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Delta is rated the best US airline for the fifth year in a row, and United is number two. JetBlue, Spirit, Allegiant and Frontier are the worst. After Delta and United, rounding out the top five are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest airlines, in that order. That’s according to the annual Best Airlines Report,
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Of course it would be Las Vegas. We’re talking about the first-ever cannabis-friendly hotel in the city known for gambling, scantily-clad showgirls, star chef restaurants, top name concert stars and one of the most famous marketing campaigns in tourism history, “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas”. So you can enjoy your joint, spliff, bong,
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Teens can work-out for free all summer at 2,400 Planet Fitness locations in the US and Canada through the chain’s High School Summer Pass program. The free offer is for registered high school students aged 14-19, whether or not a parent or guardian is a paying club member, being offered May 15 through August 31.
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Along with an exclusive color and other features, the 2024 GMC Hummer EV Omega Edition is a tough-as-nails tricked-out off-roader able to launch Zero-60 in 3.5 seconds. And expensive – at $149,995, its nearly double the price of the regular production model. Do you really need to spend nearly $70,000 extra for special blue paint
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May is Military Appreciation Month, and a good time to remind ecoXplorer followers that current and retired US Military and Gold Star Families now are entitled to FREE admission year-round to national parks and historic sites and other federal lands. It’s a new lifetime perk, authorized in 2022 by the Biden Administration. New lifetime passes
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Lucky me – I met King Charles III – when he was still Prince Charles – up close and personal, however briefly. He was in Austin to celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial (150th Birthday), and I was there to film him cutting the world’s largest birthday cake with Sam Houston’s sword. The cake measured 110 feet
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Live Nation is bringing back Concert Week, offering music fans an unbeatable deal: $25 all-in tickets to more than live 3,800 music shows from top acts across North America in 2023. The limited-time ticket offer includes more than 300 of todays most popular performers across a wide variety of genres, including: Country, Latin, R&B, Metal,
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Active duty U.S. military and their families receive free admission to more than 2,000 museums and other attractions throughout the United States through the Blue Star Museums program. The 2023 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. When it launched in 2010, there were 700
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Circle K is the latest national chain to open EV charging stations at its roadside locations – and the first to use chargers made in the USA. The first site is in Wytheville, Virginia, along Interstate 81 at State Highway 121. This site supports still-limited charging availability in the Appalachian region, and is part of
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You are busy. So busy that you sometimes miss things. That’s why we are publishing this Weekend Round-up of the most popular articles of the week, along with some reminders of things to come. ecoXplorer readers have been clicking on these posts past week: Dining Out – Food is always popular with ecoXplorer followers. Save
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