by Charlie Leocha | Aug 25, 2010
The airlines in America have set upon a course of purposely confusing passengers with hidden fees, arcane frequent flier exceptions to these fees and new bundling of airline fees. Their stated goal is to keep the airfares as low as possible in order to remain on the...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 24, 2010
The Consumer Travel Alliance is in the midst of conducting a survey about hidden airline fees. As part of the study, we need stories about the effect on travelers of these hidden airline fees. Please add them to our comments. Here’s my story: This spring, I was...
by Janice Hough | Aug 24, 2010
In this case, the mistake just meant embarrassment and a short delay, but it could have been much worse. The Turkish Air flight from London had landed late, and the immigration lines were long. (And of course, we had the slowest one.) The woman several people in front...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 24, 2010
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been a lightning rod for abusive and intrusive security checks since 9/11 — mainly because this is the “security” organization that much of the American public sees perhaps even more than the local...
by Karen Fawcett | Aug 23, 2010
If you’re reading this site, you’ve certainly read about “ugly American tourists.” They travel overseas and radiate the impression they own the country and people should be delighted by their very presence. That sentiment is becoming less prevalent. But...
by Karen Fawcett | Aug 17, 2010
James Brown was surprised to receive this call. He didn’t even know the kids were missing. His fifteen-year-old daughter Bridget, his eleven-year-son Kodie, and Bobby Nolan, a neighborhood friend, were in another state. They’d taxied to the Jacksonville,...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 5, 2010
Surprise! Despite assurances of the the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) whole body scanners (euphemistically referred to as “advanced imaging devices by these organizations) evidently can store images of...
by Janice Hough | Aug 5, 2010
While most of the world’s airlines have gone to ticketless travel, the passenger receipt still remains. Now British Airways has begun issuing tickets without prices — priceless. In the case of Southwest and Virgin America, for example, that receipt is generally...
by Karen Fawcett | Aug 5, 2010
Many of us are single and have travel lust (or simply like). Finding a travel companion isn’t always easy and you may return to discover that being good friends doesn’t necessarily good travelers make. People have different rhythms and waiting for a...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 4, 2010
I lived in Boston for around 20 years while I was writing about travel everywhere else. It wasn’t until my niece asked me to draw up a list of things to do in Boston for one of her Canadian professors planning to visit that I realized I hadn’t really...
