by Charlie Leocha | Oct 7, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is having some problems with its air marshal program. It seems that office politics has resulted in allegations of illegal discrimination, retaliation and mismanagement within the agency and airlines are pushing back against...
by Janice Hough | Oct 7, 2010
Cruise ships have come a long way in the last 20 years. Once the province of seniors, honeymooners and party-types, cruise lines have increasingly become a popular mainstream vacation for all ages, including families. One of the strongest seller points for a vacation...
by Janice Hough | Oct 6, 2010
Code-share problems are not unusual, and most travelers have at least one story of an unpleasant experience when travel wasn’t quite the “seamless experience” that the airline marketing departments promise. Even the most-frequent of fliers can have...
by Karen Fawcett | Oct 6, 2010
The U.S. State Department has issued a travelers’ alert for Americans heading to the U.K, France and Germany. It is not telling people not to travel to Europe or to return home ASAP. It is advising them to steer clear of congested areas, consider not using mass...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 5, 2010
Nobody likes change. It seems that everyone looks at the problems with change rather than the opportunities. Such was the case with taxi drivers in New York City (NYC) when they were ordered to add credit card machines to their cabs two years ago. All they saw was the...
by Karen Fawcett | Oct 4, 2010
Is checked luggage safe? How many precautions can you take? Security belts? TSA-approved locks? Is there an answer? Well, perhaps not and people need to be prepared. Period the end. The longer suitcases are sitting, the more chance there is for things to go awry. Case...
by Janice Hough | Oct 4, 2010
Last week United Airlines announced that their merger with Continental was completed, saying “they officially joined forces to create the world’s largest airline.” Well, what they mean is the merger received legal approval. But merged, not exactly....
