 Tips for Surviving a Long Flight
-How to Get Upgraded to First Class
-Econophobia: Fear of Flying Coach  
-JohnnyJet.com Booking Tool

International Travel
-What It's Like As An American Traveling In Europe During COVID-19
-A New Vaccination Requirement All Travelers Must Consider
-5 Reasons I’m Not Going to Canada And Why You Might Want to Reconsider Too
-What Every International Traveler Needs to Know
-Don't Make This Embarrassing Mistake In Japan Like I Did

Road Trips/Car Rentals
-Car Seat Tips For Keeping Your Kids Safe
-Plan Your Leaf-Peeping Trip With This Fall Foliage Map
-Don't Fall For This New Travel Scam That's Costing People Hundreds of Dollars
-Do This When Using a Rideshare, Taxi or Car Service
-Never Forget Your Room Number or Parking Spot Again
-3 Ways To Save Money on Gas
-How To Prevent Car Rental Companies From Ripping You Off
-The Quick Way Thieves Are Trying To Ruin Your Trip
-15 Tips To Renting A Car in 2021
-The Car Rental Tip You've Never Heard Before + It Can Also Save You Money and Jail Time
-Always Do This Before Renting a Car
-An Ex-Cop Has Pulled Over Vehicles For This Reason
-How To Not Have Your Road Trip Ruined
-Road Trip Safety: Open Your Trunk Before Arriving
-5 Ways to Prevent Motion Sickness on a Road Trip
-How To Find Cheap Parking
-A Brilliant Reader Travel Tip
-Life-Saving Car Emergency Tips 
Lodging
-And The Best Hotel In The World Is ...
-The Truth About Hotel Room Key Cards
-3 Reasons To Always Get Two Hotel Room Keys 
-Don't Get Suckered By Hotel and House Rental Marketers
-Don't Fall For This Hotel Scam
-Book with Expedia or Priceline
-How to Make Sure You Get the Lowest Room Rate at Your Hotel
-Latest Lodging News

Cruising
-Latest Cruise News

Vaccinated Travel
-Brilliant New Travel Essential: A Passport and Vaccine Card Holder Combo
-The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your CDC Vaccination Card
-The New Website To Easily Find Entry Requirements
-A Better Way to Protect Your Vaccine Card
-Best Source for COVID-19 Testing
-Air Travelers to US Must Show Negative Coronavirus Test

Popular Stories
-COVID Vaccine Card Tips Travelers Should Know
-Where Can Americans Travel To in Europe?
-VIDEO: Where the hell is Miami airport security?
-Are Americans Welcome in Canada?
-How to Never Miss A Wake-Up Call Again
-5 Tips For Traveling With Medications
-Mugged in Europe: Tips To Help You Travel Safe
-Rick Steves Pickpocketed In Paris -- Here's How To Prevent It From Happening
-Always Wear This When You Travel To Keep Valuables Safe
-The Free Storm Tracking App Every Traveler Should Download 
 -The Most Important Thing For Travelers To Do According To A Safety Expert 
-Don't Make This Cell Phone Mistake
-How To Bring Your Office With You Wherever You Go
-Can You Guess the Airline By Its Flight Attendants' Uniforms?
-How To Avoid Bank of America’s International ATM Fees 
-Must-Have Product For Traveling With Little Kids
-Tips For Traveling To Europe's Hidden Gem, Which Is Open to All Americans
-5 Reasons To Hold Off on Booking Europe Travel For This Summer
-The Site Every Int'l Traveler Needs To Bookmark
-3 Websites To Cross-Reference Before Traveling Internationally
-First look at Avelo Airlines’ Inaugural Flight
-The Map App Every Traveler Needs To Download Now
-Genius iPhone Hack
-Travel Hack: Never Get Your Valuables Stolen On The Beach
-Why People Eat at McDonald's When They Travel
-10 Things You Don’t Need to Pack 
-10 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Airplane Habits: Are YOU Guilty?
-Fallen Soldier on My Delta Flight

