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Ned Levi examines Southwest Airlines unaccompanied minor policies and actions, in light of the problems of Chloe Boyce, who was flying on their airline from Nashville to New York. Chloe, a 9 year old was inexplicably taken off her flight in Baltimore and rebooked on a later flight without notifying her mother or anyone else in her family.

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Cruise ship packing has a lot to do with what clothes you’ll need for the cruise and your excursions off the ship, but there are many other issues which significantly affect what you pack and how you pack it. Ned Levi examines many of the issues which affects packing for cruises and offers his top 7 cruise packing tips.

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You’re at the airport and ticketed. You’ve gone through security and your flight has been announced. What could cause you not to board or to bail?

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Flights grounded in Europe because of snow and ice, value-added cruises with shore excursions included, Vegas’ neon boneyard to become museum

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Massive snowstorms in the U.K. have closed the country’s two major airports as the Christmas season arrives. Both Heathrow and Gatwick in London have been closed and are scheduled to open later in the day. Over the rest of Europe expect cancellations and delays.

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Planning to drive this holiday season? According to the Federal Highway Administration, America will find itself in the middle of the stimulus construction during the holidays. Of the 13,300 road construction projects, more than 6,100 are under construction and more than 5,800 projects have been completed, the agency says.

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Chris Elliott’s consumer panel tells us when passengers feel airlines should allow changes to airline tickets in the case of bad weather or other “Act of God” events.

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Tennessee resident Patty Johnson was looking forward to her 5-day cruise on the Carnival Fantasy sailing from Mobile, Alabama last December. However, when she arrived at the pier there was no ship due to severe fog. According to Johnson the weather wasn’t the only thing that was foggy, but so too was the information they received from Carnival.

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The majority of travelers who book online actually don’t experience that many big problems. But, there are a number of potential small annoyances, that could become disasters, that seem to crop up. If only one of out 20 people has a real issue, it’s fine unless you happen to be that passenger.

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With April showers just around the corner, Ned Levi discusses tips for taking photographs in the rain, and has recommendations for raingear for your camera. Ned explains that you can use rainy conditions to produce outstanding photographs which utilize the dramatic skies which are often present during storms.

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