by Janice Hough | Jan 28, 2009
Most frequent travelers know there are good days and bad days at the airport. Some contributory factors, like weather and holidays, are obvious. Others are less so. One thing I have discovered over the years, and had reinforced last week, is how much your flying...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 27, 2009
Dear powers that be: I am writing to protest my recent trip between Washington/Dulles and Paris, France. My United MileagePlus account was credited with one segment and 3,861 miles. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Because there wasn’t enough fuel on board due to...
by Janice Hough | Jan 27, 2009
Bashing “the Mouse,” or rather, Walt Disney World, is a favorite pastime of many travelers and members of the travel industry alike. And yes, Disney is big, expensive, and often inflexible from both a consumer and travel agent perspective alike. But they...
by Janice Hough | Jan 26, 2009
No one in the travel industry denies these are tough times, and many observers have openly wondered how many U.S. airlines will survive. But tour operators are also vulnerable, and on January 21, the industry lost a good one. TourTech International, a mostly upscale...
by Karen Fawcett | Jan 26, 2009
Beginning on January 26th, LastMinuteTravel.com is conducting a two-week-long zinger sale on hotel rooms — those who move quickly enough can book a room for up to seven nights and pay only $1 per night. Is this too good to be true? Well, yes and no. Last...