Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Mini-bar? No? TSA Bar? Yes? Cool.

Joe Sharkey writes for the New York Times on all things travel related. Here's his latest with regards to recent airline restrictions of carry-on items and how some hotels are responding to it.

A ROOM WITH DEODORANT

Around the country, many hotels rushed to assure arriving guests who didn’t check bags that they could easily replenish cosmetics, toothpaste and other liquid or gel items no longer allowed in carry-on bags. One resort in the Florida Keys, Little Palm Island, is asking guests to call ahead and say what kind of toiletries they want stocked in their rooms. In New York City, the Exchange Hotel near Wall Street (average room rate $375, according to TripAdvisor.com) is giving guests a $25 gift card for a nearby drugstore. And the Lemon Tree Inn in Naples, Fla., has set up a TSA Bar (Toiletries Snagged Again) where guests can simply take items they need, from personal-size toothpaste to deodorant. more>>

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