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		<title>I slammed my Kona condo online and now it’s keeping my deposit</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-do-you-do-when-points-vanish-into-thin-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KONA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NON-DISPARAGEMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REPUTATION MANAGEMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROYAL KAHILI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With its dramatic black volcanic rock, stunning seascapes, and impossibly tasty coffee, Kona, Hawaii is one of the world’s most unexpected destinations. And when Lynn Regan booked a condo there last year, she was looking forward to experiencing the Big Island’s differentness. She didn’t expect to get a different condo than the one she’d reserved.]]></description>
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		<title>What we&#8217;re reading: AA considers merger, Zagat&#8217;s car rental survey, Schoolboy becomes qualified pilot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanus Surjaputra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rentals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flight simulator]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AA agrees with unsecured creditors, Zagat releases US car rental survey, Schoolboy becomes qualified pilot after building flight simulator]]></description>
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		<title>Economy Plus or not Economy Plus — that is the question</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/economy-plus-or-not-economy-plus-that-is-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/economy-plus-or-not-economy-plus-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Hough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continental United merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Econ Plus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy plus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extra leg room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seat charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united airlines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tall people aren&#8217;t the only ones who care about legroom on a plane. I&#8217;m only 5&#8217;3&#8243;, but on the other hand, I&#8217;ve been a United Airlines frequent flier for years and have become accustomed to Economy Plus seats. It&#8217;s not just the legroom; it&#8217;s the feeling of not being quite as crammed into a seat, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What we&#8217;re reading: Virgin Atlantic cellphone calls in-flight, Virgin America Hawaii flights, Cadillac semi-autonomous cars</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-were-reading-virgin-atlantic-cellphone-calls-in-flight-virgin-america-hawaii-flights-cadillac-semi-autonomous-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-were-reading-virgin-atlantic-cellphone-calls-in-flight-virgin-america-hawaii-flights-cadillac-semi-autonomous-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanus Surjaputra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cadillac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sei-autonomous cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virgin atlantic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Atlantic to allow cellphone calls in-flight, Virgin America may start Hawaii flights in the near future, Cadillac testing semi-autonomous cars]]></description>
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		<title>Costa&#8217;s new cruise ship safety initiative is clearly insufficient</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/costas-new-cruise-ship-safety-initiative-is-clearly-insufficient/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/costas-new-cruise-ship-safety-initiative-is-clearly-insufficient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned Levi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Concordia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Cruises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cruise Lines International Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muster drill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[navigation plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the Costa Concordia tragedy, Costa Cruises has announced and implemented 7 safety initiatives. Ned Levi has reviewed the initiative and found some are good new initiatives, some implement industry policy, some are commonsense, some window dressing and one badly misses the mark. Each of the initiatives are discussed.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What we&#8217;re reading: Win a trip to Hong Kong, the most perfect view, Emirates wants Boeing 777s</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-were-reading-win-a-trip-to-hong-kong-the-most-perfect-view-emirates-wants-boeing-777s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-were-reading-win-a-trip-to-hong-kong-the-most-perfect-view-emirates-wants-boeing-777s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanus Surjaputra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathay Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotel views]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Win a trip to HK in Cathay Pacific's Premium Economy class, hotels with the most perfect view, Emirates urges Boeing to move fast on 777]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska’s Denali National Park: Hours of wildlife, wild scenery and wild stories</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/alaskas-denali-national-park-hours-of-wildlife-wild-scenery-and-wild-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/alaskas-denali-national-park-hours-of-wildlife-wild-scenery-and-wild-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fyllis Hockman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denali]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Denali National Park is larger than the state of Massachusetts and tenderly watched over by Mt. McKinley (called Mt. Denali — “the high one” -- by the locals), at over 20,000 feet the highest mountain in North America. Here's a peek inside.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sunday musings: Dull and Boring, paying your own way for business, onerous US visa and customs</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/sunday-musings-dull-and-boring-paying-your-own-way-for-business-onerous-us-visa-and-customs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/sunday-musings-dull-and-boring-paying-your-own-way-for-business-onerous-us-visa-and-customs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 09:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Leocha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customs and immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some weekend food for thought about twin city promotions, the ethics of paying for your business travel done for others and double-speak from DC that tells foreigners come and visit and then tells them stay away when entering the country.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend what we&#8217;re reading: Mac vs. PC hotel bookings, cheap retirement spots, credit card perks</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/weekend-what-were-reading-mac-vs-pc-hotel-bookings-cheap-retirement-spots-credit-card-perks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/weekend-what-were-reading-mac-vs-pc-hotel-bookings-cheap-retirement-spots-credit-card-perks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Leocha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orbitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend we take a look at how Orbitz decides what hotels to present when users make a hotel query, examine some of the best places to retire and discover some little-known credit card benefits.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta buys an oil refinery! Are they nuts?</title>
		<link>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/delta-buys-an-oil-refinery-are-they-nuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/delta-buys-an-oil-refinery-are-they-nuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Leocha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jet fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refinery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Delta Airlines announced that they are buying an oil refinery in order to save money on fuel. The history of these kinds of purchases are not good. This one probably won't be good for Delta either or for passengers who will ultimately be footing the bill.]]></description>
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