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Airports to inspect ID cards with black lights
The newest tool at airport security checkpoints is 3 inches long and costs only a few dollars: a handheld black light. (USA Today)
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Jewelry justice? Case solved in Santorini
Last April, Anita Dunham-Potter told the story of an American tourist who spent $24,000 on jewelry for his wife while on a cruise stop in Santorini, Greece. When the couple returned home to Florida, two appraisers valued the jewelry at less than $9,000. Accusations flew, and after Anita’s story was picked up by MSNBC, the case assumed the proportions of an international incident. Find out how it turned out. (Anita Dunham-Potter)
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More travel news
Amtrak deal with union averts strike
Amtrak reached a deal with nine labor unions averting a possible strike at the end of this month, the passenger railroad announced Friday. (AP)
Phoenix ready to show off during Super Bowl
It’s a reunion 12 years in the making. Since hosting the 1996 Super Bowl, Phoenix and its suburbs have been preening and preparing for the return of the NFL’s biggest game. (AP)
Travelers hear Nashville’s sound at city’s airport
Nashville already has one of the busiest airports in the country for live music, but this month it will liven up even more with the opening of Tootsie’s, an offshoot of the Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge honky tonk where Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson once swapped songs and cold beers. (AP)
Thai Airways objects to steamy soap opera
A popular new Thai soap opera about love and infidelity in the high skies has angered Thai Airways flight attendants who demanded Monday that the show be canceled for casting their profession in an unrealistic and immoral light. (AP)
Urban travel legends
Business travelers take pride in knowing the picayune details of how life works on the road. But do they know the truth about strange hotel policies, hacked key cards and the secret airline code? (Portfolio.com)
Greyhound revs up with revamp, facelift
The changes come at a time when intercity bus travel is on the rise, thanks in part to the entry of new, smaller bus lines. And so with a pack of those younger, regional carriers nipping at the heels of the only national intercity bus line, Greyhound has spruced up its fleet and many of its terminals. (USA Today)
Today’s Travel Blogs
How to ‘executive bomb’ US Airways
So normally it’s not wise to utter the word “bomb” in the same breath when you’re talking about flying. But what to do if you’ve had a horrible experience with an airline, and customer service just won’t help you out? (Gadling)
Foreign exchange confusion: ‘The merchants lied’
It is one of the great mysteries of international travel: What kind of exchange rate did I get for my credit card transaction? Despite a recent court settlement — or maybe because of the settlement — travelers seem to be more confused than ever about what their cards are charging when they cross the border. Reader Holly Henson is among them. (Elliott.org)
Northwest sells tickets for cash and miles
Combining cash and miles for tickets can be good value, or not. Tim Winship digs into Northwest’s latest cash-plus-miles offer and finds that it all depends on where you’re flying. (SmarterTravel)
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