Travelography #163: Looming Challenges for Airlines and Travellers

  

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The US government is, for the third time in 16 years, going to try to fix our dysfunctional airline industry. But the challenges are huge. The UK started its Green Tax on air travel on Nov. 1st, and people are complaining but this more such taxes seem to be coming.  And is it the end of the World in Dubai?

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Travelography #83: Passport Cards + Errors - and - Cruise Deaths + Taxes

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A passport card will soon to be tested for US citizens traveling in North America. With the flood of new applications, about 1% of new US passports are found to contain errors. Along with a rise in passengers, cruise ship deaths are also increasing. And Alaska struggles to tax gaming revenues on cruise ships.

U.S. to test passport card for border crossings

Got your passport? You sure it's OK?

Number of Cruise Ship Jumpers Appears Headed for Record

missing link to AK cruise tax story - sorry

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