So how big a lie would you tell to get a travel discount?

So how big a lie would you tell for a discount on travel? Americans love a bargain. And the vagaries of travel pricing certainly don’t discourage anyone from doing what they can to save money. Many discount hunting strategies are legal, others are gray areas and...

4 personality types of an airport book signing

In all my travels, I had never seen an author signing books in an airport book store. That’s why the idea seemed so perfect when the opportunity arose to hit the road for an “Airport Book Tour” for my book Step Back from the Baggage Claim: Change the World, Start at...

My furry Valentine

As the holiday of hearts approaches, you’re probably thinking long-stemmed roses served on a breakfast tray in a 5-star hotel. Then, hmmm … snuggling, doing the love thang, champagne, chocolate, doing the love thang again, bundling up for a hand-holding stroll,...

GAO: No formal testing for whole-body scanners

With all of the privacy concerns being registered regarding the whole-body scanners, we don’t even know if the machines work … we’re just taking the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) word. And TSA doesn’t really know...

It’s India, do you know where your children are?

This is the part two to my series on travel safety, and it’s all about kids – because your kids should be your number one priority when you travel. Although travel isn’t inherently dangerous, the mere fact of going to places unknown does mean additional safeguards are...

This weekend’s blizzard odyssey

This past weekend was a travel disaster for folks trying to get outta Dodge in the Northeast. I even heard from friends pleading with me to help, as if I could get BWI airport to open. Yep, anyone headed anywhere by plane, train or automobile was stranded. Amtrak...

Being robbed on the road

Savvy travelers are supposed to know what to do, and what not to do, in order to avoid being ripped off. But even the most sophisticated ones have been victims of nefarious characters and acts that have turned their trips into ones from hell. You’ve read the...