AIRFARE ALERT: AirTran
The great thing about airfare sales is that when one airline offers dramatic temporary discounts, one or more of its competitors offer matching deals. But there’s no guarantee that they will. Good news...
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The good, the bad and the bizarre in the world of travel AMERICANS: GIVE YOURSELVES A BREAK? Are Americans the most vacation-deprived people on Earth? According to the folks at Expedia, we’re one of...
View ArticleAIRLINES: Changing the game for frequent fliers
Delta is the latest airline to award miles based on money spent instead of miles flown. It points to the airline pushing the bargain-seeking leisure traveler out of the picture. If you’ve had the...
View ArticleAIRLINES: Crackdown on carry-ons
United has started cracking down on the size of bags allowed on board as carry-ons. Expect other airlines to follow this lead. One more reason to pack lighter. Sooner or later, the airlines were going...
View ArticleAIRLINES: Is Eastern coming back?
A group of investors is quietly making moves to return one of the most storied names in US airline history back to American skies. If you’re a “millennial,” you almost certainly don’t remember Eastern...
View ArticleAIRLINES: The “Wings of Nigeria” reach the US
Nigeria no longer needs to rely on Europeans to operate its trans-Atlantic airline flights to the United States. Amid all the mystery and tragedy of Malaysia MH370, a little good news from the airline...
View ArticleAIRLINES: No more carrying on?
Frontier joins the ranks of airlines charging passengers for carry-on bags. If you regularly fly Frontier Airlines, you might want to downsize your backpack. That’s because Frontier is now charging...
View ArticleURGENT: US airlines drop Israel
Delta and US Airways pull the plug on their Tel Aviv flights after a rocket lands near the airport there. No word on what American and United plan to do. The fighting now raging in the Gaza Strip...
View ArticleUS-CUBA: Sanity At Last?
The release of an American imprisoned in Cuba signals the opening of talks to normalize relations between Washington and Havana. This is both huge and long overdue. Barack Obama was first elected...
View ArticleAIRLINES: Mind your miles
It wasn’t bad enough that your airline frequent-flier miles can expire. Now, thieves are trying to book free flights with your miles. Does this sound like you? You stalk the online travel agencies and...
View ArticleCUBA: Fasten your seatbelts
For the first time in a half-century, US airlines soon will be making regularly scheduled flights to Cuba. The trade embargo is over in all but name. If you want to see Cuba before the tsunami of...
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AIRLINES: Southwest going at both ends
737 MAX 8 artwork SWA Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is experimenting with letting passengers board through the front and rear of their planes at the same time. Will it help speed up boarding...
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AIRLINES: Southwest going at both ends
737 MAX 8 artwork SWA Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is experimenting with letting passengers board through the front and rear of their planes at the same time. Will it help speed up boarding...
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