To maximize overall Amtrak safety, the US national passenger railroad should first deploy its new Airo trainsets to the Northeast Corridor to replace their oldest trains, manufactured prior to modern rail safety standards. Amtrak recently introduced its new Airo...
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...
If you’ve been following my columns over the last few years, you would have concluded that I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the U.S. national passenger rail carrier, Amtrak. I ride the rails in Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and elsewhere in their...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
