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Which Americans have passports, and which Americans

30% of americans have passports. but where do those americans live?new jersey takes the prize for the highest percentage of passports issued: 68.36%. at the low end: mississippi, with just 19.86%.via c.g.p. grey, see the graphic below:for the “yes, but…” file: this dataset actually reflects addresses for issuance, not ownership of us passports. th... (317 天前)

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Double up? Citibank’s American AAdvantage Visa come

the citibank envelope that was in the mailbox when i returned home today contained two new american airlines aadvantage linked cards. but, in a first for me, i received both a replacement visa and a new american express. huh? when i signed up for the card, it was just a visa. how did i now get two different cards?the enclosure explained:we have enhanc... (317 天前)

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Liquid scanner update: Maybe next year?

some optimism for you on a friday afternoon: researchers at the university of california at davis seem to have come up with a liquid scanner that can tell explosives from hand creams or beverages. good news, but it’s not ready for implementation yet, as the video below details.i particularly enjoy the two beverages that they are testing: a bottle of ch... (317 天前)

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Do we really need smartphone apps for individual hot

perhaps it was inevitable: smartphones now control about 35% of the us market, and in response to that growth, hotels are creating dedicated apps for their guests. but i’m not referring to apps by broad-based chains, like a starwood or a hilton app. no, individual hotels are contracting with programmers to create single-property apps. i don’t see the... (317 天前)

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Another thing to worry about?: Rental car recalls

is your car rental company taking care of manufacturer recalls in a timely manner? odds are, they’re not.for many recalls, it’s not a huge deal. but every now and then, something horrible happens — such as a pt cruiser which caught fire, leading its occupants to lose control and crash. after five years of litigation, enterprise rent-a-car admitted li... (317 天前)

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Upgraded: Stopovers in Istanbul, with free tours cou

sure, some airlines let you work in a free stopover. but turkish airlines goes one step further and offers up a free city tour on a stopover as short as six hours. maybe getting into a shuttle bus and tooling around istanbul after seven hours on an airbus isn’t your cup of tea, but if you’re up for it, then focus on the key term in that previous sent... (317 天前)

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Now THIS is a boarding pass

do-it-yourself boarding passes — either printed on your own computer or on your phone — are par for the course these days. i can’t remember the last time i used a kiosk, much less a check-in staff member…) but there are self-printed boarding passes, and then there are boarding passes.a traveler by the name of william bryson decided to see if a poste... (317 天前)

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