I’ve got the seven worst 2026 airport scams for your review and advice. You need to avoid getting caught by them. Airport scams can make your journey miserable at its start and every time you fly. The scams can result in serious identity and financial theft. It...
Global Entry suspended by DHS. PreCheck continues. This will harm travelers. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the suspension of two programs for the traveling public. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry...
The most unanswered question tourists ask today: Where is the restroom? Finding a place to go to the bathroom has always been a problem for tourists. For years fast-food restaurants and coffee houses were the only places with public restrooms. And today, many...
The most common passenger in-flight medical emergency is passing out on planes When a flight attendant calls for a doctor in mid-flight, chances are a passenger has passed out on a plane. This is the most common in-flight medical emergency. The medical term is syncope...
Less airline seat pitch means more passengers on planes, slower emergency evacuations, and more medical inflight issues. Airlines started their “Basic Coach” or “Basic Economy” configurations, with fewer amenities and less legroom. Now they...
One year ago, Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg asked for funding to study the use of female crash dummies in car crash testing. Still no testing announced! An extensive study by Consumer Reports concluded that crash testing is biased. The National Highway and...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
