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Why does the price keep changing after I click on a flight deal in Expedia?

1/30/2023 5:05:25 PM What your noticing is a common practice known as dynamic pricing – And what dynamic pricing is, the ticket price can change depending on a couple of factors; 1. Number of people searching and 2. The timeframe they’re searching for. So, by searching multiple times, you’ll see a higher price each time […]

How did adding new pages to a US passport use to work?

How did adding new pages to a US passport use to work?

1/16/2023 8:31:27 PM For a Type VIII (1961-01-01 / 1975-12-01) Passport, where the pages were numbered up to 19, the extension (called additional sheet) was glued on to a page near the end (here page 16) and affixed with 2 seals (top and bottom). The additional sheet contained six, double sided, pages and were not […]

How to find online touristic information, the kind we should not ask for on this site?

How to find online touristic information, the kind we should not ask for on this site?

3/29/2023 2:00:02 AM A bit of an "out of the box" answer: try ChatGPT. It’s an AI system that generates answers to arbitrary questions and can serve as a starting point for generic tourist queries. Beware that it frequently provides inaccurate/misleading answers, so travelers should double check the outputs in Google before finalizing their plans. […]

What good is travel insurance?

7/24/2015 6:28:12 PM There are several kinds of travel-related insurance, sometimes sold as a package, sometimes separately: Travel health insurance: Covers healthcare costs if you have an accident or fall ill during a trip abroad. This type of insurance is mandatory to get a Schengen visa (but if you reside in a Schengen country or […]

Why do some airports shuffle connecting passengers through security again

12/11/2022 9:28:52 PM Everyone else addressed the security concerns, so I’ll address another part of your post. It’s bad from a Covid mitigation perspective: being jammed in a line for a long time is probably the single riskiest activity of travelling. Social distancing in security lines is NOT practical. The exact same question was often […]

Proving ties to your home country when applying for a Schengen visa as a non-employed visa national?

Proving ties to your home country when applying for a Schengen visa as a non-employed visa national?

8/1/2016 8:19:25 AM I have plenty of first-hand experience regarding Russians visiting Germany, as well as a tangentially related account of obtaining an Austrian tourist visa. I really do not think that the likelihood of obtaining a visa is as low as Gayot Fow made it out to be. I won’t state any specific rules […]

Japanese girlfriend visiting me in Canada – questions at border control?

12/12/2022 8:52:39 PM Besides the return ticket and the proof of employment, in English if possible, there are other issues to convince a possibly overzealous border office to let her through. If she’s coming to stay 2 months only, be consistent: Restrict the luggage. She probably won’t need summer clothes. (Does Canada have summer anyway?). […]

London cycle hire without chip-and-pin

London cycle hire without chip-and-pin

7/19/2015 11:57:24 PM Yes, it is necessary to have a chip and PIN bank card. No, an old fashioned magnetic stripe card won’t suffice. No, a chip and signature card won’t help. The card reader at the dock just allows the chip part of the card to be inserted from the bottom of the keypad. […]

What is the general availability of rooms in Malta during the low season?

8/24/2015 11:23:56 PM To bring this question to an answered state, I have a good friend in Malta who lives in Valletta and has a vacation flat in Birzebbugia. I put the question to her exactly as you asked it. Presumably by ‘city’ and ‘harbour’ you mean Valletta. You cannot rely upon walking through the […]

What can I do if my pomade tin is 0.1 oz over the TSA limit?

11/3/2022 2:51:33 PM From personal flying experience, I’d estimate it has less than 0.1% chance of being thrown out (less than 1 in a 1000). If that is in your risk tolerance, I’d chance it. 0.1% risk probability times $20 (estimating your pomade cost) is a $0.02 financial risk, plus whatever inconvenience you’d have if […]

How to procure a Schengen visa for a Thai boyfriend

7/17/2015 2:34:44 PM Based upon what you wrote, you are a Russian national who wants to get a Schengen visa and simultaneously sponsor a Thai national who is not a family member (de facto or otherwise) of yours. You have a favourable history of performance in Schengen. Your partner has some travel experience but is […]

Luggage and customs for international layover in Toronoto

Luggage and customs for international layover in Toronoto

1/13/2016 5:22:57 PM Having connected from the US to Canada via Toronto many times, I would be nervous about that connection if I were you. The walks will be long. This is particularly true if your plane is arriving in Toronto from a smaller U.S. airport, which flights use small commuter jets and turboprops. These […]

Why is 2x one-way fares cheaper than round-trip on Matrix?

10/27/2022 10:47:52 PM I’ll point out that a round-trip ticket shifts the risk of some events to the airline. For example, if your outbound flight is significantly delayed, rescheduled, or cancelled, you would be able to cancel the entire round trip and receive a refund in accordance with laws and airline policies. If you booked […]

What is the daily fee for using a local SIM card in Cuba?

9/10/2015 10:08:58 PM (…)talk about a tax of 3 CUC per day(…) Actually it’s not a tax, it’s a regular service fee. The information you are requesting can be found on the company website (in Spanish): Etecsa – Mobile Phone Services- Contract and Activation The service charge is 3 CUC (+- 3 USD) per day […]

Orthopedic medical tourism in Cuba?

9/10/2015 2:47:54 PM The hospital Cira García in Havana is specialized in offering medical services to foreigners in Cuba. You can contact them by phone or email. Note that phone calls to Cuba are usually very expensive. Buying a flight ticket from a different country 9/1/2015 1:25:59 PM Like any medical specialists, in any country, […]

Do you pay for the breakfast in advance?

10/10/2022 5:50:50 PM Assuming that you actually want to have breakfast in the hotel restaurant: Collecting hard price data is difficult: When booking in advance selecting the "best room-only rate" and adding the optional breakfast separately often already seems to result in a different rate than the one offered for the same "room inc. free […]

Buying a flight ticket from a different country

7/31/2017 7:43:13 AM I have done it a few times on united’s website, by changing the country on top of the page, and when I put in my CC info, by the billing address I put in a any address I found on google maps in that country, and it worked fine. Is there "all […]

Crossing by land from Georgia into Russia 2022

10/8/2022 10:38:55 AM As Peter has already said, the border is currently open and there are thousands of Russians trying to cross from Russia to Georgia. I expect that the opposite direction will be simpler, although it can also be that all the border guards are occupied with people coming from Russia. So you may […]

Is there "all you can race" go-karting in New York City, USA?

6/30/2015 5:00:57 PM Karts Indoor Raceway on Long Island offers unlimited racing Tuesdays between 6pm to 10pm for $52. If you’re willing to travel a bit farther, iPlay America in Freehold, NJ, has an iRide Plus Pass Package which offers unlimited go-karting for a day for $29.95. NJ Transit buses will get you there in […]

Can I work remotely for a non-Singapore employer while visiting Singapore?

9/30/2022 9:29:48 PM See answer to #10 in here: legal500.com/guides/chapter/singapore-corporate-immigration It clearly says: Remote work can be carried out provided that the work activities do not benefit a local Singapore entity. In such scenarios a work pass sponsored by a Singapore entity is not required. US credit card broke while in Italy 9/28/2022 5:00:31 AM […]

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