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As a British Airways strike appears increasingly likely to happen this weekend, an old axiom comes to mind “It could always be worse.” Travelers who have already scrambled to reschedule canceled flights might doubt that. Alas, it can get worse, and is likely, to get much worse.
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Holiday travelers dodged a bullet when a judge issued an injunction against a proposed British Airways strike last December. Unfortunately that bullet was reloaded and has come back with the British Airways cabin crew union (Unite), calling a strike again, this time in two parts, March 20-22 and March 27-31.
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Continental, the last holdout among major domestic carriers to offer free food in coach, has announced they are going into the business of selling inflight meals.
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There is no single right solution to the problem presented by trying to decide the best way to ticket two one-way airfares. There are advantages and disadvantages to both solutions.
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Many regular travelers have faced the prospect of crossing a hotel or airline picket line. And it’s no fun, whichever side you are on.
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As a regular (if often grumpy) United elite-level flier, there’s something very appealing about the offer of unlimited domestic upgrades.
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One of the most irritating hotel surcharges for many travelers is for Internet access. (And, as has been discussed on Consumer Traveler before, sometimes needing to pay twice for two-computer families.)
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Increasingly with co-pays and higher level mileage awards more and more travelers claim to be giving up on frequent flier programs, or at least say they are less wed to one carrier or another.
Yes, there are still very real perks for loyalty in the airline business. Even travelers who are frustrated with their inability to [...]
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Anyone reading this post has probably already seen the banner headlines on CNN.com and in other places Giant waves hit cruise ship – 2 passengers killed.
Or maybe your parents have sent you the story, either because they want to cancel their cruise vacation, or they are worried about yours.
But before anyone panics, a few [...]
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