by Karen Fawcett | Feb 8, 2010
Savvy travelers are supposed to know what to do, and what not to do, in order to avoid being ripped off. But even the most sophisticated ones have been victims of nefarious characters and acts that have turned their trips into ones from hell. You’ve read the...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 27, 2010
When competition is tough, you need to develop a competitive product. And that goes for airlines. According to the French newspaper La Tribune, Air France is planning to go head to head with Easyjet and Ryanair by inaugurating a low-cost network of domestic flights...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 25, 2010
In these days of air travel, delays, flight cancellations and more, a whole lot of humor helps. Or you may end up beating your head against the wall. With this in mind, here are some amusing and painful stories. I bet there are plenty more floating around in the not...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 25, 2010
An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed with 92 passengers and crew members aboard on Monday, January 25th at approximately 4:30 a.m. Rescue workers have located the crash site of the plane just off the Lebanese coast. Lebanon’s Transport Minister Ghazi al-Aridi...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 11, 2010
For the fifth consecutive year, International Living has announced that France has the best standard of living in the world. As someone who lives there, loves it and writes about France, this should make my heart sing – and does. But being a pragmatist, there...