Namibia — Where arid desert meets frigid sea
The country is on the southwest coast of Africa and is named after The Namib, a 1,200-mile-long stretch of real estate where scorching desert in stunning contrast overlaps frigid sea. Water, wind, sand and sun play off each other to create a unique visual landscape that challenges the most versatile of photographers.
U.S. 2010 overseas travel drops dramatically
The economic crisis in the United States has dramatically hurt overseas travel. U.S. International Air Travel Statistics collected by the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI), a part of the Commerce Department, show a dramatic reduction in travel from the United States to Europe, South and Central America. and to Asia.
Is American Airlines moving towards charging for all advance seat assignments?
American has come out with a “Preferred Seating” plan. It’s hardly “preferred” to consumers and it may herald the start of an even worse plan. Here’s why I think so.
Obama proposes new traveler security taxes. Don't double (or triple) TSA's funding, cut the organization back!
Believe it or not, President Obama wants to increase, immediately, the airport security tax from $2.50 per one-way airline ticket to $5. Later, he wants to ramp the tax to $7.50 per one-way ticket or $15 per round trip.
Obama proposes new traveler security taxes. Don't double (or triple) TSA's funding, cut the organization back!
Believe it or not, President Obama wants to increase, immediately, the airport security tax from $2.50 per segment to $5 per one-way ticket. By 2017, he wants to ramp the tax to $7.50 per one-way ticket or $15 per round trip.
4 tips for easier online airline check-in
Only a few years ago online check-in seemed like a novelty. Airlines would even bribe passengers with extra miles to try it. Now, while no U.S. carrier charges more to check in at the airport, yet, online check-in is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and easier.
Attention Hoteliers: A clean comfortable bed just isn't enough
Providing a clean comfortable bed is fundamental for hotels, but Ned Levi doesn’t think that’s enough in the 21st century. Ned discusses his own hotel needs and peeves, plus those of travelers he knows, and of readers who have written him.
Weekend what we're reading: Laser-guided travel pods, TSA and silver shirts, avatars in French airports
This weekend we take a look at laser-guided travel pods in Heathrow, how shiny shirts confuse TSA scanners and Paris tests virtual gate agents. Go figure.
For some elite fliers, United restricts Economy Plus seating
Elite status in an airline’s frequent flier program can bring many perks, from free checked luggage, to bonus miles, to priority waitlists and upgrades. United Airlines is now changing one of their freqent fliers’ most cherished perks.
Will TSA's known traveler program work? Questions abound
Known Traveler” is a long way from fruition and has a long way to go before it gets off the ground in any significant way. From who will be included and what TSA security lane they will be allowed to use to what “hassles” passengers will be allowed to avoid, nothing is cast in stone.