
Free Wi-Fi, more baggage charges and On-the-Road intelligence

By Joe Brancatelli HIGH-TECH TRAVELER Free Wi-Fi in the Air and the Airport: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and that means free Wi-Fi thanks to the folks at Google. The 800-pound gorilla of search engines will sponsor free Wi-Fi at more than 47 airports around the country until January 15. Google will also sponsor free in-flight on Virgin America flights . You can find all of the details here: http://www.freeholidaywifi.com Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport now offers free Wi-Fi service, but you’ll have to present your boarding pass …










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