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The Christmas pantybomber has sent the Transportation Security Adminstration into hysterics. A overseas lapse in our intelligence gathering operations has resulted in a series of hard-to-explain TSA actions making local and national headlines.
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Yes, the after-Christmas sales are in full swing. With particularly good deals on candy, cards, and decorations. But no, this post is not a joke. Travelers planning a vacation for next year’s Christmas break, especially the week between Christmas and New Year, should consider making plans soon, because this year is going to be especially tough.
Here’s the 2010 calendar wrinkle. December 25, 2010 is on a Saturday.
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In a press release announcing the filing, headlined “Business Will Continue Unaffected”, Mesa claimed that, “Customers can be assured that tickets will continue to be sold and honored, all terms and conditions governing tickets purchased remain the same, and our frequent flyer program remains intact.” That’s a lie.
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Ned Levi discusses the problems of using the digital zoom in today’s point and shoot digital camera’s. He explains how using a digital zoom can result in your travel photos being both noisy and blurry. Ned suggests you generally turn off digital zoom.
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A Holland America Line ship was turned away at a Limón, Costa Rica port because of a dockworkers strike.
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Even though Kim Ryan’s airline just went out of business, her online travel agent assures her she’ll still be able to fly to Hawaii for her honeymoon. But that doesn’t happen. She’s forced to buy a new ticket and spend an extra night on the island, and now the travel agency is dragging its feet on a refund. Can this honeymoon be saved?
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Hawaii is a dream destination for many people. And it can be even more of a dream when friends have extra space in their condo, or you have enough hotel points for a free stay. Or any of a number of other situations where you have free or highly discounted accommodations. Sometimes you don’t even have to rent a car.
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Today’s post is a collection of questions I have been asked or heard asked in and about the state of Hawaii. And I promise I have not made any of them up.
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If you’ve ever flown to Hawaii, you’re probably familiar with the “Halfway to Hawaii” game. And OK, at a time when most commercial flights have become something to be endured rather enjoyed, the game has been a little reminder of the days when travel was fun.
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If anywhere seemed like a logical place in the United States to start a ferry service, it would have to be Hawaii. But Hawaii Superferry, which finally started service last December after years of controversy has now suspended operations indefinitely, and possibly forever.
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