by Charlie Leocha | Jul 5, 2019
Be aware of international data roaming when traveling. What you don’t know can really hurt financially This is not an advertisement for T-Mobile, but travelers who use the T-Mobile services while traveling have no new limits on their text messages or data....
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 4, 2019
Load factors make every summer travel day packed, but with different travelers With load factors pushing and often exceeding 80 percent, planes and airports can’t get much more crowded than they have been for the first half of this year. In fact, the airlines...
by Christopher Elliott | Jul 3, 2019
There’s no shortage of expert tips for buying travel insurance online. But where’s a pro when you really need one? That’s what Mike Mehta wanted to know when he contacted me recently. “Is travel insurance worth buying?” he asked....
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 2, 2019
Airline On-Time statistics are posted on airline websites, but they are not easy to find. 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...
by Ned S. Levi | Jul 1, 2019
Using a smartphone or camera make fireworks photos better Thursday is July 4, Independence Day, in the U.S. The nation’s second president, John Adams, is in large part responsible for how it’s celebrated. In his July 3, 1776 letter to Abigail, his wife, he...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 30, 2019
Today we read about facial recognition being introduced for international travelers departing from the US. We examine the pollution of cruise lines from environmental dumping to CO2 emissions. And, finally, readers can watch a video describing the new Amtrak train...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 29, 2019
The Anchorage Museum combines the power of nature with art, culture, and determination. A trip to Anchorage, Alaska, is really about the great outdoors. The scenic beauty surrounds you from the moment you step off the plane. Sorry, but no one ever gazed on Anchorage...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 28, 2019
There is no compensation for delays, missed family events, unused reservations and more from airline computer system outages Travelers United now has a document in their hands that provides an overview of information technology (IT) outages in commercial aviation. It...
by Janice Hough | Jun 27, 2019
Here are three reasons why a weather delay makes schedules @#%*!+$# A client emailed me in a cranky mood. His plane to San Francisco was stuck in a weather delay for two hours, and then was sitting on the tarmac in Newark for over an hour. He was a victim of...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 25, 2019
For years Travelers United has stood by the Open Skies Agreements forged between the US and more than 120 partners. Since 1992, the United States has pursued an “open-skies” policy designed to eliminate government involvement in airline decision-making about routes,...
