Category: General
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Fly Across The Atlantic For Less With United Airlines
Click here to check out United Airline’s new fall/winter promotion to Europe. They say: Purchase by August 25, 2010. A fourteen (14) day advance purchase is required. Travel must occur between October 24, 2010 and March 31, 2011. Travel is valid Sunday through Thursday. Fares for travel on other days of the week may be higher. A Saturday…
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Behind The Scenes:Old Soles Exhibit and a Visit to AIHA’s Warehouse of Treasures.
In October of this year, the Albany Institute of History and Art (AIHA) will be showing Old Souls, a small exhibit that will display three centuries of shoes from the museum’s permanent collection. In order to put together this exhibit, the AIHA culled through its vast collection of art and objects that represent the culture…
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“Great Shoes!” Behind the Scenes of the Albany Institute of History and Art’s Two Upcoming Shoe Exhibits
Ebullient, Courtesy of the artist, Marina Dempster, from The Perfect Fit Red Riding Shoes-Albany, NY 1856-from the Old Soles Exhibit Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History and Art (AIHA ) is older than the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. So…
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Shipping your Luggage To Your Destination
My family and I are heading to New Zealand and Australia later this month. We’re very excited because none of us have ever been there before. In order to start our trip, however, we’re going from Albany to Chicago; Chicago to Los Angeles; and then on to Auckland. When we get to LAX, we have…
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US Airlines Required To Put You Up if You’re Delayed Traveling from Europe
Click here to read this great article from the New York Times that reports that European Union airlines are required to pay penalties of up to 600 Euro or about $750 when a flight to or from a member state is delayed or canceled because of the carrier’s fault, and cover hotel rooms and meals…
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The UK’s Plan to Scrap Calorie Counts At Chain Restaurants and Other Travel Stories
Grub Street has collected some interesting travel articles including the airline Lufthansa’s attempt to improve its food. Click here for more.
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What Credit Cards Give You The Best Travel Rewards?
Click here to take a look at a recent article from the New York Times about deciding whether you want to earn frequent flier miles or points when choosing a credit card. What’s rated the one of the best travel credit cards? According to this article, Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card was voted the…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 