by Janice Hough | Dec 28, 2010
Christmas may be over, but winter weather travel disasters are probably just beginning. So far this season, London Heathrow has been basically shut for a few days, and the New York area airports are just thinking about reopening after more than a 24-hour closure....
by Janice Hough | Dec 27, 2010
While unpleasant fellow travelers and vacationers often stick out in memory, I do firmly believe that most people are decent. While travel can be stress-inducing, bad behavior is fortunately an exception. The five percent jerk factor, while not scientific, is a pretty...
by Janice Hough | Dec 20, 2010
The young couple on our red-eye flight to Charlotte were clearly at the end of their rope. Before the door had even closed, so were most of the people within earshot. While they seemed to be very nice people, and were clearly trying their best, they were traveling...
by Janice Hough | Dec 10, 2010
United Airline’s Red Carpet Club, like Delta’s Crown Room and American’s Admirals Club, is a favored refuge of frequent travelers. Though the annual membership dues have been going up and sometimes it’s often hard to find a place to sit down,...
by Janice Hough | Dec 9, 2010
Somedays in the travel industry it seems like it would be simpler to list the countries where someone ISN’T on strike. As I write this, for example one travel agent newsletter has stories about Uruguay’s air traffic controllers striking to protest...
