by Christopher Elliott | Dec 18, 2019
Trip insurance and a vacation waiver are not the same things There are many differences between travel insurance and a vacation waiver. Christopher Benson learned about those differences in a hard way. When Benson and his wife, Betty, planned a trip to Paris, Orbitz...
by Charlie Leocha | Dec 17, 2019
Juice Jacking is a system where plugging into a public USB charging port or a rental car can download your data and install malware I ran into this issue when renting a car both in the USA and in Europe. Once I plugged my phone into the auto USB port, I found my music...
by Christopher Elliott | Nov 6, 2019
Take a long look at your travel insurance — will it cover you without insurance exclusions? If you think your travel insurance policy will cover you on your next trip, you might want to take another look. Travel insurance doesn’t cover everything. Truth be told, it...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 25, 2019
50 percent of American drivers are ignored in car crash testing An extensive study by Consumer Reports has concluded that just as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is biased toward airlines, the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 22, 2019
Observers of FAA evacuation testing is a must In September, FAA Deputy Administrator Daniel Elwell announced that that the agency will conduct (secret) tests of airplane evacuations involving 720 “demographically representative” people over 12 days in November 2019...
by Ned S. Levi | Oct 21, 2019
Fall foliage is at its peak — know these 8 fall foliage road trip safety tips Fall foliage road trips are happening now. Fall began in the northern hemisphere last month. This month the trees began to change color. Last week, along many mountains and through the...
