I'm an airport baggage handler. We're not sitting around when your bags are late — we're hustling as hard as we can behind the scenes.

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Rachel Bacha.

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A high school basketball coach is still out $10,000 after Southwest canceled a flight and left his whole team stranded in Las Vegas for 5 days over Christmas. They ended up chartering a bus to drive 18 hours home in the snow.

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The Rainier Beach High School boys basketball team.
The Rainier Beach High School boys basketball team.

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13 things Airbnb hosts wish their guests would stop doing

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An Airbnb logo held up in front of a rental property.
An Airbnb rental property.

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I flew on Singapore's Airbus A380 for 12 hours in economy from Germany to Singapore. The seat was surprisingly amenity-heavy and made the long trek easy.

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Singapore Airlines' A380 economy cabin.
Singapore Airlines' A380 economy cabin.

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I compared the best business-class trains I've ever taken in Canada and Italy, and my favorite cost half the price

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Insider's reporter upgraded to business class on train rides thorough Canada (L) and Italy (R) to see which was better.
Insider's reporter upgraded to business class on train rides in Canada (L) and Italy (R) to see which she liked better.

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I work remotely from the Maldives. Here's what I love about my routine — and what I find downright odd about life here.

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Reviewing resorts in the Maldives
Sarah Harvey moved to the Maldives in 2010 to take a job at a travel website. She eventually founded her own company, Manta Media, and continues to work remotely during extended stays on the islands.

Sarah Harvey

Airline passengers endured a 13-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New Zealand was forced to turn back mid-flight

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Emirates Boeing 777-300ER airplane
An Emirates jet flew almost halfway to New Zealand from Dubai before being forced to turn back.

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I worked from Vegas without telling my boss. It was perfect — until I had a surprise Zoom call in a casino.

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A person on a laptop in a casino

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I used to work as a chef in Philadelphia. Here are the 12 restaurants I always recommend to first-time visitors.

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The skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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I sailed on 3 of the newest cruise ships from Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Celebrity and the best was also the biggest ship. Here's how they compare.

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the Celebrity Apex cruise ship at sea as photographed through the window of a tender
The Celebrity Apex.

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