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Disney to Begin Construction on New Hotel
The company plans to break ground this summer on the Art of Animation Resort, a 2,000 - room 'value hotel' similar to Disney's Pop Century and All-Star Resorts. The property will be the first new hotel for Disney in seven years.  Full article at WESH.com
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Air Passengers Engage in Battle of the Bags
On the usual domestic flight, six passengers share overhead bins that fit four wheelie bags, leaving some fliers out of luck, at a time when they would rather lug them than check them, to avoid fees, forcing them to back off a plane and return to the jet bridge to check bags.  Chicago Tribune story   ... Read More

 

A nine-hour flight to Athens lay ahead. I was settling into my coach seat and starting to doze off when suddenly someone pulled off my blanket. Fearing some calamity, I sat up and looked around. A little girl, perhaps five years old, was running down the aisle waking up sleeping passengers. When a flight attendant asked the mother to control her daughter, the mother rose and angrily informed the cabin that her angel was just letting off energy. Only when the girl got tired and fell asleep did the rest of us get some much-needed quiet time.

With flight cutbacks causing ever-more crowded planes these days, the need for... Read More

This information was provided by the Geek Squad at Best Buy, a AAA Show Your Card & Save partner.

     Many major US airlines have begun offering passengers a wireless internet connection in-flight. As long as your device has a wireless internet card (wireless B or G), you should be able to connect while in-flight (usually for a fee). But what do you do when you are jetting at 35,000 feet and have a connection issue? Here are a few quick tips that might get your WiFi up and running. And they will even work if you’re having trouble connecting in other public WiFi spots (Starbucks, for... Read More

Question: Beth Imoff asks: For best prices when is the best time to purchase plane tickets for summer travel? Now, or closer to the travel time we want to travel – early July for us this year.

Answer: Diane Peplow, AAA Travel Agent, answers: I believe in booking early because airlines have limited seats for the lower fares and they go quickly. This strategy is especially important if travelers have more than one in their party or are traveling close to a holiday such as July 4th. Airline fares, as with many travel expenses, are based on supply and demand so sometimes waiting until closer to the departure date can be advantageous but it is not an exact science and you run the risk of paying more for a ticket if seat availability is... Read More