by Charlie Leocha | Jul 24, 2026
Travel privacy affects every traveler. When I talk about travel privacy, most travelers look at me blankly. I get the “What-me-worry?” stare. But travel records reveal a lot about travelers, and privacy rules and regulations are few and far between....
by Edward Hasbrouck | Jun 19, 2020
Should airlines be allowed to pawn travel records to cover cash-flow problems? Do you want all the details of your airline travel records sold to a data mining company? Did you ask for Kosher or a Halal meal? Which countries or airports did you travel to? Who did you...
by Ned S. Levi | Jun 4, 2018
GDPR affects vacation photographs — know the rules before traveling. In recent weeks you’ve likely received dozens of updated privacy notices. They’re due to the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
by Charlie Leocha | May 8, 2015
Last week a group of senators, after conferring with the Senate Commerce Committee, decided to speak out about personalization of airfares and privacy issues. Fairness, privacy, common carrier and basic deception issues are involved with plans for personalized pricing...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 11, 2013
Consumer Travel Alliance activities in the field of privacy and the upcoming airline merger hearings are discussed. Charlie LeochaCharlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 16, 2013
This satirical video, created by The Onion more than a year-and-a-half ago, is too close to the truth. What is even more worrying is that the public hasn’t demanded more controls on personal information collected and shared by websites. The issue of privacy and...
