Should We Invest in a Surgical Mask For Our Upcoming Air Travel?
Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
As the swine flu hysteria gets stronger, we’re still trying to determine just how this dangerous pandemic will affect our travel plans. A few of the folks here at Jaunted HQ have air travel plans for this weekend. Travel plans for which we did not buy travel insurance and for which we must absolutely go ahead with. Oh yeah and because we really really really want to get away.
But the swine flu has us a little concerned. We’re not flying to Mexico but with reports of people getting swine flu by just talking to folks who have gone to Mexico recently have us perturbed. Can you imagine what will happen if squeezed into a middle seat in coach?
The NY Times’s “Practical Traveler” says airlines are doing their best to keep the cabin air clean. Boeing boasts of their powerful air filtration systems and Us Airways is thoroughly cleaning the cabins on planes coming in from Mexico.
But what about on other airplanes that have never been near Mexico recently? They could still be ferrying passengers that have recently returned from Mexico. Should we buy a surgical mask or a Mini-Air Purifier (cost $129.99) or are we just totally overreacting? Tell us your thoughts on traveling in the time of the Swine Flu here.
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Skiing in Zermatt this Bank Holiday
Posted on Monday, April 27th, 2009
Zermatt, on of Switzerland’s premier ski resorts – is about the end the winter ski season on high – following the fall of one metre of fresh powder snow.
continue readingSeattle’s Smith Cove Terminal opens
Posted on Monday, April 27th, 2009
A new $72 million cruise terminal which uses technology to lessen its environmental footprint has opened in Seattle.
continue readingBest job in the world approaches finale
Posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2009
The top 16 candidates for Tourism Queensland’s ‘Best Job in the World’ are set to jet out to the Great Barrier Reef this week as final interviews for the position commence on May 3rd 2009.
continue readingTough year for UK hotels predicted
Posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Early indicators show UK hotels are in for a rough ride over 2009, with nearly 200 per cent more companies becoming insolvent in quarter one 2009 than over the same period last year.
continue readingPompadour or not, get all shook up on the Elvis Cruise
Posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2009
The King is alive — at least he will be for all intents and purposes on the third annual Elvis Cruise rocking along the high seas later this year.
The themed Carnival Cruise Line sailing, by Elvis Presley Enterprises, is scheduled for Nov. 12-16, 2009, round trip from Tampa, Fla., to Cozumel. Tickets on the 2,052-passenger [...]
Key West: Key West Spring Break Part 1: Taking the Easy Way Out
Posted on Saturday, April 25th, 2009
We just got back from a blissful spring vacation and the old trope is true again: it went by all too quickly. We were in dire need of rest and recreation, so instead of planning an ambitious and brainy trip to Angkor Wat or Ottawa or something, we decided to press the easy button and head to Key West, Florida for four nights. We took the Acela from Penn Station to Washington D.C. (nice train ride, decent microwave cheeseburgers), dropped Zachary off with his grandparents, and then flew unencumbered to Key West via Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport, which is unbelievably huge.
The heat hit us as soon as we stepped on the tarmac of the island’s tiny airport and it felt great. We had left the chill of the north far behind and escaped to the subtropics. Before long we were in a shared taxi van with a gregarious local driver who provided a running commentary on all the sites we were driving past, pointing out the capsized sailboats in the water, unmoored in a recent storm.
On the Spot: Airline fees are getting out of control
Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Question: I am flying United Airlines from LAX to Honolulu. United is charging me an additional $98 to sit in “economy plus.” So rather than $364 for my flight, with taxes, luggage fees and this “economy plus,” I’m paying $498. Are all airlines squeezing customers like this?
Karen Reisdorf
San Clemente, Calif.
Answer: Yes. Welcome to a brave [...]
CamelBak Alpine Explorer Hydration Pack – 100 oz.
Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
CamelBak Alpine Explorer Hydration Pack – 100 oz. CamelBak Daypack
There is certainly no shortage of great hydration packs out there these days. There are so may that there seems to be one to fit every sort of activity, body shape, sport, and then some. It is almost ridiculous how many types of hydration packs [...]
