by Charlie Leocha | Aug 31, 2009
This may come under the “careful what you wish for” category. We have all grumbled under our breath (well sometimes, no-so-under-our-breath) about passengers carrying oversized luggage aboard plane as carry-on luggage. Rep. Lipinski (D-Ill.) is proposing a...
by Janice Hough | Aug 31, 2009
As many travel articles and posts have noticed, airlines are making an increasingly large part of their revenue from change fees. Which, while sometimes irritating, is certainly their right. From a travel agent perspective, it’s certainly not our favorite part...
by Ned S. Levi | Aug 31, 2009
Last summer I wrote about the Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) program to randomly search and seize laptops, digital cameras, cellphones and other electronic devices at the border, without warrants, reasonable suspicion or probable cause. A year later, CBP agents are...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 29, 2009
Travel agent training video Courtesy of Karen Cumming’s sharp eyes, here is a short show that purports to be a training video for travel agents used to get them ready for the different clients they may meet. If you are a travel agent, you’ll see lots here...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 29, 2009
It’s been four years since Hurricane Katrina broke through levees in New Orleans and hurtled across the city. The population is down something like 173,000, however tourism is coming back and districts are slowly rebuilding. The rebirth is a tribute to the power of...
