New screening technology to increase airport security

Since the events of 9/11, airport security has changed the way people travel. Rules and restrictions have been increased and passengers experience greater inconveniences. Although quality security at the airport is for our best interests, is the current research into passenger screening taking things too far? Photo by Stuck in Customs Passengers may face screening at booking Screening passengers a...

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Top 5 greatest Australian holiday escapes

Australia is a beautiful country with many exciting destinations to explore – here are the top 5. I have recently discovered an intriguing method of planning the holiday of a lifetime. The genius lies in its simplicity. First, pick a county or rough geographical area that you want to visit. Then scour either the Internet or the photo albums of friends who have visited your chosen destination ...

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This summer is great for cruise deals

Travel's taken a big beating in the last couple of years, and one of the results is that there are now deals to be found on any type of travel. Cruises, having traditionally been a high-cost way of vacationing, may have seen more than its fair share of discounting and it's continuing. Arthur Frommer, and other travel writers, have covered this in some detail, but since I don't normally take cruises, I hav...

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Using travel agents for travel planning

50% of all internet savvy travelers book very simple trips and do relatively few of them per year. So they're...
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Discover Tarragona's Roman heritage

Looks can be deceiving. To the uninitiated, the town of Tarragona, on the coast of Catalonia in Spain, is littl...
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Surviving las Fallas in Valencia

Valencia, on Spain’s west coast, is the setting for a 5-day reign of havoc known as las Fallas. This celeb...
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El Camino de Santiago: A Walk Through History

The Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela is journey’s end for El Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James in English)...
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Taking Long Island Rail Road from JFK airport to New York City

When traveling to and from New York City, there's an overwhelming amount of options, starting with the number of ...
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Barcelona in Gaudi's footsteps

A master of architectural sea landscape immobilized in wrought iron, kaleidoscopic mosaics and stained glass, Ant...
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Twitter roundup: Your 2010 travel wishes

I reached out to some of my contacts on Twitter to ask about what their plans / wishes for travel in 2010 are. He...
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Busiest airports for Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving weekend is coming up this Thursday 26 November 2009 already. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel period...
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Travel Promotion Act will reduce travel to America

Congress is soon set to approve the Travel 'Promotion' Act (inverted commas very much added and intentional), which...
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10 amazing castles in Ireland

Ireland is as famous for castles as it is for Guinness. Dotted everywhere on the Emerald Isle, the castles conne...
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