Good To Know
-The Essential Email Reminder Service I Use To Manage My Lif
-Renting a Private Movie Theatre is Cheaper Than You Think
-Honolulu's New Vaccine Requirements
-How To Check Hospitalization Numbers
-The Trick to Preventing Items In Your Car From Getting Stolen
-A Genius Food Safety Hack for Travelers
-A Lifesaving Tip
-Business Travel Isn’t Coming Back in September
-The App Every Traveler Needs When Getting Around Town
-Always Travel With This Item To Save You Time, Money and Embarrassment
-10 Tips For Your Trip to the Los Angeles Zoo
-Hawaii Drops Testing 
-The Best Cell Phone Plans For International Travel
-The Rule You Need to Know for International Travel
-The Number One Travel Tip to Save You Money and Headaches in 2021
-How to Use Your Phone As a Remote Control

Safety/Health
-How to Prepare for and What to Do in an Earthquake
-The Product That Will Prevent Your Glasses From Fogging Up ... And It Actually Works
-Always Do This Before You Leave Home For A Trip
-How to Keep Your Valuables Safe
-This Simple Trick You’ve Probably Never Thought of Can Help to Keep You (And Your Stuff) Safe
-This Gadget Will Keep Your Valuables Safe When You Travel
-10 Items I Have in Case of Emergency 
-How to Find a Doctor While Traveling 
-How to Save Big On Prescription Drugs at Home and on the Road
-My Somewhat Freakish Travel Habit Might Just Save Your Life
-How To Always Have Clean Water
-The Health Tool You Need at Home and On the Road
-A Tool I'd Never Heard of But Have Now added To My Travel Health Kit

Food/Shop
-Too Soon To Start Holiday Shopping? Maybe Not
-The Neck Massager That's Perfect for Travelers
-The Blackout Sleep Mask Travelers Need
-Your Favorite Travel Foods Delivered & a $15 Promo Code

Travel Gadgets/Products
-The Carry-On Essential You Never Thought of Packing
-This Beach Pillow Is The Accessory You Never Knew You Needed
-The PeaPod Prestige Travel Bed Makes Life Easier For Parents 
-Always Pack This For Summer Travel
-The Solution For Those Who Always Have No Storage Left iPhones
-A Brilliant New Travel Purse for Women
-The Travel Gadget Flight Attendants Never Leave Home Without
-The Best Luggage to Give and Get

Just For Fun
-Hands Down the Best Beach Toy for Kids
-How To Virtually Meet Your Favorite Celebrity
-The Best Airplane Toy For Any Kid
-An Emirates Flight Attendant Stood Atop The Tallest Building in the World
-Hilarious Travel Video

Face Masks 
-How to Prevent Sore Ears Caused By Face Mask Straps
-I use Aiden Health’s N95, KN95 masks
-What to Know Before Wearing an N95 Mask
-The Best Face Masks for Flying During COVID-19
-8 Accessories to Make Wearing Face Masks More Comfortable, More Hygienic and More Pleasant to Wear  

Watch
-11 Great Travel Shows for Kids
-Live New York City Webcams

Destination Guides
-10 Reasons NOT to Go To Hawaii Right Now
-Catalina Island
-12 Things To Know Before Going To The Hollywood Bowl

Podcast/YouTube
-39 Travel Questions: Samantha Brown
-39 Travel Questions with Josh Gates
-39 Travel Questions with Andrew McCarthy
-39 Travel Questions with Leo Laporte
-More

Travel Contests
-Win a Windstar Cruise 
–Win $5,000 in free fuel with the Summer is a Go Road Trip Giveaway. 
–Win a five-night getaway to Montego Bay, Jamaica 
See all contests here

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Cruise News:
  • New cruise ship to feature world's first free-fall dry slide at sea and a three-level racetrack
  • Carnival CEO expects to have full cruise fleet out by next summer
  • Parents sue Disney Cruise Line for $20M over alleged sexual assault of 3-year-old daughter
  • MSC Pledges To Achieve Net Zero Emissions From Its Cruise Operation by 2050
  • See all the cruise news that's got people talking this week...
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