by Janice Hough | May 20, 2016
One of my clients, a local doctor, comments to me that when she mentions using a travel agent, some of her colleagues and friends often react with surprise — “You still use a travel agent?” “Are there still travel agents?” “Is...
by Ned S. Levi | May 16, 2016
Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) flunked 67 of 70 screening tests to determine how well they screen passengers. In the last few months, air travelers in the U.S. have regularly reported airport checkpoint security line delays of two hours....
by Ned S. Levi | May 9, 2016
It seems as though almost every day we read about someone being kicked off flights in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) characterizes them as “unruly” in their statistics, but the actual reasons they’re thrown off their flights varies widely....
by Ned S. Levi | May 2, 2016
It’s the first week of May. In the U.S., that means the Memorial Day Weekend, the start of the summer travel season, is getting close. Summer in the States screams “Road Trip!” I love road trips — the chance to climb in a car and drive off with family to explore...
by Janice Hough | Apr 27, 2016
Few travel issues are more contentious than having families sit together on airplanes. Sure, nobody wants young children to sit by themselves, but that doesn’t mean that travelers who have booked way in advance or paid a premium want to give up their seats,...
by Ned S. Levi | Apr 25, 2016
I enjoy cruising. During the last two decades I’ve been to every continent, save Australia, by cruise ship. While cruising isn’t the optimal way to travel everywhere, it can be lots of fun, and a marvelous way to travel to many locales. Often, cruisers...
