Travel News:
- Skift writes about a New Insurance Policy for Airbnb Hosts Which Reveals Cracks in the Sharing Economy.
- Ryanair is Soaring on Unexpectedly Strong Sales according USA Today.
- BBC Travel has an article about The Digital Power Couple and How they Quit Their Jobs To Travel the World.
- Find out the 16 Best (Affordable) Winter Vacations from Budget Travel.
- Travel + Leisure has a slideshow with 12 Travel-Themed Gifts for Art Lovers.
- Another potentially helpful holiday post- Smarter Travel has a slideshow with 10 Surprisingly Useful Travel Gadgets for Under $20.
- Outside Magazine shares some tips on How To Make Your Economy Seat Better.
- Buzzfeed News writes of a Guy That Got Banned from JetBlue For Posting “Mean Girls” Jokes About Them.
- From Yahoo Travel: On Your Next Vacation, Visit These 3 Countries That Technically Don’t Exist. We were supposed to visit one of them last summer until we had a change in plans.
- I’m not a fan of cruises but this is pretty cool. Frommer’s has some photos of What Cruises Might Look Like in the Future.
- The NY Times writes about a weird event- Woman Sets Mark in the Beer Mile.
- Its getting cold out. Find out about America’s Best Bars for Fireside Cocktails from Fodor’s.
- The TSA Seizes Record Number of Firearms according to CNN Travel.
- Lonely Planet has an article with America’s Twinkliest Holiday Festivities.
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