Airline seats as commodities

At the heart of the American Airlines/distribution system battles that are raging in the travel industry today is the bottom line of saving money. AA wants to basically distribute for free and cut out all of the middle men. The other central issue is what American...

ConsumerTraveler top stories of 2010

The year 2010 was tumultuous in travel. The Department of Transportation instituted the 3-hour tarmac-delay rule. Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland spewed ash for a month that canceled flights across Europe. Passengers finally said, “Enough” with TSA....

5 travel predictions for 2011 from Cheapflights.com

Cheapflights through its analysis of its Web traffic, flight search and general travel research predicts that solo and literary travel will increase, Brazil and Morocco will be hot, smart-phones will offer more travel info, airfares will rise and fees will increase....