The duplication paradox emerges when time travelers exist in the same time and place as their past or future selves.
But there are some downright touristy activities that have stood the test of time and are not only worth doing, they are absolute musts for first time travelers.
"Major airports have transformed considerably in the last decade to accommodate the shift in the amount of time travelers spend there, " said Barry Liben, CEO of Travel Leaders Group, in a press statement.
The blizzard of 2010 has certainly not been a great time for air travelers or for airlines.
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Applications can be made at any time, even if travelers have no specific travel plans.
They include lost productivity for business travelers and time that non-business passengers do not spend with relatives or on ski slopes.
Industry spokesmen say moving known passengers through the airport faster gives immigration and security officers more time to concentrate on travelers who might warrant greater scrutiny.
Regis Bahia Beach Resort (Puerto Rico) welcomes tax-stressed travelers to island time with a complimentary Rum Punch along with first-class style mail service courtesy of the St.
Budget-minded travelers with more free time would be better off using a local phone card or VoIP services.
Still, the agency is advising travelers to allow more time for longer lines.
For example, she says, business travelers should give themselves time to recover from the trip instead of scheduling meetings soon after they get back.
Travelers have an easier time getting free tickets on discount carriers in part because they generally have short flights with multiple departures each day on each route.
The third member of the classic triumvirate, their senior sparring partner Vacheron Constantin, produces the handsome Overseas, available in time-only models, world travelers or chronographs, with bracelets or straps.
Subway Time won't satisfy certain travelers as-is: it doesn't provide directions, and the earliest expansion to additional routes won't happen until the L line's information is linked up in six to 12 months.
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Netbooks, which have lower price points and focus on basic computing functions, rather than frills, appeal to children, travelers and first-time Internet users in emerging markets, where sales are expected to be particularly strong.
Why aren't they as sensitive to their customers' time, especially that of business travelers, who pay a disproportionately high share of airfares because they can't make unbreakable reservations a month or two in advance the way vacationers can?
The official advised travelers to allow for extra time before their flights.
The official advised travelers to allow for extra time before the flight.
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Most travelers arrive in a new time zone, take a sleeping pill to fall asleep at bedtime, drink coffee during the day to stay awake, and wait it out until they feel better, says Charmane Eastman, a professor of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, who has devised strategies for people seeking to minimize jet lag.
He aimed more squarely at business travelers, with better on-time performance coupled with fare boosts.
Maybe so, but it will take a long time for Bulgari to cast a spell on travelers in search of a new, glamorous type of hotel.
Driving hard bargains all the way, he has acquired at one time or another such financial brand names as Travelers Insurance, Shearson Hammill, Hayden Stone, Smith Barney, Commercial Credit, Loeb Rhoades, Salomon Bros. and finally Citicorp.
Friends of the travelers said that the trio have spent time or have lived in Western Europe and the Middle East.
At the new Citigroup, employees spend much time trying to work out whether Sandy Weill of Travelers or John Reed of Citicorp is top dog.
Here's why: Summer's a big time for drivers--more than 35 million travelers will hit the road over the Fourth of July weekend this year, according to the American Automobile Association.
Business travelers along the northeast will have a tough time getting to their destinations on time Monday.
The world may have gotten a lot smaller in that time, thanks to advances in electronic communication, but for travelers, it's also gotten a lot bigger.
"A recent passenger survey from the International Air Transport Association showed that 81% of travelers are interested in tracking their bags in real time, " explains CEO Harry Steck.
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The report looked at the extra travel time for peak period travel during 2003 divided by the number of travelers who began a trip during the peak period (6-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.).
That is why this was the first thing I wrote when I got home, in order to spare other travelers the pain they are now going through the next time they fly and something goes wrong.
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