by Charlie Leocha | Aug 6, 2015
Advocacy groups all jump on the bandwagon when something changes to the better for consumers. However, though change seems to happen quickly, it is almost always a product of a long range effort or opportunity. Two recent efforts by Travelers United that resulted in...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 4, 2015
The FAA reauthorization bill is coming up for a vote in about 200 more days. Between now and then, there are a lot of issues that will be considered and that will impact airline passengers, airlines and airports significantly for the next half-decade. The bill...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 23, 2015
Delta Air Lines is contesting a fine imposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT). The fine was imposed for failing to disclose code-share details about flights that they were selling. In other words, Delta would sell a flight across the Atlantic, let’s...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 2, 2015
The airline industry is doing everything it can to limit competition. It has refused to disclose ancillary fees to travel agents and the public during the act of purchasing a ticket, making comparison shopping impossible. Delta Air Lines is restricting the...
by Charlie Leocha | Dec 5, 2014
Joint consumer and airline industry efforts mean $60 million in tax savings for consumers. Travelers United, the leading consumer advocacy group for travelers, applauds the Senate passage of legislation to protect consumers from the continuing increases of government...
by Charlie Leocha | Nov 16, 2014
Center Stage at the PhoCusWright Conference in Los Angeles brought speakers ranging from the CEOs of China’s two largest online travel agencies to Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO at Expedia, from metasearch leaders at Kayak, Skyscanner, TripAdvisor and Travelzoo to the...
