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Jet Blue Soars Past 100 Daily Flights At Logan

BOSTON (CBS) - Thursday was a red-letter day for JetBlue and Logan International Airport. It was the first time that the airline passed the 100 flight mark for outgoing and inbound Boston service. The...

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Expedia Customers Complain Mistakes Cost Them Big Money

PLAISTOW, NH (CBS) – Nancy DiPirro of Plaistow, New Hampshire loves to travel and every year she books a weekend away with a group of girlfriends. This year it was a trip to sunny Cancun to break up...

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Money Matters – Small Business Week: Deductions

BOSTON (CBS) – So what can you deduct if you are self-employed? A lot! Download: feadl021.mp3 Let’s start with your car. You can either deduct the actual expenses of driving your car or you can use a...

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Memorial Day Weekend Travel Expected To Be Up

BOSTON (CBS) — Memorial Day travel is up from last year. A lot of locals are enjoying a little relief at the pump and hitting the road. According to a TripAdvisor survey, 30 percent of Boston residents...

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Money Matters – Retirement Truths: Retirement Dress Rehearsal

BOSTON (CBS) – You may want to test the waters before you dive into retirement. Retirement Dress Rehearsal I think before we start retirement for real, that we should consider a dress rehearsal to see...

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Courtroom Notes: Greig & Bulger’s Many Aliases

BOSTON (CBS) – Katherine Greig was due back in court on Wednesday to find out if a judge would grant her bail.  Whitey Bulger’s longtime companion spent 16 years on the run with him. Also Read: Photos...

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Money Matters – Good Stuff Cheaper: Travel

BOSTON (CBS) – Gas is around $3.69. Hard to rationalize getting in your car and driving far for a vacation. Saving On Travel So where can you go on the cheap? Try New England. We live in one of the...

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Exploring The Franklin Park Zoo

Franklin Park Zoo One Franklin Park Road, Dorchester, MA Cost: Kids under 2 free, ages 2-12 $10, over 12 $16, seniors $13 website and info Are you planning to visit the Franklin Park Zoo? Although the...

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Local Company Helps Travelers Save Hundreds

BOSTON (CBS) – The only thing Ashley Gutermuth of Somerville likes better than traveling is getting a deal on traveling. She recently saved a great deal of money on a recent trip to Las Vegas. “I kind...

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All Things Travel: JetBlue Expands

BOSTON (CBS) – Already the number one airline in Boston, JetBlue Airways is looking to expand next year at both the Providence and Worcester airports. The Providence start-up could come as soon as this...

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Flying For The Holidays? It Will Cost More This Year

BOSTON (CBS) – Getting home for the holidays will be more expensive this year. Flights for Thanksgiving out of Logan are averaging 16% more this year. Nationally, they are up about 10%. It all comes...

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Thanksgiving Travel Week Forecast: One Unpleasant Day

BOSTON (CBS) – No doubt about it, we have been pretty lucky this November in the weather department. We have had just 2 days with below normal temperatures in the last two weeks and thus far we are...

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All Things Travel: Hotel Biz Centers Being Replaced By Wi-Fi

BOSTON (CBS) – The hotel business center is going away. It is being replaced by a Wi-Fi business gathering spot in the lobby and Sheraton Hotels is leading the way. The Sheraton Boston Hotel was part...

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Are Travel Review Websites Reliable?

BOSTON (CBS) – Vacations are expensive and most travelers want to know exactly what they are getting for their hard-earned dollars. That is why many check online reviews of hotels and resorts before...

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Boomers On My Mind: Retiring Early

BOSTON (CBS) – In doing research for one of my books, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Retiring Early, I found that early for most people was retiring at 55. Retiring Early The oldest boomers are turning...

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Cyber Criminals Target Rewards, Frequent Flyer Miles

BOSTON (CBS) – Travel miles and rewards are the latest target for cyber criminals. Unsuspecting consumers are losing thousands of dollars to deceptive schemes. Michael and Katherine Hynes work long...

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Travel Alert Worries? Travel With Jay Talkin. Lets Go To Croatia.

It’s spring of 2013 and you need a change. Perhaps you are sick and tired of sweating the “bad economy,” and you are looking for a new place to go for a vacation. You are tired of road trips and...

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Small Business Week: Deductions

BOSTON (CBS) – So what can you deduct if you are self-employed? A lot! Small Business Week: Deductions Let’s start with your car. You can either deduct the actual expenses of driving your car or you...

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Retirement Isn’t All Fun And Games

BOSTON (CBS) – The reality is you need to plan for the soft side of retirement as well as the financial side. I have heard from many listeners who have flunked retirement. Retirement Isn’t All Fun And...

