by Ned S. Levi | May 25, 2026
It’s Memorial Day during America’s 250th birthday. We can honor America’s fallen heroes by visiting important sites in American history. In the United States, it’s Memorial Day today. The 250th American birthday and a day to honor and mourn...
by Charlie Leocha | May 22, 2026
Since 2002, passengers have paid TSA Aviation Security Checkpoint Fund whenever they pay for their airline tickets. Is it a tax or a user fee? Originally set at $2.50 per segment, Congress raised the Aviation Security Checkpoint Fund (TTSA) Fee to $5.60 per one-way...
by Charlie Leocha | May 21, 2026
Make international travel easier and less stressful with these customs agents’ tips. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presents this list of customs agents’ tips for anyone traveling internationally. These tips can be found in the CBP “Know Before You...
by Christopher Elliott | May 20, 2026
Low-cost carriers are demanding tax relief from the Department of Transportation. Should they get it? The “base” fare you see on a travel site has always been a half-truth, at best. By the time you reach the final payment screen, government taxes and fees have bloated...
by Janice Hough | May 19, 2026
Sometimes an important event is impossible to get to by air. First, due to work, finances, family, or other issues, getting to a really important event early isn’t possible, I get it. But often as a travel agent, I will have clients try to cut it close. Maybe...
by Ned S. Levi | May 18, 2026
40 percent of global tourism is driven by demand to experience wildlife. Unfortunately, they don’t follow these 12 rules to photograph wildlife behavior. Here are 12 rules to photographing wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that in the U.S....
by Guest Post | May 15, 2026
The US-Iranian War has had a big impact on global tourism. By Camille Van Puymbroeck traveltomorrow.com (light editing to make it easier to read in American English) On May 8, the European Commission published a document providing guidance concerning EU rules...
by Charlie Leocha | May 14, 2026
Ancillary airline fees must be disclosed during the buying process to make the free market work. This talk was given in November 2013 before IATA’s World Passenger Conference (to which no passengers seem to be invited to attend) held in Dublin, Ireland. The post...
by Christopher Elliott | May 13, 2026
Daniel Oppliger navigated foreign airports, dealt with language barriers, and made it to his hotel in Lushui, China, only to be stumped by the TV remote at the Hilton Garden Inn. “I couldn’t figure out how to work the television,” he says. “I had to ask the concierge...
by Janice Hough | May 12, 2026
Here are three reasons why a weather delay makes schedules @#%*!+$# A client emailed me in a cranky mood. His flight to San Francisco was delayed by weather for 2 hours, and then sat on the tarmac in Newark for over an hour. He was a victim of weather-delay roulette....
