http://damox.com/travel Rating and discussing travel destinations, travel agencies, cruise ships, and hotels Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:23:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CNN Travel has this great article about traveling to the Sahara Desert. There are 10 countries that are part of the massive desert, but it's important to know which ones are welcoming. Libya, for example, has been known to confiscate travel visas at random, especially from Americans.Morocco seems to be ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/03/17/tips-for-treking-the-sahara/ Goodbye hotel room, hello apartment. That's what many travelers are now saying, as they abandon the cornerstone of the vacation in favor of lodging once reserved for semi-permanent residents. The internet is the culprit behind this trend towards short-term apartment rentals. Landlords can post their apartments on a variety of ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/02/21/the-rising-popularity-of-short-term-rentals/ Valentine's Day became a nightmare for hundreds of JetBlue passengers when they were stuck on a grounded plane for 10 hours. The snafu was the result of empty jets freezing to the ground and blocking the gates for inbound flights. 10 planes were involved in the mess. Passengers will be ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/02/15/hundreds-of-jetblue-passengers-trapped-on-plane-for-10-hours/ I was just introduced to Farecast, a site that provides predictions of airline ticket prices based on a history of data. They currently only have data for 75 cities, as their database is limited. Airline ticket prices can fluctuate wildly depending on demand for a particular date or even the ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/02/13/farecast-helps-predict-airline-ticket-prices/ Those traveling on British Airways will face a hefty fee if they have to check in more than one bag. The fee will be up to $236 per flight for each extra piece. That's a lot more than it would cost to ship most bags overnight via UPS or FedEx. ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/02/08/multiple-bag-travelers-to-pay-heavy-price-on-some-airlines/ New passport laws that went into effect at the beginning of this year that could mean big money for U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The new laws require that U.S. citizens who travel from the United States to a foreign country, including those in the ... http://damox.com/travel/2007/01/27/puerto-rico-other-us-territories-look-to-profit-from-passport-laws/