Enough with the summer travel spin!

I’ve been tracking travel trends since 1988. Every year at about this time, the news is flush with polls, predictions and prognostications for the upcoming summer travel season. So let’s examine this week’s AP-Gfk poll that produced gloomy headlines such as, Fewer...

5 reasons to consider a travel agent for a simple trip

Over and over again, I read travel writers saying that travelers should use travel agents for complicated or exotic trips, but that generally they can just book “simple domestic trips” on their own online. And as a travel agent, I can say honestly, that...

Star Alliance plans for massive growth

Anyone who doesn’t think that airline alliances give industry members plenty to smile about, only needs to look at the current Star Alliance plans for expansion to as many as 50 airlines to understand that the airlines see something good. The current state of...