March 19, 2023  •   View this email in your browser

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My dad passed away early Thursday in a senior home in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you know me or have been a longtime subscriber, then you know how close we were. I was able to spend a lot of time with him even though we were thousands of miles apart thanks to FaceTime and my job. I used to travel to see him every few weeks and together, we took countless trips.

As I posted on Instagram, to stop the tears from flowing, I have to keep reminding myself how fortunate I was for winning the parent lottery and having him around for so long (he was 94). Growing up he and my mom kissed me every morning and night and told me they loved me. I’ve passed that tradition on to my kids and then some. 

In this issue:

• Today's Travel Outlook ✈️
• Travel Tips This Week ✅
• Travel Quote of the Day 💬
• Travel Tweet of the Day 
• 12 Things to Know in Travel Today 🌎
• Travel Video of the Day 📺
• and more… 

✈️ Today's Travel Outlook 

As of 12:40 pm PST, there have been 116 canceled flights to, from or within the United States and 2,716 delayed. Here's a link to the up-to-date stats and a live look at the FAA's National Airspace System Status. Here's what to do during weather delays and flight cancellations.

☠️ Monday

3 Reasons to Always Get Two Hotel Room Keys
I learned this trick the hard way while in one of those mega Las Vegas hotels. Here's why. RELATED: The Truth About Hotel Room Key Cards

 🏨 Tuesday

American Airlines Passenger Tries to Get Heisman Trophy Winner and Super Bowl MVP Removed From Plane for Being ‘Sick’ 
If you think you're sitting next to someone who's sick, here's how you can better handle the situation and protect yourself.  

✈️ Wednesday

Did You Know You Can Now Text TSA? Here’s How to Ask Them All Your Airport Security Questions
Earlier today, my sister Georgette texted me, asking if she can bring an orchid plant as a carry-on on her flight from Florida to New York. I said, I’m not sure why you would want to but of course you can since you’re not traveling internationally and as long as the pot isn’t filled with liquid. I also told her that if she doesn’t want to take my word for it, or any time she wants to know what she can bring through airport security, to ask the TSA. Here's how, including a brand new method. Read the story.

✈️ Thursday

Obnoxious or Smart? Woman Refuses to Allow Fellow Passenger to Sit in Her Empty Row But Does She Have the Right? 
Another content creator has divided the internet with a six-second video that simply says: “No one is in my row and someone asked to take my window seat and I politely declined because I don’t owe anyone anything and I deserve to be comfortable for my 15 hour flight as well.” But does she have the right? Read the story here.

🧳 Friday

Appalling: Video of Spirit Airlines Gate Agents Stealing From Carry-On Left Behind, Dumping Contents in Trash While Laughing 
Mr. Brooks forgot his small carry-on the gate agent’s desk. When the carry-on never showed up, including after he filed a lost and found report, he requested the security video from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. And that’s when he saw the appalling behavior of the gate agents. Read the story here.

🌎 12 Things to Know in Travel Today

1 Miami Beach can party all night after booze ban halted
2 Bali plans to ban tourists from renting motorbikes
3 When it comes to the best airports, the U.S. is flyover country
4 Airline on time performance data for 2022 from the DOT
5 Air Canada to launch facial recognition at Toronto Pearson soon
6 UK passport office workers to strike
7 Why does flying seem so terrible right now?
8 New German airports strike to cause travel chaos on Friday
9 Elderly penguins receive custom lenses in "world-first" procedure 
10 Here's how to apply for Finland's free Masterclass of Happiness
11 Hush trips: How this consultant takes secret holidays without his boss finding out
12 Yesterday's TSA checkpoint numbers

📺 Travel Video of the Week

✅ Currency Exchange            ✅ Calendar Countdown

✈️ Miles and Points