🌴 Greetings! I hope you are having a fun Sunday. It was another busy week in the travel industry so I'm including the top 12 stories of the week as well as all of the others and each day's travel tip so you don't miss out. I also have a new 39 Travel Questions interview for you with travel guru ... Rick Steves.
If you're flying in or around the U.S. today, the system looks like it's on track as only 50 flights have been cancelled and it's already 6:40pm on the east coast.
On a personal note, one of our family highlights was taking the kids to meet Bluey and Bingo for a tour of their Australian house … FOR REAL LIFE! If you don't know Bluey, then check out my story for all the details about the interactive Bluey experience at CAMP in Los Angeles. |
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✈️ Today's Travel Outlook 
As of 3:40pm PT, there have been 50 canceled flights to, from or within the United States and 2,655 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.
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🧳 Monday 
Smash-and-Grabs Are Out of Control – Here’s a New Trick to Keep Your Belongings Safe
If you want to make my blood boil, just show me videos of thieves smashing car windows and grabbing travelers’ suitcases. Ever since the pandemic began, smash-and-grabs have become a norm in Northern California, especially in San Francisco and Oakland. It’s really a shame because it’s truly ruining what used to be one of the best cities in the world. This clever tip will help travelers keep their belongings safe from brazen criminals.
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👻 Tuesday 
How to Get Free Early Boarding Today on Spirit Airlines
If you're flying today or tonight, then be sure to check out the TSA’s advice on what to wear and what NOT to wear. And if you're flying Spirit Airlines, they have a pretty fun promotion going on where they're inviting passengers to dress up in their favorite family-friendly costume. If you do, your Halloween spirit will be rewarded with priority boarding. The full guidelines for acceptable costumes can be found here.
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📅 Wednesday 
The Best Day of the Year to Fly is Coming Up
If you don’t like traveling through crowded airports, sitting on packed airplanes or paying expensive airfares, raise your hand. Both of mine are up, too. There's some good news if you plan on traveling this month. Here's the travel tip.
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🏨 Thursday 
Why Travelers Should Lock Their Second Floor and Above Balcony Doors and Windows While on Vacation
I think it goes without saying that you should always lock your ground floor doors and windows, whether at home or when traveling. But here's why you should also lock them on the second floor or higher.
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⚠️ Friday 
Former American Idol Star's Backpack Catches Fire on JetBlue Flight
In a scary incident aboard a JetBlue flight, a passenger's backpack exploded. Fortunately, the aircraft was still on the ground. Here's what happened and how to prevent it from happening.
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⚠️ Saturday 
911 is NOT Universal - Here’s How to Reach Emergency Services When Traveling
Did you know that across the 196 countries in the world, there are more than 70 different emergency numbers? Here's what you need to know to be a better, more prepare traveler, especially in the event of an emergency. Read the story.
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📺 Travel Video of the Week 
39 Travel Questions: Rick Steves
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of interviewing travel guru Rick Steves to talk about his surprising travel style and his newest book. Here's the transcript and video.
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⚡ Travel Product of the Week 
Bagsmart Electronic Organizer Travel Case
One of my best travel organizing tools is a tech organizing case like the Bagsmart Electronic Organizer Travel Case. It comes in a single layer style like the one pictured above and is currently 40% off. The double layer style is also on sale for 20% off. Check out both options here.
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💬 TRAVEL QUOTE OF THE DAY “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” ~ Herman Melville |
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🌎 12 Things to Know in Travel This Week 1 Delta expanding free Wi-Fi to regional jets
2 Royal Caribbean cruise passenger rescued after fall overboard
3 Near-miss aviation incidents to be subject of US Senate hearing
4 Spirit Airlines will stop flying out of Denver International Airport
5 Hong Kong court acquits Washington state senator over airport firearms charge
6 Southwest will move international Florida base to Orlando
7 So long, Swoop! Carrier completes journey to WestJet fleet
8 As the merger trial begins, JetBlue watches Spirit falter
9 Expect holiday travel crowds: Nearly half of Americans planning a trip
10 TSA catches man with gun for 2nd time at Philadelphia airport checkpoint: ‘Unforgivable’
11 Dozens arrested in Russia after mob storms plane arriving from Israel
12 FBI director: Antisemitism reaching ‘historic level’ in US |
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🧵 TRAVEL THREAD OF THE DAY @cnn: Thinking of skimping on a DoorDash tip? Do so at your own risk, warns a message being tested by the food delivery provider. If you try to place an order through the DoorDash app without leaving a tip, you may get this pop-up: “Orders with no tip might take longer to get delivered — are you sure you want to continue?” The note goes on: “Dashers can pick and choose which orders they want to do. Orders that take longer to be accepted by Dashers tend to result in a slower delivery.” |
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✅ Currency Exchange ✅ Calendar Countdown 🇪🇺 €1 Euro = $1.07 USD 🦃 18 days until Thanksgiving
🇬🇧 £1 GBP = $1.23 USD 🎅 50 days until Christmas
🇨🇦 $1 CAD = $0.73 USD 🎊 56 days until New Year's Eve
🇦🇺 $1 AUD = $0.65 USD ❤️ 101 days until Valentine's Day
🇲🇽 $1 MXN = $.057 USD 🐰 147 days until Easter |
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