Author Archives for "Tim Winship".
Smartphones are the great distracters of our time. For all their many useful features — indeed because of their many useful features — they sometimes put us in danger of losing touch with… Continue Reading
Are you finding yourself increasingly cramped in coach-class seats? You’re not alone. The history of coach-class seating is a story of loss: the gradual loss of legroom, and comfort, as the airlines… Continue Reading
Safari, anyone? Enter the Lonely Planet “Essential Kenya” sweepstakes by August 23, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a “7-Day Essential Kenya” travel package for two,… Continue Reading
According to the Big 4 airlines, the time for back-to-school shopping is NOW. That at any rate is the pitch they’re using to promote their newly launched shopping bonuses. American Through August… Continue Reading
One of the best hotel loyalty-program deals , the IHG’s quarterly PointBreaks awards, is back! IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty program of the InterContinental Hotels Group, today released its latest… Continue Reading
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Hilton Follows Marriott with Harsher Cancellation Policy Hilton will… Continue Reading
If you believe that loyalty points are best used for high-end travel like first-class flights and stays at ritzy hotels, you’re not alone. That strategy is inherently dangerous, because for most… Continue Reading
Those niggling fees airlines charge for seemingly everything aren’t going away anytime soon. In fact, the airline fee-for-all continues to escalate at a dizzying pace, with travel consumers increasingly… Continue Reading
If you’re flying to the U.S. from the Middle East, you no longer have to factor that annoying laptop ban into your calculations. The ban, initially covering nonstop flights by nine airlines to the… Continue Reading
Remember when the standard was that hotel bookings could be cancelled with 24 hours’ notice, with no penalty? Those were the good ol’ days. On June 19, Marriott imposed a new cancellation… Continue Reading
