Travel

April, 2018

• 19 April

  How to breathe when the oxygen mask drops

  

  No commercial aircraft lifts its wheels off the ground without providing to you a basic travel and safety briefing, which includes how to use the oxygen mask. Yes, those small custard cup devices which fall from the ceiling automatically should a sudden loss in pressure within the aircraft become compromised. …
• 18 April

  Is Uber Safe? Sometimes, 3 steps to keep yourself safe

  

  Is riding an Uber safe? The answer is sometimes. Just yesterday, a truly scary situation evolved in the Denver metro area, where an Uber customer had an Uber come to her home and pick her up for a ride to the airport. The driver showed up on time, luggage went …
• 18 April

  Want to stand out, you are from the United States?

  

  You are from the United States and you are traveling abroad. Business or pleasure it matters not, you are being measured by stereotypes or are creating new ones . We were reading through the Thrillist Travel section the other day and came across a piece which caught our eye. “How …
• 17 April

  Ugly side of Seville - Coed accuses Discover Excursions of rape

  

  A former Florida State University co-ed used the services of Discover Excursions of Seville and shared her abhorrent experience with NBC’s Today with Megyn Kelly. The co-ed, Gabrielle Vega alleges she was drugged and raped by the tour guide while on an excursion to Morocco. This is not a story …
• 16 April

  When the singing road hit the wrong chord

  

  Earlier this month a “singing road” appeared, it was in the Netherlands. The Dutch replaced uniform rumble strips with those which would play a tune. The idea is to induce the driver to roll over the strips and play the tune. In doing so, the driver would have to a) …
• 12 April

  Be sure to have the right Travel Insurance

  

  They say that the anticipation and planning of the trip is sometimes as enjoyable as the trip itself. Often times when we are booking a vacation to a far off land or a cruise to a new port of call, we are offered travel or trip insurance at a reduced …
• 9 April

  Dutch cyberespionage warning, travel with clean devices

  

  The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a cybersecurity / cyberespionage warning to members of a Dutch commercial delegation traveling to China, according to Dutch daily Volkstrant. The warning? Travel only with clean or empty laptops or phones due to the threat of cyberespionage. Dutch Prime Minister Rutte and four other …
• 8 April

  Beach ordered closed 26 April 2018 - Boracay, Philippines

  

  This week saw President Duterte order the shut down of Boracay beach, effective 26 April 2018. While many are surprised, those who have paid attention to Duterte’s commentary on Boracay in February saw the writing on the wall. Duterte minced no words on what he thought of the condition of …
• 7 April

  Traveling? 5 easy USG travel tips you need to know

  

  Here are five travel tips which you should follow. Business and personal travel are regularly intermingled, and both require attention to the safety and security details. Every traveler, business or pleasure, should avail themselves to as many available travel advisories and alerts as they are able to obtain fresh and different perspectives. All …
• 3 April

  Cambodia-Thailand border crossing expansion May 2018

  

  Both business and pleasure travelers will be pleased to learn that the governments of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to invest in an additional border crossing. Furthermore, existing border crossing facilities can expect to see improvements. Phnom Dev International Border Checkpoint The Phenom Phen Post reported that the Phnom Dev …