Eight 2020 smartphone apps to help your travel
Traveling with a smartphone has become essential because of the assistance it can provide to travelers. While it gives users the critical ability to make emergency and other important calls while away from home, it does even more like a mobile computer that you can carry in your pocket. It allows users to buy tickets of all kinds, board planes and trains, safely walk through cities, translate menus, signs and directions in unfamiliar languages and much more.
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Sunday musings: Forgot your laptop? What can I bring through TSA? Basic economy pax happier
What should you do when you leave you laptop at a TSA checkpoint? What can you bring through the checkpoint? And, a study shows that Basic Economy passengers can be happier than those buying full coach fare tickets.
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Learn about this Austrian concentration camp and never forget
Mauthausen was one of the Third Reich’s largest concentration camps. It was built high upon an Austrian hill in Linz. The rationale behind concentration camps evolved over the war years. They began as a place for imprisoning people. Eventually, they changed to simply one of extermination.
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10 lost luggage rules for maximum compensation
There are rules that should be followed before traveling. There are rules when traveling and checking in baggage. And, finally, rules when luggage is lost, delayed or damaged. Passengers who follow these rules have far fewer lost and delayed baggage problems and get top compensation from the airlines.
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How to find on-time statistics on airline websites
The other day I discussed on-time flights and the importance of having enough time to get to connecting flights. I was also speaking about the hope that my checked baggage made the connection as well, The conversation came around to how can a passenger even know what the record for on-time arrival might be and where that information can be found.
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How should you travel with your pet?
DOT tightened some of its rules about service animals. It gave the green light for airlines to ask passengers traveling with a service animal to provide documentation related to vaccination, training or behavior. The policy shift has made air travelers pay more attention to the issue. For some, the answer to: “Should I fly with my pet” is “no.”
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Are travel agents only for rich people?
Travel agent fees are rising with other fees. So, “Are travel agents worth it?” This a question many ask. The answers is yes or no depending on the type of travel being done. Plus, travel agents/advisors have access to many hidden bargains that normal travelers will have difficulty finding.
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Why helicopter tour safety is so important
Travelers must be cautious when booking any helicopter tour! Recently, a tour helicopter with six travelers aboard crashed. It flew into a ridge on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, about 25 minutes after take-off. The flight set out to tour Kauai's Na Pali Coast, known...
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Sunday musings: 2020 Best Airlines, Wright Brother’s flights, Buying used cars from rental companies
What are the world’s safest airlines as we start 2020? Wright Brother’s history that ensured their legacy as the inventors of the airplane. Plus, find out whether buying a used car from a rental car company is safe. Can they be in worse shape than normal used cars?
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Fun and frivolity in a country setting at Branson
In contrast with the fast rides, non-stop entertainment, and frenzied activity, it’s somewhat ironic that the area initially was a favorite destination for fishermen seeking a quiet outing. Its rivers and warm water Table Rock Lake, continue to serve as magnets for anglers in search of largemouth bass and other freshwater fighters.
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