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Today’s Top Story
Oakland airport reopens following bomb scare
Terminals at the Oakland Airport were evacuated Monday as officials investigated calls about bomb threats. (KNTV)
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What’s New On Tripso
Reflections from the bottom of a barf bag
We all know the feeling. You’re sitting on a full airplane, and the flight gets a bit bumpy, and little by little that queasy feeling takes hold in the pit of your stomach. Suddenly, you start sweating profusely and you fear you are going to throw up. What to do? Grab the barf bag, of course. But James Wysong has some other advice, too. (James Wysong)
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More travel news
Smaller airports have big appeal
Small airports offer few restaurants, shops and services, but they’re favored by many business travelers. There’s less traffic driving to them, they have shorter security lines, and it’s easier to get from gate to gate to make flight connections. (USA Today)
Senators get multiple-ticket benefit restored
So much for traveling like the rest of us. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week quietly inserted a provision into a Defense Department spending bill that allows senators to continue booking multiple tickets with airlines to get home to their states in the most expeditious way possible. (The Washington Post)
NYC hotel uses sleep concierge
A New York City hotel is so determined to make sure its customers get a good night’s rest that it’s got its own sleep concierge. (AP)
Board the plane, turn off your phone… and surf the web
Surveys show that as many as 70 percent of passengers want wireless Internet, also known as Wi-Fi. Many of them would be willing to change airline loyalty for the service. (The Christian Science Monitor)
Pumpkin-chucking events popular for fall
What can you do with pumpkins? The list is not all that long. You can make pumpkin pies and breads, carve jack o’lanterns or use them to decorate your front porch. Or you can send them hurling into the autumn sky at 400 mph with a 30,000-pound cannon. (AP)
Today’s Travel Blogs
‘Worst hotel room I’ve ever seen’
Where you book your hotel room matters. A lot. Buy directly from the property and pay the going rate, and you’ll probably end up with decent accommodations. Book online through an agent and pay a cut rate, and might find yourself in a not-so-decent quarters. But it’s unusual to find such a textbook case of the variable law of hotel booking than Scott Hall, who recently complained to me about a hotel reservation made through Orbitz in Reno, Nev. (Elliott.org)
Morbid travel: Princess Diana death tour so very tacky
We admit, we weren’t one of those people glued to our televisions in 1997 when Princess Diana was killed suddenly in a Paris car accident, but we understand why some people marked the 10-year anniversary of her passing this past August. But will that anniversary spark a new wave of tourists to the place where she died? (Jaunted)
Will you be able to eat on the flight
From free peanuts to mojito shrimp, here’s an overview of what to expect when you’re hungry and in transit. (Smarter Travel)
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