I quickly called my PR contact to stop processing my ticket on her end and I would just pay at the airport. My contact let me know she had just finished charging the ticket. So, I turned to the American Airlines woman at the counter. “Can you undo the $451 charge? “No.” “Can they cancel the charge on their end?” I...
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I waited in line at American Airlines’ terminal number four at LAX for 30 minutes before I stepped up to the counter. A shiny older man, who I would discover spoke four languages, smiled at me. I smiled back and then I began, “I missed my flight. I was told by one of your American Airlines team, over the phone, that I could be...
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I am a jerk face. It was my fault entirely. I have no excuses. I had initially written down my press trip dates, in big red Sharpie, as being from July 16-19, a short trip to Jamaica for a “bloggers meet up.” If only the trip started on the 16th and not the 15th!. A usual itinerary to Jamaica, for me, starts with an overnight...
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I was recently compiling some notes about a story that focused on religious differences for international travelers. Specifically, I planned a story about the stigma and fear sometimes associated with visiting Islamic countries. In my personal history, I have visited several Islamic countries: Malaysia, the Philippines (in the...
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For those of you who were with me last week when I shared, My Top 10 Places I Need to Travel, What’s Yours? This is an obvious and necessary follow up, My Top Ten Places I Need to Travel to Again, What’s Yours? Of course, I would be happy to revisit most places I have been. However, here are my top ten for the moment. 10....
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A few days ago, I was exchanging a couple of emails with a friend and TWL reader (you know who you are) about traveling around the world on one of those “around the world” tickets. It is something of a dream of mine and I just haven’t managed the experience yet. I know little about planning an itinerary so my...
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