Hurricane Irene airline waiver links for rescheduling flights
Here is a listing of the major airlines’ hurricane information pages for flight waivers associated with Hurricane Irene.
Airlines allow flight-change fee waivers as Hurricane Irene approaches
Airlines are beginning to allow change fee waivers for flights in the path of Hurricane Irene. The Wall Street Journal has issued the first notice of these changes. Check directly with your airlines to see what waivers are available.
Getting ready for the big hurricane up in New Hampsire
News reports today are filled with stories of Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast. Friends of mine from DC to Maine are bracing for the storm. After last year’s meager storm performance, the news media has been pumping up this particular hurricane and its pending disasters.
Left at the dock — another reason to fly in a day before any cruise
I confess, while I’m not a nervous traveler, there’s one time when I ALWAYS err on the side of caution, and that’s when flying to a port before a cruise. It doesn’t matter when the ship sails, I want to be there the day before.
4 tips for before your flight is canceled during hurricane season
For travelers to the Caribbean, fall is a time for fewer crowds and, often, great bargains. Part of the bargain factor is children going back to school. But to be honest, it’s also hurricane season.
The Biennale in Venice — contemporary art’s big every-other-year fling
This is my fifth or sixth, maybe eighth, Venice Biennale. I have been coming sporadically for decades, since I was in high school and spending my summers teaching swimming at Lake Garda as part of a camp counselor job I had for several summers.
Yet another problem with code-shares — baggage fees
Readers of this blog and, indeed, any frequent traveler, already know that airline code-shares are at best an inexact science from a customer-service point of view.
Does airplane travel "kill" digital camera sensors?
In a presentation at the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles, Rob Hummel, president of Legend3D, stated that gamma rays destroy digital camera sensor pixels when travelers take them on plane flights more than 20,000 feet in the air. Ned Levi examines Mr. Hummel’s claims to see if flying will actually kill digital camera sensors.
Weekend what we're reading: Sex education in the air, IRS keeps your taxes, TSA-protesting student ruling
This weekend we take a look at sex education at 40,000 feet, IRS tax refund issues and justice and the TSA in terms of the 4th amendment.
Virgin America — "A breath of fresh airline?" Not for tickets booked with nicknames
A simple weekend trip on Virgin America turns into a major hassle. Common sense certainly didn’t prevail.