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Empire State Building New York

Chris flew United to NYC this week and stayed at the Best Western Herald Square, next to the Empire State Building (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):

1 New routes: LAX, SFO, Seattle, San Diego, Boston, New York, Atlanta

2 TSA PreCheck faces new strainsWeekend Edition

3 Trip Report: Aer Lingus, Economy class SFO-Dublin-Edinburgh

4 7 reasons to take the train instead of the plane

5 Singapore Airlines adds another nonstop from US

6 How to shop for summer airfare “deals”

7 This airline fee is fading fast

8 Airport briefs: LaGuardia, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Atlanta

9 Will Alaska preserve Virgin America’s brand?

10 What ‘Do Not Disturb’ really means at hotels

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Here’s the line at SFO’s busy Terminal 3 at 9 am last Tuesday. PreCheck took 3 minutes. Are TSA security delays overhyped? Leave your comments below.  (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

Links to stories from other sources that we thought you’d like to read:

Easy 500 Marriott Rewards points: Just follow ’em on Instagram (thru June 21 only)

Lengthy “pardon our dust” period at the world’s busiest airport

New security lanes at ATL 30% more efficient

Harvard Business School: Hidden benefits of business travel

Watergate Hotel

Rendering of “Top of the Gate” a new rooftop bar at the recently revamped Watergate Hotel (Image: Watergate Hotel)

Legendary Watergate hotel reopens in Washington DC

Uber/Lyft competitor Wingz files to serve Miami Airport

Alaska Airlines adds more bonus miles to its Visa card

Inside look at United’s San Francisco hub operation VIDEO (states that 500 Global Services members use SFO daily)

Europe clarifies its rules for airline passengers’ rights

New $4 million art installation debuts at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson

Hawaiian Airlines introduces bidding system for upgrades

Five years later, United’s flight attendant groups still haven’t merged

NOTE: Be sure to click here to see all recent TravelSkills posts about: How to get the BEST summer fare deals | One airline fee fading fast | Trip Report: Aer Lingus Economy Class | 5 top jobs for frequent travelers  | First class phase out coming soon

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