‘Travel Advice’ Articles
Stop Thief!! – Online Copyright Infringement
You spend hours of you own time creating a wonderfully helpful, witty or provocative article to serve your legion of adoring fans. You read and re-read your post to make sure there aren’t any spelling errors and that what you’ve written makes some sort of sense. You then carefully apply your images, formatting and ad-revenue measures to ...[Read More]
The Cost of Selling Your Soul for Money
“Money is the root of all evil” – a phrase usually uttered by those without any. For those of us who have managed to live fulfilling lives without degrading, stealing or otherwise reaping the benefits off of the backs of others – this recent event will likely cause a bit of concern. Seems the ultra luxury hotel/resort chain the ...[Read More]
Spring Break Travel Ideas
Hooray - it’s spring time again!! After a long winter stuck in the house, spring is here and it’s time to get out and see the world. The US experienced one of the most severe winters in recent history with 49 of the 50 states getting snow – Washington, DC getting 56 inches in a week. Yikes!!! Now that all of the freezing weather is ...[Read More]
Do African Americans Travel??
Well of course we do – it’s just that simple. But why ask the question? In my experience, the perception held by many travel agencies, advertisers, travel providers and most unfortunately – many African Americans – is that as a segment we don’t. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone ask “Why do you want to go ...[Read More]
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights
A few months ago, the US Department of Transportation created new regulations governing the duration and method airlines can detain passengers arriving or departing on US soil. Commonly referred to as the “Passenger’s Bill of Rights”, these rules aim to prevent some of the awful experiences US travelers have been subjected to over the last ...[Read More]
Do Loyalty Programs Really Create Loyalty?
Loyalty Programs are structured marketing efforts that reward and encourage frequent and continued purchasing behavior. The theory being a more loyal customer translates to a happier customer – and most importantly, a more profitable customer. Loyal customers translate into higher profits because they generally purchase products more often ...[Read More]
Winter Vacation Ideas
Just because it’s cold where you are doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a break from the snow, salt, wind and the people at work. In fact, all the more reason to getaway. Depending where you are headed, you may find the best prices to locations you’ve always wanted to go are on sale (known as off-peak). After all of the stress related ...[Read More]
New US Air Travel Restrictions
By now, most everyone has heard of the attempted bombing on Delta Flight 253 over the Christmas holiday. Not as many understand the changes the US government has implemented since this incident to make air travel safer. As someone who travels relatively frequently, I have a few thoughts about how we got here and where we are going. Focus ...[Read More]
My Bucket List
“Bucket List” - A term brought back into recent consciousness by the 2008 film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Simply put – a Bucket List is a list of accomplishments you wish to achieve prior to your death, i.e., kicking the bucket. These accomplishments can be anything, such as achieving a degree, financial status, meeting ...[Read More]
White Castle or Krystal – You Choose!
Under the heading - "you don't know what you've missed until it's gone" - I really, really miss White Castle. Every chance I get to go up top - I have to make a stop to get me a 4 stack of Jalapeno cheese burgers. For the uninitiated, White Castle is a burger joint - primarily in the Midwest and Northeast that became famous ...[Read More]
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