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Nickelodeon Family Suites
Spongebob Squarepants on the wall of a kid suite at the Nickelodeon Family Suites. When a Flight Delay or Cancellation is Caused by the Airline
Having worked for an airline for almost 15 years, I've seen a lot of the unavoidable reality of air travel - flights will delay or cancel. There are two types... Cast Your Vote: 2009 World Savers Awards
Taken a green trip lately? Booked yourself into an eco-efficient hotel? Conde Nast Traveler wants to know. We're looking for nominees for our annual World Savers Awards, which honor the best in earth-friendly travel, from hotels to cruise lines to airlines to tour companies. We'll send your nominees an application that covers five areas of good works: poverty alleviation, cultural and environmental preservation, wildlife conservation, health, and education.
Photos of Disney's Polynesian Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Pictures of rooms, lobby, pool, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Polynesian Resort in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design
Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
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