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Flying Becomes Less Friendly For Families

BOSTON (CBS) – Flying is becoming less and less friendly for families. On top of higher ticket prices families may have to pay even more to sit next to one another. The fees can run $5 to $100 per...

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Boston Gets Transportation Lesson From Spain

BOSTON (CBS) – Barcelona and the Catalonia region of Spain came to Northeastern University to give Boston a lesson on how to invest in regional transportation. The morning conference on June 20th was...

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Travelers Bringing More Electronics With Them, Causing Some Problems

BOSTON (CBS) – Americans aren’t just packing their bathing suits and novels for vacation.  Increasingly, they are saddled with a multitude of electronic devices. Traveling with so many gadgets can...

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All Things Travel: MassDOT Announces Mode Shift Goal

BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts is getting serious about getting people out of their cars and into biking, walking and more use of public and private transit. In separate events in Springfield and Boston,...

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Logan Airport Getting Back To Normal After Hurricane Sandy

BOSTON (CBS) – Logan Airport in Boston is using old fashion face-to-face communications to get operations back to normal after Hurricane Sandy this week. The airport never closed, but domestic and...

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Officials Urge Travelers To Use Public Transportation During Thanksgiving Week

BOSTON (CBS) – State transportation officials are hoping everyone gets to their Thanksgiving destinations with the least amount of hassle this year. Check Traffic Massport, the T and the MassDot held...

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Opinion: We Must Fix Our Crumbling Infrastructure

Most Americans who traveled during this Thanksgiving holiday came face to face with an American reality: while there is much to be thankful for, our infrastructure is not one of those things. The fact...

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Toucher & Rich: Fred’s Travel Horror Story

Going on vacation is usually supposed to be a relaxing time, although the traveling can sometimes cause unwanted headaches. This was the case on Fred’s recent vacation to Florida  – both getting down...

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Boston Locked Down: Trains, Buses Halted, Planes Flying

NEW YORK (AP) — Transportation to and from the Boston area is virtually shut down Friday morning, with the exception of airplanes, which continue to take off and land at Logan International Airport....

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How Would You Improve The Air Travel Experience?

Summer vacation approaches and with it comes pressure to get the most out of those precious days off. While it is true that a stay-cation may be just the thing for some quality R & R, there are...

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What Can You Deduct If You Are Self-Employed?

BOSTON (CBS) – So what can you deduct if you are self-employed? A lot! What Can You Deduct If You Are Self-Employed? Let’s start with your car. You can either deduct the actual expenses of driving your...

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Daily Talker: ID Badge For Disabled Flyers?

Summer travel season is upon us.  And we would all love to zip through airport security. It turns out some people may have figured out a way to do just that.  Airports report the number of people using...

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Jay Talking Will Take You On A Train Journey From Chicago To Los Angeles.

Bradley Jay took Jay Talking on the railroad to give you a real sense of American train travel and the people who ride the rails. The trip began at Union Station in Chicago and terminated in Los...

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Bradley Jay : ‘Amtrak’s Zeyphr Is A Fantastic Fall Experience.’

Bradley Jay is the host of the Jay Talking radio show which airs every Sunday evening at 10pm on WBZ NewsRadio 1030. Consider this: Travel by rail can be slow, inconvenient, and uncomfortable, but you...

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Keller @ Large: Mass. Pike 2nd Worst Road In America

The Weather Channel ranked the Mass Pike the second worst road in America for congestion during the holidays.

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VIP Discount Travel Sites Growing

BOSTON  (CBS) — Want to get away? What if we told you there’s a way to travel in luxury at a low price that will have you flying high? Members only shopping sites have long been popular, but those...

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Tips On Redeeming Airline Miles

BOSTON (CBS) – Airline rewards miles are pretty easy to earn, but they can be tough to redeem. Les Rubinstein has accrued plenty of miles and is trying to figure out what to do with them. “It’s just...

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Snowy Winter Sending Bay Staters To Warmer Climates

DEDHAM (CBS) — This winter is driving most of us crazy, and some of us to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Business is definitely up for local travel agents, with lots of people too fed up and exhausted to...

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DCR’s Park Passport Program Expands

BOSTON (CBS) — Getting a passport can lead to travels far and wide, and that’s just what the Department of Conservation and Recreation is hoping as it expands its park passport program. Now in its...

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Gov. Patrick Hitting The Road

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is hitting the road again and won’t be back until the middle of the month. Patrick plans to deliver a speech at a Democratic Party dinner in Colorado on Saturday. He...

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New Gadgets Help Make Traveling With Kids Less Stressful

BOSTON (CBS) – The holidays mean travel for many families and anyone with small kids knows that carting around all that stuff can be overwhelming. The good news is there are several new gadgets...

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