Delta Airlines says it will extend flight credits, on customer accounts, from 2022 expirations out to end of 2023, for use with travel booked through end of 2024.
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Minor update
I continue to read a 1,000-page college text on international business – about one third of the way through that. Am also reading “Cheese, Wine and Bread” by Katie Quinn….
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State Department: Plan for Covid if traveling internationally
Geesh – one would think most travelers would be planning for what to do if they get Covid while traveling? Perhaps not!
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Surprising International Connections You Probably Never Knew
Did you know that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was once a U.S. citizen?
Did you know that Sen. Ted Cruz was once a Canadian citizen?
Did you know that Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii and is a U.S. citizen also held citizenship in Kenya and Indonesia in his youth (as dual citizen with the U.S.)?
Fascinating stuff that blew my mind. These examples and more point to the critical importance of having international experience and “global thinking” capability.
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Demand for Bilingual Workers in the U.S.
Demand for multi-lingual workers in the U.S. is increasing. Unfortunately, U.S. public education has among the worst language education of any developed nation.
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Princeton University cancels most study abroad programs for Spring 2022
Study abroad trips set to take place in Czechia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have all been canceled for spring 2022 due to concerns surrounding the…
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Global citizenship and taxes in the 21st century
Dual residency or dual citizenship is growing in popularity. I suspect that in the 21st century, having either will become common for the elite and even much of the professional class. I was stunned to learn that until 2017, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held U.S. citizenship.
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Spend money: “What Happens When You Get a Positive Covid-19 Test Traveling Overseas”
What happens if you test positive for Covid-19 while traveling internationally?
Generally, you’ll need to quarantine up to two weeks, at your own expense, plus cover other costs and subsequent airfare home. The solution is that trip and travel health insurance are becoming de facto mandatory.
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I am missing something: How does someone have 3x more “points” than they can use for travel?
Hmmmm…. many experienced travelers boast of traveling for free due to have many points and other promotions. I do not yet understand how this works, or if they are exaggerating.
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National Geographic spent decades as a racist reporter of life – and that is their own conclusion
From its founding in to the 1970s, the National Geographic Magazine portrayed other cultures through the lens of their own racism and developed nation biases, ignoring people of color and portraying “natives” as “exotics”, frequently as some type of “savage”.
And that is the conclusion of their own report back in 2018, not mere random accusations.
There’s more – to this day I am unable to view anything from NGS as a reputable source of information.
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