Anyone who’s traveled much over the years has almost certainly been in the situation where weather has resulted in endless lines at the airport. If a widebody flight canceled for mechanical reasons can also easily result in backups at the gate. Lately, even when the problem is a single delay, or a relatively minor problem, the lines get just as endless in a hurry.
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Ned Levi explores the problems US travelers are having using their magnetic stripe technology based US credit cards in Europe, which uses “chip and pin” technology, and what plans, if any, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have to mitigate their US cardholders’ problems who travel internationally.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced the new visa-waiver supplemental charge this last week. A portion of the entry fee will go toward funding the Corporation for Travel Promotion, created by the 2009 Travel Promotion Act.
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For the business traveler, their communication capability, when away from home, is essential, whether on business or vacation. Ned Levi discusses whether or not the new iPhone 4 is a capable communication tool for the business traveler today.
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American Airlines is expanding its international service to and from New York this spring. It’s inaugurating three additional routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and San Jose, Costa Rica; Madrid, Spain and Manchester, England. The flights to Costa Rica will begin on April 6th; Service to Madrid will start on May 1st; Service [...]
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Southwest Airlines is planning to start international operations. When? No one knows for sure, but these routes will be coming. With legacy carriers so heavily invested in international routes, the prospect of a battle with Southwest is not welcome.
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Pardon me for yawning at the latest headlines screaming panic over the dreaded H1N1 flu strain, which prior to its modifier make-over, was called ‘swine flu.’ It’s not that I don’t have any interest in topics of concern to my well being. It’s that I tend to take the opposite view of the Biden health prescription, which seems to be a run for the hills approach.
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Do I need a passport to cruise? It’s the biggest question from readers and travel agents say there’s plenty of confusion regarding the U.S. State Department’s guidelines. Here’s the real deal with cruising and the new passport rules launching June 1, 2009.
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So United Airlines, Continental Airlines and eight other Star Alliance members are asking the government for antitrust immunity. So what?
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Americans planning trips to Europe this summer can minimize their vacation costs, should the dollar drop further, by carefully planning now.
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