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How Do Rental Car Companies Retire Old Cars?
Alison Griswold
Aug 28, 2015
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How Do Specific Toiletry Brands Make It Into Hotel Bathrooms?
Leon Neyfakh
Aug 26, 2015
5:56 AM
Do You Really Need an RFID-Blocking Wallet?
Will Oremus
Aug 25, 2015
8:30 AM
Charging Food and Drink to Your Hotel Room Is Easy! So How Do Hotels Keep People From Abusing the System?
Derreck Johnson
Aug 24, 2015
5:56 AM
Why Are Saltwater Taffy and Fudge So Popular in Beach Towns?
Lisa Wong Macabasco
Aug 21, 2015
4:44 AM
Hotel Rooms Are Supposed to Be Comforting—So Why Do Their Carpets Feel So Strange?
Chris Kirk
Aug 19, 2015
9:03 AM
Who Was the First Hotel Concierge?
J. Bryan Lowder
Aug 18, 2015
8:00 AM
On the U.S. Customs Form, Most People Check “No.” What Happens if You Check “Yes”?
L.V. Anderson
Aug 17, 2015
6:00 AM
Where did the fresh-baked hotel welcome cookie come from?
Laura Bradley
Aug 14, 2015
4:44 AM
Is It Illegal to Ignore the Airplane Seatbelt Sign During a Bathroom Emergency?
Jeff Friedrich
Aug 12, 2015
5:56 AM
A Mini History of “World’s Largest” Roadside Attractions
Forrest Wickman
Aug 11, 2015
5:45 AM
Ice Is Not Necessary. So Why Do Hotels Provide It for Free?
Heather Schwedel
Aug 10, 2015
4:45 AM
What’s the Safest Way to Travel With Cash?
Lily Hay Newman
Aug 07, 2015
10:09 AM
Can You Get Honeymoon Treatment From Hotels Without Reserving the Suite?
Aisha Harris
Aug 05, 2015
9:58 AM
What’s the Ideal Distance Between Rest Stops?
Lisa Wong Macabasco
Aug 03, 2015
5:46 AM
Summer Travel Is a Difficult, Vexing Business. The Travel Explainer Is Here to Help!
J. Bryan Lowder
Aug 03, 2015
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