by Janice Hough | Aug 28, 2009
The battle between the airlines and passengers regarding the amount of “stuff” (that’s a technical term) that passengers can bring with them is seemingly never-ending. Checked baggage fees keep going up and up, and carry-on limits are more carefully...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 28, 2009
It has been about a year since we first heralded the beginnings of laptop searches by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has just filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to learn how the agency’s policy...
by dunhampotter | Aug 28, 2009
If you’re one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from some sort of allergy, there are ways to make your next cruise vacation easier on the sinuses. If you have allergies or asthma, planning before you cruise can help keep sneezes, sniffles, wheezing, and...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 27, 2009
A Canadian man was pepper sprayed because he wouldn’t turn his car off at the border when order to by a border guard. He wanted the guard to say please. The guard sprayed him. Finland has talking trashcans…what will they think of next. Finally, a Hawaiian...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 27, 2009
I watched the recent swapping of airline slots between Delta Air and US Airways and between AirTran and Continental. Once upon a time, the airlines were howling when the FAA wanted to limit landing and take-off slots at La Guardia, Newark and JFK as a solution to...