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The Five Sacred Rules of All Private Golf Clubs

Filed under: Sports

Whether you're playing in Maine or New Mexico some things remain the same: the five sacred principles of how to behave at a private golf club. Each club has its own set of etiquette standards but these 5 rules apply everywhere.

Never throw a golf club in anger. Ever.
Don't change your shoes in the parking lot. It's tacky. Head to the locker room, that's what they're there for.
No blue jeans. Not even really nice, expensive ones.
Take your hat off when indoors or sitting down to eat.
Turn off your cell phone when on the course or in the clubhouse.

These are the basics that can be applied no matter where you go in the country, but if you're new to a particular course it is best to find out before you play what the particular etiquette standards are at that club. Some clubs are much stricter than the above list (i.e. no cell phones anywhere on the property, no swearing, women must wear skirts, etc) and you don't want to assume and embarrass yourself by inadvertently making a major social blunder.

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The Best Airlines and Airports for Smooth Travel

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

There's never a good time to experience travel delays, but no matter how thoroughly and carefully planned a trip might be, hangups and slowdowns always manage to pop up somehow. Airline travel is particularly riddled with schedule-related frustrations, and although there's no 'silver bullet' solution you can minimize inconvenient delays by traveling through the airports and on the airlines that have the best reputations for being on-time.

The airline with the fewest delays (according to numbers gathered by Travel & Leisure) is Hawaiian, but unless you're traveling to Hawaii you won't be able to enjoy their lovely 89.5% on time average. Thankfully other top contenders are a little more accessible, however, with Pinnacle and Southwest bringing in the top 3 with 83.4% and 83% averages respectively. (See the complete best and worst airlines list here.)

As for airports, Salt Lake City (SLC) is the #1 place to leave from (or to stop over at, as the case may be) with only 12% of their flights experiencing delays or cancellations. Portland (PDX) comes in at number two with 15%, and both Washington D.C. (DCA) and Minneapolis/St Paul (MSP) score 16% and so are tied for 3rd. (See the complete best and worst airports list here.)

Unfortunately geography often limits what options are available to travelers, but with these numbers in mind you can make the best choice and avoid as many frustrating inconveniences as possible. And in case you're wondering (which I'm sure you are) the single worst airline for delays is Comair with only 70.1% of its flights arriving on time, and the single worst airport is a three-way tie between Philadelphia (PHL), Atlanta (ATL), and Washington D.C. (IAD) all with 22% delay averages.

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