by Christopher Elliott | Jul 22, 2026
A popular European consumer protection rule may have survived Europe’s airline lobby, but the airlines will come at the rule again. Mila Schoun knew what his downgrade was worth, but his airline pretended it didn’t. Schoun, a senior manufacturing engineer from...
by Janice Hough | Jul 21, 2026
5 airport danger points where infrequent fliers slow things down. There’s a scene in the movie “Up in the Air” that made most regular travelers either laugh or shake their heads in rueful agreement — George Clooney is telling his assistant about...
by Ned S. Levi | Jul 20, 2026
I discuss three of the worst cruise scams and how to recognize them to avoid becoming a victim of them. Here are three of the worst cruise scams. Unfortunately, like many travel genres, cruise vacations have their share of scams that can ruin the journey, end it...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 17, 2026
Uncle Sam wants you to dress better and improve flying behavior. Is there a connection? The Department of Transportation (DOT) started a campaign regarding “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You.” This DOT effort aims to encourage passengers to dress...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 16, 2026
Near monopolies make airlines anathema to good customer service. An old issue of The Atlantic started with these paragraphs. It dealt with customer service. That’s more than five years ago. A security guard stops a customer as she tries to enter a well-stocked...
by Christopher Elliott | Jul 15, 2026
Peace negotiators in Switzerland may be dotting the i’s on a deal to end the Iran war, but air travelers are still paying extra checked bag fees. Remember when jet fuel prices spiked after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran earlier this year? Every major...
by Janice Hough | Jul 14, 2026
When you have problems during airline travels, find a person to help you rather than depending on technology My client had a business class ticket to Paris from Newark, which meant the trip should have been a pleasure. Even with delays due to bad weather in New York,...
by Ned S. Levi | Jul 13, 2026
Commonsense precautions and actions can help airplane passengers survive the cold and lack of oxygen from aircraft decompression. Ryanair flight FR1878 was scheduled to fly from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, on Friday, July 10, 2026. It left 17 minutes...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 10, 2026
Do we need new rules for delayed and canceled flights? Will an EU system help in the US? I just returned from a trip to Spain. It seemed to me and my friends that the aviation system in Europe had avoided the horrible delayed and canceled flight experiences of the US....
by Janice Hough | Jul 8, 2026
In a high-tech world, it is good to have low-tech vacation travel tips. If you are reading this blog, you’re more than likely already a savvy traveler and have heard and read thousands of holiday travel tips before. You’re familiar with the litany of: show...
