FAA is trying to hold back a tide of drones — it can’t

With America’s air traffic control system, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in control. It can determine which technologies can be used and test them over and over again until everything is perfect according to a phalanx of regulators. Hence, our new air...

Is it ethical to use only half of your airline ticket?

As long as there have been discount fares with rules, travelers have been trying to get around the rules. Back-to-back ticketing used to be common for frequently flying businessmen when most discount airfares required a weekend stay. A savvy traveler or agent could,...

Guess who’s subsidizing those free tickets

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Ouch, those cuts really hurt, United!

Thank you for reading Consumer Traveler’s weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to our daily email newsletter here. What you need to know this week Travelers United is coming. We are only a few hours from officially launching our new member organization for...