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A tribute to my friend, the late travel media icon Arthur Frommer

The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with…

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Free access to Encyclopaedia Britannica for journalists

My editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica has asked me to extend this offer to all my journalist colleagues. You are invited to enjoy free access to all its factchecked resources, and if you do link to a Britannica story in your articles, none of the content linked to will be paywalled. Your readers in turn will have full and free access to Britannica's content. To get your free, personal subscription, just go to britannica.com/journalists and enter the code: EXPERT-CONTENT.

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What do you wear to Seven Magic Mountains?

Seven Magic Mountains is an art installation located in the Nevada desert, and the weather can be quite hot and dry. Therefore, it is recommended to wear comfortable and breathable clothing, such as shorts, t-shirts, and sandals or sneakers. You may also want to bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun. It's also a good idea to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated. While there is no strict dress code, it's important to dress appropriately for the weather and…

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What is global entry?

Global Entry is a program that allows pre-approved travelers to expedite the process of entering the United States.To apply for Global Entry, you must be a citizen or national of the United States, Mexico, or Canada and have a valid passport. You can also be a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.Once you have applied for Global Entry and been approved, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete your interview appointment at any U.S. Customs and Border…

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Barbara Bonfigli March 31, 2010 at 8:13pm

Kalo taxidhi (have a great trip) Are you able to find it in a local bookstore?Otherwise you can download the Kindle version from Amazon. If Kindle, best is to go to my website and order it from there.wwwcafetempest.com
Susan Frost March 31, 2010 at 7:54pm

Thanks Barbara. This book sounds like a great book to read on my flight to Sicily tomorrow.
Barbara Bonfigli March 31, 2010 at 7:12pm

Home from NYTimes travel show, where"Café Tempest:Adventures on a Small Greek Island" was the best selling travel book at Borders booth.CT takes you to Faros, a sunbleached haven where ice trays are still being test marketed and donkeys have the right of way.#1? thanks (afharisto) to Manhattan's chilly downpours.
Carol Margolis March 29, 2010 at 12:26am

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Lana Bortolot March 29, 2010 at 12:25am

thanks so much! and you're right--what a "problem" to have. :)
Allan Lynch March 29, 2010 at 12:24am

You contact the airline through which you have your membership. My Star Alliance points are credited to my Aeroplan account, so I contact them. If your account is with Continental or American, you would contact them with details of the flights, carriers, etc. you travelled on.
Lana Bortolot March 29, 2010 at 12:22am

thanks both--I have all my boarding passes and guess I'm now trying to figure out the retroactive credit (within past 6 months) and wondering if I supposed to deal with One World Alliance and say I flew on airline A and B and then to Star Alliance, and say I've flown airline A and B, etc.--or do I contact each individual airline, even those that I don't have an account with but have flown.

Sorry. all these details! I might also ask some travel agents but thought I'd get the pearls of wisdom here first. Thanks>
Mary Alice Kellogg March 29, 2010 at 12:16am

I make sure I ask at check-in, and keep all my boarding passes as a precaution. One note: sometimes the kind of ticket booked by a pr agency for a press trip won't qualify for ff miles; always good to check before you go. Get those miles!
Allan Lynch March 29, 2010 at 12:14am

Yeah, it's a hassle, but then aren't we fortunate to have such a problem? I have an Aeroplan account. So whenever I travel on a Star Alliance flight that isn't properly credited, I have to write them (you can do it on-line as well). But they will only let me go back six months.

I've learned to now check at check-in to ask the agent if my Aeroplan account is mentioned? I do that at the start of the trip and they add it to all flight segments. Since I mostly do foreign travel, I usually can't do a kiosk check-in, but if I can, I will still ask the agent at baggage drop off to check.

Next month I'm back in Europe and while the people who booked me, booked my preferred seats, they didn't include my Aeroplan number. No problem, I've written it on the ticket print out I've stuck in my travel folder so have already built that into the check in process.
Lana Bortolot March 28, 2010 at 11:22pm

Question about mileage credits! Previously unbeknowst to me, various agents, etc., who have booking travel for me on press trips have not been booking with my various FF numbers (despite me providing a traveler profile with all this info each time). ANYWAY, now trying to figure out how to get credit for many overseas trips this past year.

Does anyone know if I can do through one of the alliances, or do I have to get a FF account with each airline I've flown? I have have mileage accounts and travel from one or two individual airlines in each alliance, but that doesn't cover all the travel I've taken. Hope that made sense. Thanks!