CNN reports that a couple who gave a hotel in Northern England a bad review on Trip Advisor received an additional bill per the hotel’s policy: guests get $156 “fine” on their credit card for giving the hotel a bad… Read More ›
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The Opposite Of Winning The Lottery… Or On The Very Bright Side, Maybe Not
Yahoo News Digest reports that a Canadian family from Saskatchewan received a million-dollar medical bill in Hawaii after the wife unexpectedly gave birth to a pre-mature baby during a vacation. The family had purchased Blue Cross travel medical insurance, but… Read More ›
Will the President still get to use his HHonors Points?
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. government is reviewing last week’s sale of Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company, due to security reasons, including the fact that the deal includes a renovation, in which spying devices… Read More ›
We’ve Been Waiting Since The Jetsons For Robot Room Service
The WSJ reports that an aLoft hotel in California is testing robot-delivered room service, using technology from Google. 3 Frequently Asked Questions We’d Like To See Asked About This Story 1. “Since its Google technology, will it send me the… Read More ›
Your Bacteria Takes Over Your Hotel Rooms… Without Even Using Trivago
The Washington Post reports that recent research reveals humans have their own personal bacteria colonies, unique to them, like fingerprints. This bacteria is present in your home, and if you leave your home to say, travel, it will reportedly wipe… Read More ›
We Want Uber To Use More Criteria To Rate Passengers!
Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver ratings. Passengers are rated on a scale of one to five. Three More Detailed Scales… Read More ›
If you want to visit this Irish town…. shhhhhhhhh!
QMI Agency reports that a bakery in a village in Waterville, Ireland has posted a signing banning “loud” American tourists. Reportedly part of the problems is that Americans are using the bathrooms and not buying anything. 3 Questions That Arise From… Read More ›
City Of Winnipeg Wants To Ban Singing On City Buses
QMI Agency reports that Winnipeg Manitoba is proposing a bylaw forbidding singing on city buses. 3 Worse Places To Put On Your Production Of My Fair Lady Than A Winnipeg City Bus 1. In the audience of a city council meeting… Read More ›
Cab Drivers In Spain Strike Over SmartPhone Application
The Local (Spain´s News In English) reports that Barcelona cab drivers staged a one day strike on July 1, to protest the taxi-booking smart phone application named Uber. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. So your point, cab drivers… Read More ›
3 More Boring Inflight Movie Titles For The Fourth Of July
We continue our series on a British Airways inflight movie selection about a 7 hour train ride to Oslo that is being offered for viewing. So here are… 3 More Boring Titles For This Fourth Of July 1. Bored On… Read More ›
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