by Charlie Leocha | Jul 1, 2010
Priceline.com released its annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend. Here is their survey. This year, Chicago’s Millennium Park replaces last year’s winner, New Orleans, as the most popular July 4th destination among...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 29, 2010
During the summer, border crossing between the U.S.A. and Canada increases as tourists flow both ways. What was once upon a time one of the most benign border-crossing experiences, is now fraught with new rules. These agencies, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 29, 2010
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) is the ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Here is his op-ed regarding the bureaucratic inefficiencies in the TSA. This was initially published in Politico. The federal agency charged with ensuring the...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 25, 2010
Chris Elliott has written this series of posts in order to make sense of the Transportation Department’s (DOT’s) proposed rules and offer the most informed feedback during its commenting period. Comments will be accepted until August 9th. Please take a moment to...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 24, 2010
Why, for the life of me, do airlines insist on keeping their fees as secret as possible? Almost 70 percent of the American public purchase airline tickets through travel agents and online. Airlines are effectively hiding their fees from these passengers. Moreso, the...
