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Oahu to Implement Bike-Share Program

Posted by jessie under News, Travel

If you happen to be living or traveling in Oahu next summer, you may be able to get around on new rental bicycles that are part of a proposed ride-share program.

Starting next June, Oahu plans to launch the Momentum B-cycle project, a privately-funded pilot program with a goal is of having bike racks across Oahu located within a five mile radius of rail transit stops.

People would be able to pay to rent a bike in one place, and leave it at a designated rack at their destination. Initially, there will be ten solar-powered bike racks where riders will be able to unlock a bike by swiping either their credit card or bike-share pass.

People who paid for the service would be able to check bikes out and drop them off at locations on Oahu, making it easier for residents and tourists to access mass transit and other points of interest around the island.

Anyone who wants to use the bikes will be able to purchase a weekly, monthly or yearly pass.
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Airport Employees get Politeness Training for the Holidays

Posted by jessie under Travel

Everyone knows that air travel can be a very stressful experience, especially if you’re travelling during the busy holiday season. The combination of already tired and stressed out passengers, delayed or cancelled flights, lost luggage, crowded planes and a whole host of other problems can easily lead to aggressive outbursts from passengers and airport employees alike.

This Thanksgiving there are expected to be 24 million people traveling by air. In an effort to make the situation a little less stressful, Newark Liberty International Airport is implementing a training program to help their employees to be more polite and offer a higher level of customer service.
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More Family Lanes to Appear at Airport Security Checkpoints

Posted by jessie under News, Travel

The TSA is expanding family lanes at nearly every airport just in time for the Thanksgiving and the busy holiday travel season.

By November 20th, family lanes will have opened at 533 airport checkpoints by November 20th. The lanes are intended to help people who are traveling with children and will have people on-hand to assist parents.

The family lanes will allow families to move through specially-designated lanes at their own pace. The lanes will be permanent additions at security checkpoints at every large and midsize airport.

The family lanes will also feature special scanners for screening large bottles of liquids deemed “medically necessary.” Anyone who is carrying a bottle of liquid more than three ounces will be directed to the scanners in these lanes, even if they are not traveling with a family.
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Ads to Appear in Security Checkpoint Bins Nationwide

Posted by jessie under News, Travel

Next time you take off your shoes and jacket and place them in a bin at an airport security checkpoint, you might see an advertisement staring up at you. The Transportation Security Administration has given the go-ahead to allow airports across the nation to sell advertising space in the bottoms of security checkpoint bins

If you’ve been traveling during the past year you may have already seen ads in the bottom of security checkpoint plastic bins.

Fourteen airports were participants in the Divestiture Bin Pilot Program, which allowed vendors to advertise in bins at security checkpoints. Now the program is expanding to be nationwide.

According to the TSA, the program is geared towards upgrading the equipment used at airport checkpoints. As payment for the advertising space, advertisers purchase the plastic bins, steel tables and carts for screeners that are used at checkpoints.
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