Travel articles The Obama Bounce: A Positive for Travel?
Now that President Obama has settled into the Oval Office, tourism officials want to know: Will he deliver the hoped-for masses? Expectations are high.
What You MUST Know Before Scooping Up a Cruise "Deal"
My kids in New York Harbor last March, on the deck of a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas. At this moment of our economic downturn, when cruise lines are promoting outrageous discounts in order to fill their ships at...
Flights for Obama's Inauguration
Virgin America, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran Airways are not only low cost airlines, but are among the airlines to add more flights to and from the Washington DC area to... Take Your Carrier to Court Day
As President Bush winds up his last week in office, here's something to ponder, especially if you happen to be sitting on a plane held on the tarmac. One of his administration's last acts in the transportation field was to approve a policy that could open the way for consumers to sue airlines in state courts for any action that might violate their "contract of carriage," that pact that, unbeknownst to most travelers, goes into effect each time an airline sells you a ticket.
Greenpeace Takes On Heathrow
Last week, Greenpeace announced that it had bought up a plot of land intended for Heathrow's proposed third runway. The environmental group intends to distribute the land among thousands of its supporters in an attempt to stymie Heathrow's expansion.
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