The US National Park Service (NPS) is under growing pressure to provide WIFI and cellular services for park visitors, at least, in the developed areas of the national parks, roads, and trailheads. Ned Levi discusses the pros and cons of the NPS installing these services.
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Over the last several years in the US, major power outages have occurred due to serious weather activity affecting residents and travelers alike. In many cases, cell phones became “life-lines” for travelers needing rescue and medical assistance during the power outages despite some cellular service interruption, but only if the traveler’s cell phone had a charged battery. Ned Levi discusses methods you can use to keep you phone charged while traveling during a power outage.
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Passengers asked for cash to refuel, self-boarding gates debut, more US hotels charging for gym facilities
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J.D. Power and Associates released their 2012 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study last month indicating hotel guest dissatisfaction with Internet access fees which continue to be encountered more at luxury hotels, than other hotels. Ned Levi discusses hotel Internet fees, and if they make sense any longer.
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The Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a warning about cyber attacks on traveler laptop computers connected to hotel guest Internet networks. Ned Levi discusses the problem and outlines 8 steps travelers can take to prevent damage from cyber attacks to their laptop computers connected to hotel and publicly accessible Internet networks.
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Ned Levi has taken his crystal ball out from from storage and has looked at the future of airline inflight entertainment. With satellite based inflight Internet access and new online entertainment options becoming available for air travelers now, Ned believes the landscape of inflight entertainment will be changing to a more “personal” experience.
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Recently, I was looking for credit card charges on Allegiant airline’s website. Since there were no upfront notifications, I kept going through the buying process to see if and when a credit card usage fee might be disclosed. It never was. Mind you, I didn’t actually put in my credit card. However, I found plenty [...]
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Gogo soars to unexplored heights with new offerings, 10 Las Vegas’ best bets for brunch out of casinos, frequent flier programs — good or bad?
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Seven domestic airlines have agreed to a promotion with GoGo Inflight that offers free Facebook access during the month of February. Virgin America, Delta, AirTran, American, US Airways, United and Alaska Airlines have all signed on. Facebook will be free for all WiFi passengers, but those who want to access other internet sites other than Facebook will still be required to pay.
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Many cruise lines don’t inform passengers what services and features for which they charge fees are included in their cruise ticket price. Ned Levi explores what these hidden fees entail and how much they can add to the cost of a cruise.
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