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Are your laptop and data safe when you travel? Survey says …
A Ponemon Institute study states 12,000 traveler laptops go lost missing or stolen each week at US airports. Gartner, Inc. says a laptop is stolen in the US every 53 seconds. Ned Levi reports on the startling statistics and how you can protect your laptop and data.
Destinations
The soul of New England skiing and snowboarding
After a wild week of repeated snowstorms, New England’s ski and snowboarding terrain is beckoning with a hefty blanket of pre-Christmas snow. Plus, with fewer seats carrying skiers and snowboarders to the West and the dropping price of gas, it looks like a banner year for New England’s resorts that have their own special mountain magic and provide a far different experience from the resorts out west.
Tripso Traveler
The first run of 2009 (ouch!)
Getting your ski legs isn’t always easy. Here’s what happened to Christopher Elliott when he took his first run of 2009 at Whistler-Blackcomb yesterday.
Tuesday edition
Ski and snowboard resorts face avalanche dangers
Ski resorts out west, in the Rockies and in the Pacific Northwest are facing a difficult avalanche danger period. There is almost no danger within the resort boundaries, however skiers and riders who duck under the ropes are courting danger.
Revealed: the secret of Blackcomb’s Crystal Hut
So what’s the secret of the Crystal Hut? Skisnowboard.com publisher and Tripso columnist Charlie Leocha goes looking for it, along with Tripso contributor Hilary Nangle and Claudia Carbone. Warning: Do not watch this video if you’re hungry.
Will someone please tell the Times that pigs can’t fly?
US Airways may never live down the case of the flying pig. But as the sacrificial swine — er, lamb — in that situation, it may have paved the way for better management of service animals in airline travel.
I’m feeling so blue — where do I go?
What’s your travel “mood”? One expert, Andy Whitlock, has built a series of Web site that suggest what you can do based on the way you’re feeling at the moment.
What really happened to the Muslim passengers who were kicked off the plane?
Nine Muslim passengers were ordered off an AirTran flight, cleared of wrongdoing by the FBI, yet were refused a rebooking. What happened?
Not heading to the inauguration? It may still affect your travel plans
The media loves a good party. Almost as much as they love a good story. But the story on Barack Obama’s inauguration is already a mass of doom and gloom travel predictions for Washington.
San Francisco Airport to offer carbon offset kiosks
A new program would make San Francisco the first airport in the nation — and possibly the world — to offer fliers the opportunity to purchase carbon offsets.
Will 2009 be the year of the steep cruise discount?
While stores make most of their income during the Christmas season, the first quarter of the year is a make-or-break time for cruise lines. Get ready for an onslaught of steeply discounted cruises to start popping up all over the Internet. And, if a 50 percent discount isn’t enough, you’ll find cruise fares slashed even more.
The State Department is warning about what?
The US State Department has issued a travel advisory today warning Americans about potential petty crimes exploding in the UK. Another alert concerns the Gaza Strip where rockets and bullets are flying. Where is the State Department’s sense of perspective?