Category: Blog

How Many of the World’s Best Airports Have You Been To?

Each year, Travel + Leisure magazine gives awards in various categories. In 2013, it added World’s Best Airports to its annual reader survey. 2015’s winners were divided into international and domestic airports, and with all the glowing endorsements, each could be a destination in itself. International Five Best Airports Amenities abound and set each of […]

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New Technology to Reduce Hotel Noise

If you’ve ever been in a hotel trying to sleep and the wedding party — or fraternity formal, high school band, college football team, or rampaging horde of invading Mongols — returns from its festivities, you know how frustrating it can be to have your peaceful night interrupted. Now imagine if the hotel could monitor […]

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Chip Technology Keeps Checked Luggage in Check

We’ve reported here before about the increased use of RFID chips in checked luggage and luggage tags to tilt the odds that your bag will arrive with you at your final destination in your favor. There have been new innovations in the effort to reduce lost bags, this time from Delta. Once you see what […]

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Travel Top Five: Must-Have Apps for Business Travelers

January is the time of year everyone seeks to streamline their lives: shedding pounds, decluttering their houses, and organizing their must-haves. And most business travelers want to travel as light as possible, just so you’re not carrying a bunch of unnecessary paper around in your briefcase. We’ve come up with five different apps that business […]

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More DIY Travel Hacks

In order for travel to be efficient and enjoyable, organization of your stuff is key. This is where travel hacks can help. We’ve read a lot of articles, heard from a lot of travelers, and even spoke with our fellow road warriors. And, of course, we found a great article on Huffington Post about the […]

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Five Tips for Packing Light from the Pros

It seems everyone has a tip for how to make the most of the space you have in your suitcase. No one knows better, though, than flight attendants. Many of them use the Flight Crew Series Rollaboard from Travelpro. Here are a few of their expert packing tips, as shared with Condé Nast Traveler magazine. […]

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Avoid Paying Unnecessary Fees When You Travel

Traveling is expensive; there’s no way around it. But that doesn’t mean you have to fall prey to the hidden costs and extra surprise charges. There are ways to avoid unnecessary fees that can come along while you’re traveling, so here are a few ways you can avoid the problem. When you’re at the car […]

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Ways to Avoid Lines When You Travel

Unless you’ve already been authorized for PreCheck, you’re not going to be able to avoid the TSA security lines. But there are things you can do when you’re getting ready to travel and things you can do once you get where you’re going that can help you avoid lines like a pro. Let us show you […]

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Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Key West, FL

If you’ve ever driven Highway U.S. 1 from Miami to Key West, you know first-hand what a truly beautiful and unique drive it is. Certainly it’s a long drive at about 165 miles, but if you haven’t experienced this travel adventure we’d encourage you to do it as there’s no other drive in America that […]

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Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Des Moines, IA

As our “Destination Spotlight” series moves along, we recently featured Des Moines, Iowa on our nationally syndicated radio show and for good reason. Our time in Des Moines is always unique but some things we can consistently count on are meeting wonderful people, experiencing interesting art and sculpture, enjoying terrific food and music and there’s […]

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