Make your family air travel problem-free through planning and preparation. Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde said, “To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.” That precisely defines what’s needed to make family air travel problem-free...
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 has two major problems. It doesn’t require the FAA to implement all emergency evacuations test recommendations and doesn’t require re-testing of existing aircraft with its updated test requirements, once promulgated....
In the U.S., skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Adequate, quality sunscreens to protect Americans from dangerous UVA radiation from the sun, which causes skin cancer, continues to be needed, but has been primarily prevented by outdated law. In the U.S.,...
Check off these 25 checklist steps — they will ensure you have a smooth vacation and an undamaged home on your return. Before you leave home for vacation, create a departure checklist. Then check off each step as you complete it to make your journey easier and keep...
The time is overdue for the airlines to be held responsible for not following FAA regulations by not denying visibly drunk passengers from boarding and serving visibly drunk passengers inflight. Last July, a parent of a 16-year-old daughter filed a federal lawsuit...
The smartphone travel apps are tools for travelers to maintain detailed itineraries, be a GPS on driving trips, keep tabs on TSA security at airports, track planes and cruise ships, etc. The smartphone travel apps are important tools for travelers. They can help...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
