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

Chicago increases bed tax

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Chicago is planning to increase room rates by an average of $1.78 per night under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first proposed budget unveiled on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.

October 13, 2011 - 7:36am by btsocial

LaGuardia's garbage problem

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(CNN) -- On Monday, the FAA denied charges that it had altered a runway protection zone around New York's LaGuardia airport to accommodate a controversial New York City garbage transfer center.

August 16, 2011 - 6:33am by btsocial

Nashville's hotel boom

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Business travelers visiting the Nashville will soon have many new choices when looking for a place to lay their heads after kicking off their cowboy boots in the country music capital.

July 29, 2011 - 7:00am by btsocial

Carmageddon in SoCal

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Traveling to LA this weekend? Well, be sure when you pick up your rental car (as that's your only transportation option), to avoid the 405 freeway, which is the nation's busiest expressway.

July 14, 2011 - 8:45am by btsocial

Chicago hotel robberies

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Beware business travelers. Two men posed as female masseurs were arrested at the Four Seasons Hotel this past Thursday after trying to blackmail a “decoy” by threatening to post a naked picture of him online, Chicago police said.

July 11, 2011 - 9:42am by btsocial

Flash mob mugging in Chicago

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We are becoming more familiar with social media being used as a tool to gather large groups in urban areas, like Hilton's promotional flash mob in NYC. Turns out, these mobs are not always formed for good.

June 17, 2011 - 10:01am by btsocial

Cities with bed bugs

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Have you stayed in a city and experienced bed bugs on your business travels? New York gets the top spot on the list for two years running. Take a look and see how your favorite city stacks up according to the Terminix infestations study.

May 26, 2011 - 8:25am by btsocial

San Fran's Pow Wow

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The U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow hosted in San Francisco last weekened was and is the travel industry's premier international marketplace and the largest generator of Visit USA travel. The Travel Association estimates hosting the Pow Wow in San Francisco will generate $350 million from tourism for the city through 2014.

May 25, 2011 - 9:46am by btsocial

10 expensive destinations

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Hotel prices in most of North America's most expensive cities; New York, Honolulu, Boston, and Chicago, among others declined by an average of 2% in 2010, according to the latest Hotel Price Index from hotels.com. But you can sure bet that if you travel to these top 10 that you'll pay a pretty price for a hotel room.

April 27, 2011 - 8:47am by btsocial

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