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Airlines not a fan of hidden fares

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The Department of Transportation's new rule went into effect this week stating that airlines must only advertise fares including all taxes and fees. The rule, coming from a long-stemmed argument set in motion by incidents

January 26, 2012 - 11:46pm by btsocial

High winds, scary landings

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Landings may be the scariest part of a flight. Watching the ground grow closer and closer, then a sudden jerk of the plane hitting the runway. Some find it mundane, some find it exciting, others find it terrifying.

January 26, 2012 - 8:34am by btsocial

Travel playlist part 7

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We thought we'd switch gears a little bit in our rock-themed travel playlist and add a little R&B and hip hop. This go-round we are featuring Estelle's American Boy. You complete the lyrics, "Take me on a trip id like to see..."

January 25, 2012 - 8:00am by btsocial

Keep track of your travel hot spots

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Looking for a cool innovative way to keep track of places you want to see on your trips? Well, near2there does that by letting you save them in the app then alerts you when you're close by.

January 24, 2012 - 8:00am by btsocial

Miami TSA theft

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Keep an eye on your personal items at the Miami International Airport. A TSA worker was charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing from passengers' bags and hiding the items in a special pocket added to his uniform jacket.

January 23, 2012 - 9:40am by btsocial

TripAdvisor's top 25 hotels

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The list is out. TripAdvisor has published their traveler's choice top 25 best hotels. Each hotel is ranked by TripAdvisor's user reviews and compiled into the list.

January 20, 2012 - 8:00am by btsocial

Southwest's interior renovation

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Think airplanes are cramped now? Well, wait until Southwest completes their overhaul of their 737 cabin interiors by adding more seats to their planes. Sure its only six, which is equal to one more row, but everyone will be paying for less leg room.

January 19, 2012 - 8:20am by btsocial

Travel playlist part 6

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For those of us that are stuck in the frozen North this winter, hopefully a song can cheer us up. This week we are featuring "Brother Lee" by Citizen Cope, a staff pick that we used in our GBTA 2011 Conference video back in August.

January 18, 2012 - 9:16am by btsocial

Flying Virgin, for the very first time

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Ok, so the title wasn't designed to catch the eye of Madonna fans, but it really does explain the point of this story. On my last business trip I had the opportunity to fly Virgin America from ORD to LAX for the very first time and I wanted to give my review.

January 17, 2012 - 8:00am by thines

TripAdvisor's dirtiest hotels

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This revelation can make you sick. Hopefully you haven't stayed at these dirty hotels during your recent business travels, but if you have don't worry a space suit feels comfy to sleep in.

January 16, 2012 - 9:42am by btsocial

Next social coming soon

Stay tuned as we will soon announce another great business traveler social event!

June 15, 2011 - 2:02pm by btsocial

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