by Janice Hough | Feb 9, 2016
The airline boarding process, for want of a more family-friendly word, stinks. But on Feb. 15, it will stink a little less for families. That’s when United Airlines’ new policy kicks in, allowing families with children under age two to board ahead of...
by Janice Hough | Dec 17, 2015
Whether you’re excited about a getaway or dreading a family reunion, one of the most stressful parts of travel around the holidays has to be the boarding process. And we can make that process easier for our fellow travelers, or go into full Scrooge mode. Looking...
by Ned S. Levi | Oct 7, 2013
Train travel is an important and highly useful mode of transportation in the US and abroad. Intracity and intercity train travel is often better than cars, buses and planes city-to-city travel. In Europe and Asia, high-speed rail often outperforms all other modes of...
by Ned S. Levi | Apr 29, 2013
Early in March, TSA announced significant changes in its prohibited list, specifically to permit previously prohibited items to be taken into airplane cabins. The changes to the prohibited list were to take place just a few days ago, but after many in the air travel...
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 18, 2013
Most every traveler, even infrequent vacationers, have likely heard of the new TSA policy which will permit small pocket knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks and other previously banned items to be taken into airplane cabins. Since the announcement of the new policy,...
