As we found out on our flight to New York last week, British Airways takes its holding-onto-childrens-innocence policy very seriously. For a start, its the only airline we know of where the crew announces that its possible to block some of the channels, if parents dont want their little darlings watching things like .

And in case you missed the announcement, there’s still time to hold on to their innocentBA is also the only airline weve recently flown that flashes a warning when you select adult films. On this flight, scored it; on our last one, it was .

Interestingly, uber-violent didnt come with a warning.

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Airways, British Airways

Less than One Third of Companies Have Updated their Travel Policies within the Last Year According to New Research from American Express Global Business Travel

New research by American Express Global Business Travel outlines gaps and opportunities for companies to strengthen managed travel programs by focusing on their travel and expense policies early this year. Analyzing nearly 100 travel policies of global, multinational, and mid-sized companies, the research shows less than one third of these companies overall have updated their travel policies within the last year.

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Policies, Travel Policies

There’s nothing quite like the freedom of a sailing vacation. What else matches the excitement of choosing your yacht and then, if you’re anything like me, counting the days until you set sail.

 It’s easy to lose yourself in preparing your itinerary and deciding which exotic part of the world to visit. The luxury of taking things at your own pace and in your own time is hard to beat.

 

Sailing on a bareboat charter isn’t like any other vacation, mainly due to the freedom that comes with setting sail for the open sea, with your destination completely in your own hands. But as Spid

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Sailing, Sailing Tips

The Swift 22-inch rolling bag is another winner from Eagle Creekif you prefer an open compartment over multiple pockets.

With most airlines sticking it to you for checking a bag on domestic flights, but only one in the U.S. charging you for a carry-on, most frequent fliers have gravitated to a 22-inch bag.  These generally fit into the overhead bin okay and if youre just moving around airports and hotels, youve got wheels to make it easy. If you pack well, you can get by for four or five days with one this size, or longer if you do some laundry. This Swift one from Eagle Creek has a capacity of 45 liters or 2,750 cubic inches.

Theres nothing fancy about the organization of this bag.

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Eagle Creek, Swift, Swift 22

Despite some difficulties during construction Disney Fantasy, sister ship of Disney Dream, reached a major milestone this weekend with a float-out on Sunday from Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.

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Fantasy, Fantasy Floatout