by Charlie Leocha | May 13, 2011
In a surprising vote, the House Appropriations Committee’s Homeland Security subcommittee voted down the TSA request for more more funds for purchase more scanners and train more TSA officers to staff them. This is a watershed moment. For the first time, those...
by Charlie Leocha | May 13, 2011
Here is a list of the 2010 compensation of airline CEOs. It has never been such a good time to be an airline CEO. Never have companies lost so much money over time while giving their top executives so much in compensation. Think back to the founders of many of these...
by Charlie Leocha | May 13, 2011
Mississippi River flooding spares some tourist areas, threatens others Memphis is letting travelers know that they are open for business. Just downstream, the news isn’t so good. However, with news reports of flooding in Memphis and reporters pointing to Beale...
by Charlie Leocha | May 12, 2011
In Europe, many airlines have introduced a new wrinkle in their fee structure — an increase in the charge to use a credit card to purchase your ticket. Even British Airways and Virgin are socking it to their passengers for the convenience of using a credit card. These...
by Charlie Leocha | May 12, 2011
Editor’s note: The use of mobile apps is exploding and it is affecting travel in a big way. This survey by Frommer’s provides some specifics that the publisher has gleaned from their research. The number of consumers accessing travel information via mobile...
