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• Canadian man forgets his passport, uses scan on his iPad to enter US
• 'Spa' ban threatens Maldives' tourism
• What U.S. city has the most vain residents?
• Tourists banned from Dutch pot cafes?
• Airline pilot startled by flying shark
• SATW annual meeting recap

• Gary - Borrowlenses.com
• Jen - The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyre, ewallet password storage
• Chris - Hobbiton Set in New Zealand
• Spud - glif iPhone holder

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• Flier charged with in-flight groping could be caned
• 20 best U.S. airports for tech travelers
• Top 10 US travel destinations for 2012
• The truth: Olympics will NOT bring more visitors to UK
• Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 cities for 2012
• Brooklyn globe-trotters make travel mag for the 'young, sexy and broke'

• Gary - West Coast Trip, VisaStamper.com, John Vanderpole's Big Year
• Jen - Ice Churches, Tim Cahill "Lost in my Own backyard"
• Chris - Vieques Puerto Rico
• Robert - The Artist

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• Choosing Your Airline Seat Based On Your Social Network
• LAX Declared World’s Most Social Airport
• We Handled This Poorly
• Some major U.S. hotels moving into Iraq
• House Republicans look to ‘strip’ TSA screeners of their ‘officer’ title
• iAmbassador controversy
• Alec Baldwin thrown off flight at LAX for refusing to turn off phone

• Gary - Double EQM on American
• Chris - Speechtrans iPhone App
• Aalastair - FurtherAfield.com
• Johnny - Hot Spots 2012, Travel Channel Jan 1.

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• Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Over Cancer Worries; Will U.S. Follow?
• Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit
• American Airlines food killed passenger, claims lawsuit
• AA declares bankrupcy
• Every year, about a dozen Japanese tourists are sent home to the "Paris syndrome"

• Pam - Coconut Glen's and Mamas Fish House on Maui
• Gary - gomiles.com
• Chris - PayPal dongle, Big Beach BBQ on Maui
• Jen - localyte.com, mother/child trips

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This Week's News

• Aussie court ends Qantas strike, fleet grounding
• 'Hug a pilot' scheme criticised
• Passengers on JetBlue, American Airlines left on tarmac for seven hours or more at Hartford airport
• Permanent Museum to Open in Rome's Airport
• Book Passage Conference
• Passports with Purpose

• Gary - Get air flow under your laptop to cool it down
• Chris - LongWayaround.com
• Pam - Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day by Doug Mack
• Don - Movie: The Way

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This Week's News

• Airport Security At LAX Misses Loaded Gun In Luggage
• Week in Review: Lipstick Knife & Lost and Found - And a few other tidbits…
• Face off: Hotel staff taught to read guests' body language
• Airline Flushes Away Passenger Comfort
• America's Best Restrooms
• BA's richest passengers let in on secret of surviving crashes
• Southwest plane diverts after flier threatens flight
• Virgin unveils fuel breakthrough
• Aggressive Panhandlers Blamed for San Francisco's Slipping Tourism Ranking
• Cannibalism of a German tourist
• Priority Pass

• JD - ClothingArts.com P-Cubed pants
• Jen - Traveler Century Club
• Chris - Intrepid Tours
• Gary - Sporcle Geography

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• Steve Jobs passing
• North Korea to finally open 'world's worst' hotel
• Thailand races to defend Bangkok from floods
• Japan 'offers 10,000 free trips to foreigners'
• Tourists warned 'all Kenya resorts at risk from attacks'
• Charleston wins top Conde Nast Traveler award

• Gary - Galapagos Islands
• Jen - RVing tips flush toilet don't stand in pee
• Jodi - Evernote