There are no guarantees in life, and that’s certainly true when it comes to hotel reservations guaranteed for late arrival. The hotel I wanted to stay at last week was overbooked when I arrived, despite having a confirmed reservation. Although they had my reservation and authorized my credit card for a two-night stay, they didn’t have a room available for me to stay in. Fair enough, I did arrive at […]
2017 is promising to be excellent for anyone looking for an airfare bargain thanks to batter search tools and discount carriers. By doing a little work, being flexible with dates and departure airports, you can save as much as 60% over a mainline US air carrier. For a flight from Atlanta, GA to London England in July 2017, the cheapest fare is $1,460. But by playing with the dates and […]
Christopher Elliott, a consumer advocate, and editor for National Geographic Traveler wrote an excellent article in USA Today titled Travelers, beware! Hacking lurks in plugs and ports. In his article, he makes good points the average person doesn’t think about when traveling with their smartphones and computers. I’m not a security expert! But, I ‘m more technical than most in understand how this stuff works. I know how to […]
I enjoy using my Chromecast while traveling. But making it work in a hotel room can be a bit challenging because Chromecast needs a direct connection to the internet. The problem is most hotels require their guests to log in to the internet using a web browser, something the Chromecast doesn’t have! To make it work in a hotel with web browser login for the internet, you need to set […]