The Clever Travel Companion Updates

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How safe are hostels?

How safe are hostels really? I'm sure you'll have that one friend who travelled to every country you've ever heard of and more who will swear by the safety and comfort of hostels, but really, how safe are they? This is a pretty popular question even among the most seasoned of travelers and the truth is, hostel safety and comfort can differ quite dramatically from place to place or hostel to...

Top tips for traveling with pets

The recent death of the puppyplaced by a flight attendant in the overhead binof a United Airlines plane conjures up distressing pictures and ideas of what it must be like for traveling pets or for the owners who need to entrust them to airline staff. Many people have been retelling their horror stories like the Forbes Author who remembered that years ago her crated poodle flew cargo from Miami to NYC....

The 20 most dangerous countries in the world

Some countries are better suited for tourists than others. The World Economic Forum recently released their Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, which analyzes the state of the travel and tourism sectors in 136 countries around the globe. As a part of this report, the WEF ranks the safety of each of those countries. To come up with this ranking, the forum "measures the extent to which a country exposes tourists and businesses to...

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