With TSA air security, travelers are flying blind
The Transportation Security Administration likes to keep terrorists guessing. Apparently, it likes to keep travelers guessing, too.
Month: November 2009
Thank you! United fixes “last vacation” for terminal cancer patient
Here’s a heart-warming story for the Thanksgiving holiday: James Thomson and a longtime friend, who is suffering from terminal cancer, ran into trouble with their flights from San Francisco to Bali. One leg of Thompson’s flight was canceled, which threatened to end his friend’s final vacation.
Southwest Airlines strikes out in airline food survey; Continental tops the list
Airline food. No, that’s not the punchline to a joke.
Hawaiiana hotel forecloses, taking guest’s $2,541 deposit with it
The foreclosure crisis isn’t just affecting homeowners. It’s also hitting hotel guests.
It’s holiday travel time! You heard it here first!
Take your car in for a tuneup. Give yourself extra time if you’re flying. Oh, and it’s going to be one for the record books.
“CheapoAir bargain made my mother cry”
And they were not tears of joy at having found a bargain. Elizabeth Hutton’s mother, Mary Ellyn, bought a round trip ticket from Cincinnati to Tallinn, Estonia, with stopovers in Newark and Stockholm. But something was wrong with the reservation, and she had to pay for another flight.
Sorry, wrong address: Enterprise turns down Expedia customer at the counter
Regular readers of this site are familiar with car rental companies’ no-rent lists. But did you know that there are other instances in which a company might refuse you a car — even if you have a completely legitimate reservation?
Whoever wins in tax war, guests will still pay the bill
Next time you book a hotel room online, consider what happens to the taxes you’ve paid.
Help! My airline charged me for a car seat — and it’s keeping the money
There are certain items for which domestic airlines will probably never charge, like strollers and child safety seats. Cashing in on babies is just seen as tacky by most airline passengers. So when Continental Airlines inadvertently charged Greg Sykes for his child’s car seat, he expected a quick refund.