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At what point did this seem like a good idea?

Police take items to teach safety

Officials in a London borough said police have been instructed to remove valuables from unlocked cars to teach the owners about safety.

Here is my argument for learning a foreign language before traveling.

British tourist tries to check in to a French city hall due to language barrier

Ever try to check into a hotel that’s not a hotel? Well, read on…The Daily Mail and Independent tell us an amusing tale about a British tourist who spent a night locked in a French civic building bearing the name, “Hotel de Ville.” In France, the words typically refer to a city hall — not a hotel.

But monsieur, how was I to know a yacht cruise to Somalia was a bad idea?

France May Charge Tourists Rescued From Hot Spots

A draft law proposed by the foreign minister would oblige travelers to reimburse air fare and other costs incurred to rescue them from war zones, hostage-takings and other hostile situations. Officials say it’s aimed at promoting responsibility among travelers at a time of rampant piracy and kidnappings across the globe.

And you thought your seat mate was bad.

What’s up with the naked unruly fliers?

That’s a question many might be asking today after an airline passenger caused a ruckus, stripped naked and forced his flight to divert to a different airport. That’s the second time in less than two months that such an incident has occurred. In the latest incident, The Oakland Tribune writes Southwest “Flight 947 bound for St. Louis with a stop in Las Vegas, had to return to Oakland International Airport at 8:15 a.m. (PT) Thursday morning after a man exposed himself to a woman seated next to him, police said. The man reportedly then began yelling, hit the woman and a couple of other passengers, and eventually took off all his clothes.”

This was… I have heard… a stunt by a radio disk jockey.

Frommer’s Boycotting Arizona Over Ridiculous Gun Laws

Arthur Frommer, the founder of the handy Frommer’s Travel Guide empire, announced that he’s personally boycotting the state of Arizona after seeing a bunch of wingnuts openly packing heat at an Obama speech earlier in the week.

A great post from Chris Elliott on an Expedia survey. Turns out people don’t travel… much.

You got there how? New survey shatters a few myths about family vacations

If you guessed that they fly, then you’ve been reading the work of my friends in the mainstream media — and oh, alright, me too — who would want you to believe everyone boards a plane. Not so, according to a just-released survey by Expedia.

A majority of Americans take their family vacations by car (59 percent) while just over a quarter say they fly. Less than 1 in 10 take a cruise, with the balance going by bus or train.

Not only do we not travel but what we really want is a good night sleep.

Westin survey respondents pick sleep over sex

A good night’s sleep or great sex?

Sleep, say 51% of respondents in a study released today by Westin Hotels & Resorts.

Just who would choose to advertise on my boarding pass? “Make sure you vote for proposition 7 and increase the funding for rescue vehicles”.

BA takes more steps to ease losses

British Airways is to sell advertising space on its website and on its boarding passes for the first time to help reverse its losses.

At least if you had too much to drink you would be close to your bed.

On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask

When they were owned by a Swiss château, the four enormous casks on the grounds of the Hotel De Vrouwe Van Stavoren in the Netherlands held the equivalent of 19,333 bottles of wine. Now, after some creative recycling, it’s guests rather than booze that mellow out inside the casks. The richly worn and airtight oak barrels have two narrow beds, with a small sitting area outside.

Other stories that are worth a look:

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• Internet travel sites losing out to agents
• Random Dude with a Laptop Called Up to Cockpit to Help Pilots Plot a New Course