VIDEO: Worshipping Jesus 30,000 Feet in the Air

Happy Easter! It's an exciting day in our house as our kids have been eagerly anticipating the Easter Bunny's arrival and I'm happy to report that he didn't disappoint. Since this is a holiday weekend, I will keep this short but there is a lot of travel news so scroll down for this week's Sunday Round-Up as well as a couple of new posts!

VIDEO: Worshipping Jesus 30,000 Feet in the Air
I am Catholic and like good music but I'm not so sure how I feel about what happened recently on this flight. Here's the video and back story.

British Airways Lost Coach Beard's Luggage and He's Not the Only One
I was up in the middle of the night making sure the Easter Bunny was able to get in and foolishly checked Twitter. I saw a tweet by Brendan Hunt on how British Airways lost his bag and it's been three days. So I made a post.

RELATED: Speaking of kids ... If you have little ones, then this Easy Easter Egg Craft might be a fun project to do with them today.

San Diego
Last week, my family and I traveled to San Diego to check out the new Sesame Place. I mentioned we stayed at a great family-friendly, affordable hotel. Here are 14 reasons to stay at Town and Country.

Travel Product of the Week

Travel Hack: How To Use Your Wireless Headphones to Watch In-Flight Movies
If you love watching in-flight movies when you fly but prefer to use your AirPods or other wireless headphones, you'll love this extremely handy gadget. And it works not just on in-flight entertainment systems but on gym equipment, gaming devices, TVs and any 3.5mm audio jack as well. It's the perfect travel companion for wireless listening. Read more here.

Travel Tips/Stories from This Week

12 Things to Know in Travel Today
— Passenger jumps from Carnival Cruise ship headed for Florida
— Lyft, Uber bashed for surge pricing after subway shooting
— Broadway theaters extend mask mandate through May 31
— Travel influencer Cassie De Pecol subject of lawsuit
— Delta reaps fuel savings from refinery ownership
— Kardashians ride Disneyland attractions by themselves as furious fans wait
— Cruise lines reps say Alaska should expect visitor numbers similar to those from 2018 and 2019
— Pennsylvania dentist charged with killing wife on African safari leopard hunt will stand trial with alleged mistress
— Fatigue is starting to put safety at risk, pilots say
— The owner of a South Dakota hotel said she was banning Native people. Tribal leaders quickly reacted.
— Polite request from subway rider preceded B train slashing, with victim fearful of returning to mass transit
— Yesterday's TSA checkpoint numbers

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The Sunday Round-Up | April 17, 2022