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Remember the laptop ban? Or better still, forget it! Today, Qatar Airways announced it had been approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow passengers to resume carrying onboard their… Continue Reading
Just how safe are the skies for air travelers? If you were packing a firearm or a hand grenade or boxcutters as you went through a TSA airport-security checkpoint, you might as well have relaxed: There… Continue Reading
Five days in Iceland, including business-class air? Yes, please! Enter the Einstok Beer “Iceland 6-Pack Adventure” sweepstakes by July 31, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a five-day… Continue Reading
Richard H. Anderson has been named the next president and chief executive officer of Amtrak who will eventually replace Wick Moorman, who is the current chief executive officer — and Wednesday, July 12,… Continue Reading
Just over a year ago, Spirit Airlines hosted a sweepstakes with an especially attention-getting prize: free flights for a year. I wasn’t the only one who wondered if the prize was, on balance, a reward… Continue Reading
For the great majority of today’s travelers, price trumps considerations of frequent-flyer miles. As it should. But price-shopping flights depends on consumers’ ability to compare all-in prices… Continue Reading
What to do with unsold airline seats? Sell them, of course! Or rather, allow passengers to pay extra to surround themselves with some of those empty seats. That’s the idea behind Etihad Airways’ new neighbor-free… Continue Reading
Love beer? Wanna get away? Check this! Enter the St. Killian Importing “Carlsberg 170th Birthday” sweepstakes by July 31, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a four-day trip for two… Continue Reading
If you think the cruise experience has become a bit too mainstream, a bit too prosaic, there are plans afoot for a new cruise line that may be just what the captain ordered. This week, Ritz-Carlton, the… Continue Reading
Big changes are coming to Uber. This morning’s big story: Uber’s embattled CEO Travis Kalanick today resigned from the company he helped found and built into the world’s largest rideshare… Continue Reading