by Ned S. Levi | Mar 28, 2016
Should travelers use a credit card or debit card to make purchases and pay their bills while traveling? To me, it’s a question everyone should explore, even when not traveling. Most Americans, for example, use credit or debit cards to pay for goods and services....
by Janice Hough | Mar 25, 2016
Most travelers know that the days of rushing to the airport and getting on a plane at the last minute are over. Passengers have been advised for a long time that they should arrive at least an hour in advance for domestic flights, and two hours for international...
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 21, 2016
The first, and thankfully only, time I experienced severe air turbulence, I was flying over Denver, Colorado. Fortunately, my seat belt was on. The person across the aisle from me wasn’t so lucky. He rocketed out of his seat, bashing his head against the...
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 7, 2016
Aviophobia, the fear of flying, is very real to many people. Studies have shown that as many as 40 percent of air travelers experience some anxiety about flying. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 6.5 percent of the U.S. population, about 20...
by Janice Hough | Mar 2, 2016
A Robert Benchley quote says, “There are two kinds of travel, first class and with children.” And, when not traveling with their own children, few travelers look forward to the idea of traveling with someone else’s kids. Personally, I’ve had...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 29, 2016
Women of child bearing age in such locations as Brazil, Columbia and Puerto Rico have fear in their faces at the mention of Zika. It’s not fear of personal pain, fever, or achy joints. It’s the fear of having their sons and daughters born with irreversible...
