Families love hotels -- someone else makes the bed, room service is only a call away and when in a gorgeous destination, the views are spectacular. However, families need to take caution when traveling with young children. There are many dangers that can be [Read more]
Don’t Forget to Childproof Your Hotel Room
November 10, 2009 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
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Avoid Hotel and Travel Ick
April 6, 2009 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
I know you've seen the hidden camera investigations revealing the disgust of hotel rooms. Ugh. Those shows are enough to keep even the most non-germ-a-phobe home for years. One of the first things I used to when I was a flight attendant and sleeping in a [Read more]
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Check for Carbon Monoxide Monitors in Vacation Homes
December 17, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Two weeks ago a family of four fell asleep in an Aspen home -- and didn't wake up. The Lofgren family of Denver was vacationing in the mountains for the long Thanksgiving weekend, after they had won the use of the home in an fundraising auction. Another [Read more]
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Global Lost And Found – A Holiday Travel Must Have
November 14, 2008 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
GLF Have you ever lost your phone? iPod? Ugh, laptop? It happens everyday - especially to travelers. Electronics get abandoned in airplane seat back pockets, taxis, bathrooms, airport security, hotels, beaches, restaurants and the list goes on. If you're [Read more]
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Don’t Lose Your Stuff! Top 10 Tips for Safe Travel
May 5, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Sometimes, travel writers take press trips. Also called familiarity trips, these involve a few professional travel journalists being ushered around a particular vacation destination by PR folks in the local community's travel and tourism business. I, [Read more]
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