Travel Updates: More Unique Turkey Day Travel Destinations and No More Lost Luggageby Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger 09 Nov 2007 10:35 PM For the past few weeks I've been providing alternative destinations for those of you who are fed up with spending Thanksgiving Day passing the potatoes to your pea-throwing younger cousins and having to share a sofa bed with your second cousin's snoring Saint Bernard. This next Turkey Day destination will have you flying far, far away from Aunt Lucy's creamed corn--all the way to the other side of the Atlantic. Italy is a great place to celebrate this all-American holiday with some new friends. Specifically at the Bauer Hotel in Venice. That's where you'll find Francesca Bortolotto Possati, the owner of the property. He lived in America for many years and holds a traditional Thanksgiving meal at the hotel each year for guests and their friends. For $2,500 not only do you get a luxurious turkey spread, you'll also get four-night's accommodations. And one more tip for you Turkey Day travelers headed to the Big Apple. If you desperately want to take in the balloons and floats of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but you can't stand dealing with crowds and the finicky weather consider watching the spectacle from inside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. The building has four floors of glass windows, and some of its stores will be open Thanksgiving Day. NO MORE LOST LUGGAGE In a previous blog I shared the results of a new report that illustrated just how bad the state of airline baggage handling is the world over. To help ease the problem and give passengers a fighting chance to stay connected with their checked bags an innovative company is putting the finishing touches on a high-tech bag tracking system called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in which a tiny computer chip is embedded in each individual baggage tag. Travel experts predict RFID will in time become system-wide. What's more, some say once every airport in the U.S. has a tech-based bag tracking system in place, a nationwide network can then be set up in which all bags at all airports in the system can be tracked from one central location. Almost sounds too good to be true. Related Articles: Seasonal Travel: Spending Thanksgiving in New Mexico Untraditional Turkey Day Destinations Unique Thanksgiving Travel Destinations New York's Most Popular Seasonal Activities Holiday Travel: Saving Money On The Way To Grandma's House-Part 3 Holiday Travel: How To Save Money On The Way To Grandma's House--Part 2 Holiday Travel: How To Save Money On The Way To Grandma's House Holiday Travel: 10 Ways To Stay Healthy On Vacation Holiday Travel: 10 Ways To Save Time At The Airport Holiday Travel: Tips To Consider Before You Hit The Highway Holiday Travel: 10 Hotel Safety Tips Holiday Travel---The Escape Plan Holiday Travel: Dollars and Sense Learn more about Michele Cheplic  Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. Relevanttravel tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags lost luggage, new york, seasonal travel, Travel, Thanksgiving Discuss this article
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