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What we’re watching: Opera in Buenos Aires shopping mall and three classic tango videos

by Charlie Leocha | Dec 4, 2010

A friend just sent this first video to me. It came serendipitously at the same time I met with friends who had just returned from a trip to Buenos Aires and Patagonia where they had a chance, while in the city, to learn a bit about Tango. This first video is an...

Weekend what we’re reading: Delta Queen comeback, epic western snow, pilots happy and mad

by Charlie Leocha | Nov 27, 2010

The Mississippi paddle-wheeler, the Delta Queen, may be back on its route along the storied river. It seems that the incoming House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, Rep. Mica from Florida is a keen fan of the old riverboats. There may be a new...

What we’re reading: A spa for real men, Fed rental car crack-down, AA upsets fare cart

by Charlie Leocha | Nov 25, 2010

Spas for real men From a friend of mine in Finland, comes this photo of a spa for real men. In a country where every respectable home has its own sauna and rolling in the snow after super-heating your body for ten minutes is a national obsession, we learn that soaking...

Report from the front: All quiet yesterday at Reagan-National Airport in DC

by Charlie Leocha | Nov 25, 2010

The feared uprising of passengers and the possibility of mass opt-out requests never materialized. It seems that though the American public have no desire to have their “junk” touched, they would rather get home as quickly and hassle-free as possible to...

Hidden airline fees this Thanksgiving could buy 12 million turkeys

by Charlie Leocha | Nov 22, 2010

Americans Will Pay the Equivalent of 12 Million Turkeys in Hidden Airline Fees While Traveling Over Thanksgiving It’s time to talk turkey about hidden airline fees, says the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), a non-profit organization promoting consumer interests...
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These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.

  • – Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
  • – Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
  • – Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
  • – Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
  • – Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
  • – Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
  • – Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
  • – Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
  • – Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.

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