8 most popular travel stories of 2008

December 25, 2008

The votes are in. Here are the most popular posts of 2008, as determined by you, my readers.

1. Stay home! 4 days when you shouldn’t travel — A look at the “B” list of blackout dates for 2008.

2. Banned for life for being too pretty — Can an airline kick you off a flight for being too attractive?

3. Grandmother arrested after refusing to delete JetBlue fight video — Beware of amateur videographers on JetBlue flights.

4. 6 secrets car rental companies don’t want you to know — Psst! Don’t tell anyone.

5. Scammed Southwest customer goes after con artist with nine iron — A golfer gets even with a scam artist.

6. Here’s the video that got grandma detained on JetBlue flight — Grandma has her revenge.

7. Bumping games: how American redefined ‘denied boarding’ — Depends what the definition of “is” is.

8. Illusionist reveals TSA is all smoke and mirrors — Required reading for TSA recruits.

Thank you for your tips, comments and visits in 2008.

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Josh Friedman December 25, 2008 at 11:25 am

Looks like fun Christmas reading. I just discovered your site yesterday and look forward to checking it out.

Passing Through December 25, 2008 at 12:03 pm

Why was commenting turned off for that post about the woman who was obviously scamming NCL with her blatant lies? Ya know, the one from the 23rd.

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