Even though she prepays for a hotel room on Hotwire.com, Elke Rist gets half of what she’s promised: just one bed and quarters the size of a “jail cell.” It will cost her twice as much as the room she reserved. Can the hotel do that?
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May 2009
Here are a collection of some of the best airline cartoons I have seen recently. They were tucked away on an MSNBC. com page.
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During the recent FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 hearings before the House Subcommittee on Aviation, Patricia Friend, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, testified that various airline policies essentially forced flight attendants with flu-like symptoms to work.
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Some travelers loathe what they consider the most wretched choice of flights — the red-eye. Others claim these flights are the only way to travel. Lynn Rosen finds 5 reasons overnight flights can be perfect for some.
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American Airlines is revamping the section of their site dedicated to women travelers after getting numerous requests.
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Fumiko Seguchi did everything by the book on her recent flight to Tokyo. She confirmed her departure 24 hours in advance. She secured a seat assignment. And she arrived more than two hours before departure. It wasn’t enough.
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It wasn’t that long ago that nonrefundable hotel rates were rare enough that many travelers never came across them. Not anymore.
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