Minimum connecting times — especially around the holidays — are too optimistic
With minimum connecting times during the holidays, one must be an Olympic sprinter to get between airport gates for flights. There has been a long-time joke about Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) in the travel industry. As I tell clients regularly, airlines don't publish...
Ned’s 2024 annual holiday gift suggestions for travelers
Travel-specific gifts are excellent for giving to your friends during the winter holidays. Here are eleven gift suggestions for travelers. The winter holiday season has begun in the U.S. and Europe. For the last few months, I've searched for gift ideas and tested...
Why Travelers United’s work in DC matters for all travelers. We need your support.
Help Travelers United as it works behind the scenes for travelers. Your support through contributions or membership is needed now more than ever to keep travelers' needs front and center. Now is the time to be thankful and support Travelers United's work in DC — here...
How Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation created this holiday for our nation
Thanksgiving as a national holiday was not suggested until the mid-1800s. Sarah J. Hale campaigned for years to make Thanksgiving a nationally observed holiday. She wrote to Lincoln on September 28, 1863, and urged him to issue a proclamation. He did on October 3, 1863.
Travelers United spoke at the FTC open meeting on junk fees … two years ago.
The FTC announced public hearings on junk fees two years ago. The Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced an open meeting of the Commission two years ago: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Junk Fees. The Commission will vote on whether to...
Two different kinds of trips where you should consider a travel agent
More travelers today consider a travel agent or advisor. Travel agents have been declared a dying profession for more years than I can count. We're still around, whether the term is travel agent, advisor, or consultant. So many travelers now consider a travel agent...
Airlines must use Apple’s AirTags to cut down missing luggage now
It's time for every airline to adopt and integrate Apple's new AirTags in their luggage, which can help the airlines quickly locate their missing, lost, and delayed luggage. According to the Department of Transportation, Domestic Airlines handled 470 million bags last...
Why the value of your life depends on where you die
Passengers are “worth” different amounts of money in different countries. The value of life varies. The line-up of the value of life is not what many would expect, though a US life does register higher in value than other countries.
Four important advocacy issues to make travel better over the holidays
Travelers United is working every day to make travel better for all travelers by examining these advocacy issues. Here are essential advocacy issues that will focus on Travelers United action in the coming year. Each case will require concerted efforts from many...
Use international phone plans when traveling globally — or suffer bill shock
Cell phones are a part of international travel. There is no reason to face a major hit in your wallet. Travelers United has already warned you how to control roaming data charges. That article has much of the information in this article but more. Here is some...