This Week in Travel

Guests: Pam Mandel (NerdsEyeView.com) and Jessica Spiegel (BootsNAll.com)
Passports With Purpose http://PassportsWithPurpose.com
City Center Las Vegas Opens
Southwest gains market share by not charging for checked bagshttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-13-southwest-checked-bags_N.htm
Anti-germ devices for travelershttp://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/novel-anti-germs-devices-for-travelers/
British Airways Strikehttp://www.tnooz.com/2009/12/15/news/british-airways-strike-consumer-panic-sends-web-traffic-soaring-rivals-benefit/
Picks of the Week
Jen - Gadling Gift Guide, bestkidsapps.comJessica - BnA, Paid Writing Program, http://www.bootblog.org/introducing-a-new-paid-writing-program-at-bootsnall.htmlPam - HomeAway, http://www.homeaway.com/Gary - Monument Valley, AZ

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TSA can't redact documents properly, releases s00per s33kr1t operations manual
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/06/tsa-cant-redact-docu.html

AirBus near disaster
http://www.airliners.net/photo/SATA-International/Airbus-A310-325-ET/1615692/L/

Does Spirit Airlines's new fare sale ad poke fun at Tiger Woods?
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=620002980.blog&csp=Travel

The Greatest Social Media Adventure in the World
http://thegreatestsocialmediaadventure.com/

Goodbye to USA Today...And All of That
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gray-faust/goodbye-to-usa-todayand-a_b_378914.html

Leaving LiveWorld – Time to Stand on My Own
http://chris2x.com/2009/12/08/leaving-liveworld-time-to-stand-on-my-own/

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    * Man Tracks Down And Gets Prosecuted Baggage Handler Who Stole His Camera, Delta Still Won't Refund
http://consumerist.com/2007/02/man-tracks-down-and-gets-prosecuted-baggage-handler-who-stole-his-camera-delta-still-wont-refund.html

    * UPDATE: Delta Finally Refunds Man Who Tracked Down And Got Prosecuted Baggage Handler Who Stole His Camera
http://consumerist.com/2007/03/update-delta-finally-refunds-man-who-tracked-down-and-got-prosecuted-baggage-handler-who-stole-his-c.html

MatadorU
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* The brouhaha about the #FollowMeAtSea which raised questions about green travel, cruising and different styles of travelhttp://blog.amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/08/how-green-are-cruises-by-the-numbers/http://www.nancydbrown.com/journal/2009/11/5/environmental-impact-of-cruise-ships.htmlhttp://matadorchange.com/should-travel-writers-care-about-their-environmental-impact/http://myitchytravelfeet.com/2009/11/10/whats-a-travel-blogger-to-do/http://www.cruiseindustryfacts.com/environment/regulations-and-compliance/* http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-11/stupid-travel-arguments-and-why-we-should-stop-having-them.html
* American Airlines worker fired for replying to web user complainthttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6531610/American-Airlines-worker-fired-for-replying-to-web-user-complaint.html
* (duh) - Hawaiian Airlines repeats as nation's most punctual carrierhttp://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091109/BREAKING03/91109065?source=rss_breaking
Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!http://www.elliott.org/blog/tarmac-delay-hall-of-shame-delta-american-please-take-a-bow/
Afraid of Flying? There’s an App for That (Kinda)http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/afraid-of-flying-there-an-app-for-that-kinda/
US Travel Industry to Add 90K American Jobs in 2010http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15120146/US-Travel-Industry-to-Add-90K-American-Jobs-in-2010
British Airways to Lay Off Thousandshttp://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/british-airways-to-lay-off-thousands.html?id=3810343&source=ss_twitter
Many tour firms 'facing collapse'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6513301/Many-tour-firms-facing-collapse.html
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