United Hates Houston’...

Residents of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex probably rolled their eyes at the news that Southwest is pushing for more freedom at Houston’s close-in Hobby airport. They’ve seen it all before with Southwest’s fight against American at Love Field, right? Not quite. This is...

Video Of The Day: Caine...

Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , Learning , Business , Stories , North America , United States , Video , News , Consumer Activism ” Caine’s Arcade ” from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo . In case you haven’t yet heard of Caine’s Arcade through the social...

TripAdvisor Now Display...

Filed under: United States , Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools , News Travel review site TripAdvisor knows that when it comes to travel planning, we often get by with a little help from our friends. Today, the company announced the “Friend of a Friend” feature, which...

Summer Hotspot: Havana,...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Festivals and Events , Cuba , Caribbean Havana ‘s crumbling mansions, cobblestoned streets and vibrant salsa beats have long been a mystery to Americans kept off Cuba ‘s shores by historic trade bans. But in the past year, travel to Cuba has...

AAA Releases Data On To...

Filed under: News Easter has come and gone and, at least for much of the East Coast, spring seems here to stay – and summer vacations are just around the corner. A recent AAA travel agent survey shows that despite rising fuel costs, vacation loyalists are still planning summer...

Nebraska Senator Propos...

Filed under: Airlines , Airports , News , Consumer Activism , Travel Security Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) today introduced the “Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012,” an act he proposes will “promote fairness for all air travel passengers by barring airlines and airport...

Frontier Drops Signatur...

Filed under: Airlines Frontier Airlines will stop serving complimentary chocolate chip cookies as of May 1. While this news may be good for our waistline, we’re sad to see the small perk go. The cookie was a symbol of the “best care in the air” service of the former...

Instead Of Passport Sta...

Filed under: Airlines , Airports , Travel Security There’s this nagging question that keeps coming up every time I read an interview with a travel writer or person who spends a great deal of time on the road, and frankly it’s starting to bother me: “How many countries...

New App Is Passport To ...

Filed under: North America , United States , News Since being introduced in 1986 the Passport To Your National Parks program has been a popular one with travelers. The program encourages visitors to America’s national parks to collect “cancellation” stamps in a passport...

Tsunami powered ghost s...

Filed under: Asia , North America , Japan , Canada , Video , News When last year’s earthquake and resulting tsunami rocked Japan, the destruction of property and disruption to travel plans were immediate. Minor quakes after the initial tremor did little more damage. But a Japanese...