Here’s a secret that travel magazines usually forget to let you in on about multi-country vacation must-haves: A travel adapter is just as necessary as your passport.
You wouldn’t want to be on the opposite side of the world, stuck in a hotel w…
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Your new best travel buddy is this autonomous suitcase that’s always by your side
Self-driving technology allows the Ovis Suitcase to follow alongside its owner, while computer vision tech lets it see and avoid obstacles. Read more…More about Travel, Mashable Video, Suitcase, Luggage, and Ces 2019
View More Your new best travel buddy is this autonomous suitcase that’s always by your sideThis wearable AI translator lets you talk freely and naturally in different languages
Timekettle Technologies’ WT2 Plus Wearable Translator can translate speech into more than 20 languages. Read more…More about Tech, Travel, Mashable Video, Wearable Tech, and Language
View More This wearable AI translator lets you talk freely and naturally in different languagesWhy do hotels collect passport data anyway?
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Benjamin Braddock begins his affair with Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate by nervously checking into a hotel under the name Mr. Gladstone. After all, in our cultural imagination, booking a room in a hotel is a refuge for anonymity, and often, the vice that comes along with it. But that’s certainly not the case today — if it ever was, beyond the silver screen.
On Friday, Marriott provided an update on the 4-years-long data breach of its Starwood database announced in November. In the breach, hackers were able to access the *unencrypted* passport numbers of more than 5 million hotel guests.
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View More Why do hotels collect passport data anyway?Curse you, people who landed $16,000 first class seats for $675
While we toil on travel sites looking to save a couple of bucks on a squishy flight, spare a thought (or your jealousy) for these people who snagged the travel deal of a lifetime.
Cathay Pacific sold premium business and first-class tickets from the …
9 of the best travel pillows right now
The worst part about traveling is… well, traveling. Nobody likes to spend hours sitting in a cramped space in between two strangers with little to no leg room. In fact, if you think about it, every flight or bus ride is the worst way to begin and e…
View More 9 of the best travel pillows right nowThey’re not all good dogs: TSA prefers floppy-eared pups at airports
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Expect to see more floppy-eared good boys at your local airport in 2019.
In an effort to put passengers at ease, the Transportation Security Administration says it is deploying more floppy-eared dogs to detect explosives in airports. Their pointy-eared brethren, apparently, tend to make us more nervous.
“We find the passenger acceptance of floppy-ear dogs is just better,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske told the Washington Examiner. He added that a pup with downward-facing dog ears is “just a little bit less of a concern. Doesn’t scare children.” Read more…
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View More They’re not all good dogs: TSA prefers floppy-eared pups at airportsShop deals on luggage, packing accessories to travel smarter in the new year
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Forget fruitcake and distant relatives’ awkward questions about your relationship status — the worst part of the holidays is traveling, hands down.
Unfortunately, we can’t do anything about that pungent log of dried cherries and nuts on the dessert table, nor can we prevent your Aunt Ruby from asking why you’re still single. (Why are you still single, anyway?) We can, however, offer you some sweet deals on items that’ll make your trip home far more bearable.
Below, we’ve rounded up the deets on seven travel and packing tools that just went on sale in the Mashable Shop — and don’t forget to enter the code MERRY15 at checkout to score an extra 15% off your purchase. Read more…
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Someone left a human heart on a Southwest Airlines flight
Passengers on a Southwest flight from Seattle to Dallas got more drama than they bargained for on Sunday when their plane was forced to turn around and return to Seattle. It was discovered that a human heart, intended as a transplant, had been left o…
View More Someone left a human heart on a Southwest Airlines flightGrab invests $100M into India’s OYO to expand its budget hotel service in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has made its most ambitious investment to date after it backed India-headquartered budget hotel network OYO to the tune of $100 million. The investment was part of a $1 billion Series E round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund that closed back in September. The deal was first made public via a […]
View More Grab invests $100M into India’s OYO to expand its budget hotel service in Southeast AsiaTaiwan-based travel startup AsiaYo raises $7M Series B led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund
AsiaYo, a travel accommodation booking platform based in Taipei, Taiwan, has raised a $7 million Series B led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund, a non-profit initiative run by the Chinese e-commerce giant, and China Development Financial. Darwin Ventures and Delta Ventures also participated in the round, which brings AsiaYo’s total raised since its launch in […]
View More Taiwan-based travel startup AsiaYo raises $7M Series B led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs FundWalmart is having a major sale on camping tents, kayaks, and more outdoor gear
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The weather outside is frightful, but prepping for warmer days is delightful.
As part of their “20 Days of Deals,” Walmart is all about the great outdoors — or at least getting you excited for when going outside isn’t miserable.
Tents and other camping gear, kayaks, grills, and more essentials are on sale, offering a rare chance to get your hands on this stuff for cheap before the masses rush to it in the spring.
If you’re not Mr. or Mrs. Wilderness yourself, we’re guessing at least one person on your gifting list is. You know those holiday movies where Santa brings someone a kayak and leans it up against the wall near the tree and everyone thinks it’s the sickest gift ever? You can be that badass Santa this year. Read more…
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