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Packlate Offers Huge Savings on Vacation Rentals, Airport Scanner updates, and News from Raymond in Holland

by Margery Wilson

The “Full Body” scanners that are being installed in many airports have created quite a stir, with passengers concerned about their privacy being invaded.  Gailen and Margery talk about a new technology that is entering the airport security arena: a Thermal-Boosted Infrared Detection System that only shows objects and clothing without any harmful radiation or invasion of privacy.

Unlike “full body scanners”  that essentially reveal passengers without clothing, this new system reveals the thermal imprint of any material — [...]

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Do Low Fare Airlines Offer First Class Comfort?

Comfort or Cash? Why not both!

Have you ever shied away from low-fare airlines; unable to do without your legacy upgrade, legroom, and hot meal? If you must cut the fare, you can keep the comfort if you know who and how to choose and trade off some if the things you really can do without.

Here are a couple of options to bring “Jetiquette” to your next non-network carrier flight-

Air Tran- Business Class

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Taking the Kids Along: Two Books That Can Change Your Life (or at least make your travels easier)

By Margery Wilson

Here at Skysteward we like to say “How you travel says a lot about you.”  Let me tell you about two women who helped me find first class travel on a shoestring budget.

Cynthia Harriman and Nan Jeffrey are two moms who gave me great advice and shaped my travel life. I feel like I know them, and their families, but – we have never met.  They each wrote books that are so unique and useful that I want [...]

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