by Janice Hough | Aug 4, 2010
It’s been a rough time for tourism in Mexico. Americans have always been a little nervous about “Montezuma’s revenge,” and increasing drug war crime stories have made many others skittish about travel to the country. And to be fair, tourist...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 3, 2010
This week, Spirit Airlines became the first U.S. airline to start charging for carry-on luggage. When the new baggage fee was announced, there was a surge of consternation and indignation. This surely was a fee too far. A final fee that would cause a passenger revolt....
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 3, 2010
The Design Hotels have been known for their daring architectural designs and dramatic settings — all for a price. But that doesn’t mean that we can not enjoy the splendor of their pools. Here is a group of spectacular pools presented by Design Hotels that...
by Janice Hough | Aug 3, 2010
Name issues can be one of the most frustrating aspects of the travel business. Sometimes it’s a traveler who doesn’t think it matters that they go by their middle names or nickname, as opposed to their legal name. But, it can also be travelers forgetting...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 2, 2010
While we passengers are all but dropping our drawers to get on a airplane in the name of security, the passport office is issuing passports to bogus citizens with obvious ID problems. It was all part of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) sting. The U.S. has an...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 2, 2010
Can 30 families make a difference in Washington? The answer is yes, when we are discussing the families of those killed in the Colgan Air/Continental Express flight #3407 crash in Buffalo on February 12, 2009. Their vigil in Congress finally resulted in the safety...
by Ned S. Levi | Aug 2, 2010
United flight 967 was a transcontinental flight from Washington, DC to Los Angeles. The flight, aboard a Boeing 777, was, according to reports, uneventful until it was over Missouri. Then the wide body aircraft was hit by severe turbulence. Thirty people were injured,...
