by Janice Hough | Nov 12, 2010
While many travelers are still planning last-minute holiday vacations, others are already working on next summer. They figure that planning seven or eight months in advance should put them ahead of the game, right? Well, if the object is to fly in business class to...
by Janice Hough | Nov 11, 2010
For most travelers, so far the engine room fire aboard the Carnival Splendor has merely been an interesting news story. And fortunately, it appears as if no one has been injured. A larger question now looms. How might this incident affect cruising in future. Although...
by Janice Hough | Nov 10, 2010
Passengers on the Carnival Splendor may not think the current situation is very funny. And yeah, being adrift in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico while you’re supposed to be on a vacation isn’t probably anyone’s idea of a good time. In short, for...
by Janice Hough | Nov 9, 2010
Airline schedule changes are an unfortunate fact of the traffic business; especially when they result in missed connections or new times that don’t work with travel plans. Why do airlines do it? Sometimes it’s an increase or decrease in demand, other times...
by Janice Hough | Nov 8, 2010
For some, November is late for booking travel around the Christmas holidays. But any travel agent or airline/hotel reservation agent knows the refrain this time of year — “I just want to go somewhere warm where I can get a good deal.” This year, the answer...