Proposed regulation would allow filming on flights
Is it illegal to use a camera on a commercial flight? No. But if you’re planning to fly soon, be wary of that urge to whip one out and photograph your plane cabin.
Maybe I should explain …
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with video, and if you’re a regular reader of this site, maybe you have,
When should I buy travel insurance?
When is travel insurance worth the added expense? I outline a few instances when you should consider buying a policy in my new USA Today video segment. By the way, my weekly live broadcast is on hiatus until I can find a fast enough Internet connection to accommodate the bandwidth requirements.
You have to see this!
I wanted to tell you a little bit about some of the exciting changes happening on this site.
5 times you should stand up to the TSA
Francisco Canseco took a stand when a TSA agent tried to give him an enhanced pat-down last spring.
How many more TSA screening failures can we afford?
If Jon Corbett’s viral video about how he outsmarted the TSA’s full-body scanners doesn’t end the controversial screening program, then it’s probably the beginning of the end. And when the agency charged with protecting America’s transportation systems unplugs the last scanner and wheels it out of the airport terminal, TSA will have to answer to the American taxpayers about its latest failure.
4 unbelievably stupid things no customer should do
When the service is so awful that you feel like taking a swing at an employee, or falling to the ground and wailing, give yourself a little time-out and watch these videos.
What the fr*ck is this music video doing here?
A music video on a consumer advocacy website? What’s the world coming to?
Banned by American business: 5 videos companies hope you’ll never see
There’s no shortage of videos on the Internet that make corporate America uncomfortable – from cheesy customer appreciations that cheapen their brand image to hidden-camera clips that just make them look silly.
Caught on tape: customers who left their brains at home
I spend a fair amount of time criticizing companies for their anti-consumer behavior. And they usually deserve it.
Customer circus: 5 funniest customer “service” videos ever
Who ever said bad customer service isn’t funny?
Pilot who posted security flaw video online is punished by the TSA
An airline pilot who posted a series of videos online that exposed shortcomings in airport security has been punished by the Transportation Security Administration, which included a visit to his home by federal agents and sheriff’s deputies.
Disney turns to guests to promote theme parks
In one video, a little boy dances during a parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. In another, a young girl dressed as a princess embraces her father. And in a third, two women explore Cinderella Castle.
When customers attack: 5 videos you’ve gotta see
Bad customer service cuts both ways.
Are vacation videos the next social media phenomenon? What do you think?
This was supposed to be a post about Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Disney World, which we attended on Friday evening. It was great fun, like last year, except that we stayed for the parade. The kids loved it.
The truth about the Cebu Pacific Airlines dancing flight attendants
Fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen. That “viral” video with flight attendants dancing to Lady Gaga? It’s a fake.
The top 5 viral customer service videos of all time
When it comes to bad customer service, seeing is believing.
Oh when oh when will that pesky volcano stop erupting?
Here’s a story that’s familiar to anyone traveling to and from Europe in the last week: Erupting volcano. Canceled flight. Nothing to do but hit the Internet for some help.
Smile! The TSA is taping you — and here’s what you need to know about it
You may have noticed that the Transportation Security Administration, the agency charged with safeguarding America’s transportation systems, has a thing for video.
United Breaks Guitars, the sequel: “What did you mean when you said you’re sorry?”
And now an update on an interview I published last week with United Airlines regarding the viral video controversy, United Breaks Guitars.
The agony and ecstasy of online travel videos
Allow me to vent for a minute. Online video may be the future of travel, but it is most certainly not the present.
Where do you post all those soon-to-be viral vacation videos? Click here to upload
Good thing YouTube isn’t losing as much money as everyone thought, because when it comes to posting your vacation videos online, you probably don’t want to waste your time anywhere else. But I’m getting a little ahead of myself.
Open your eyes: everything is about to change for travelers
One of the most popular cameras on the number one photo-sharing site isn’t a camera at all. It’s the Apple iPhone. I mention this for two reasons. First, because a new iPhone is being released June 19. And second, because it now includes a feature that promises to change the way we travel: a video camera.
Vexed by the Canon Vixia HFS10, but it can still travel with me — as long as it behaves
I wanted to like the Canon Vixia HFS10. I really did. I own two Canon cameras — the mercurial Canon 1D Mark III and the forgiving Canon EOS 40D — but when it comes to video, I’ve always shot Sony. Still, the HFS10 looked like the ideal travel companion. It was compact, light, had a terrific lens and most important of all, it seemed easy to use. But looks can be a little deceiving.
What we did this weekend: golfing with pirates in Orlando and exploring Maitland’s Mayan Courtyard
Golf and pirates! Who can imagine a better combination? Not Aren, Iden or Erysse, who tried their hand at minigolf today.
Ready for your close-up? How to be a YouTube star on your next vacation
Marilyn Parver never wanted to become a YouTube star. Neither did Iesha Walker. Their path to social media celebrity didn’t involve uploading an overproduced music video, clips of dancing comedians or laughing babies. They just took their video cameras on vacation.
An adventure on Hontoon Island
Aren, Iden and Erysse Elliott spend a morning looking for Indian shell mounds and minding the alligators at Hontoon Island State Park, near DeLand, Fla.