4 tips about direct flights with hidden connections

When it comes to air travel, almost everyone prefers flying nonstop. However, between looking for the best price, chasing frequent flier miles, or simply flying between two smaller or non-hub cities, nonstops may not be an affordable alternative. In most cases, except...

Travelers need to beef up their password security

More and more often, travelers are using electronic devices as essential travel aids for planning and while on their journeys. Travelers use them as navigation guides, to make hotel and meal reservations, to check flight status and to store itineraries for reference,...

Why doesn’t it work both ways with flight cancellations?

No one likes to get a message about a cancelled flight, especially at the last minute or very nearly the last minute. A client of mine messaged me Sunday night because United told him, with three hours notice, that his flight from San Francisco to Cleveland was...

Zika virus update for travelers

The Pan American Health Organization currently reports that 40 countries and territories in the Americas have confirmed local mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus since January, 2015. In addition, five countries, including the U.S., have reported sexually...

Three-step planning for international travel emergencies

Over the weekend, the conditions for travelers in Turkey quickly became frightening. Since the attempted coup of Turkey’s President Erdogan began last Friday, almost 300 have died, many more were wounded and thousands have been arrested. That night, chaos and...

Looking online for travel — be careful who you book with

While the number of airlines and hotel chains seem to be shrinking due to consolidation, the number of ways for travelers to make reservations seems to be growing, infinitesimally. While that can be a good thing for consumers in terms of choices, it can also lead to...