Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, you would choose to visit a country with happy inhabitants over a country whose citizens were morose and grouchy, right? For anyone factoring happiness into… Continue Reading
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BREAKING: Security Threat Prompts Electronic Device Ban on Some Flights
Updated March 21, 7:42 PT It’s official: Passengers flying on nine airlines non-stop to the U.S. from 10 airports (Cairo, Egypt; Amman, Jordan; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Casablanca, Morocco; Doha, Qatar;… Continue Reading
This Week’s Featured Sweepstakes: Win a 5-Day Trip to India for 2
Is India’s Taj Mahal on your bucket list? Enter the Williams Sonoma “Win a Trip to India” sweepstakes by April 15, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a trip for two to India,… Continue Reading
This Week in Travel: Youngest Fleet + Cuba Flights + Free Coach Grub + Minimum Seat Size + Cheap Europe Airfares
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Free Coach Meals on American’s Transcontinental Flights. Yay! Beginning… Continue Reading
New Discount Airline to Offer $149 Europe Fares
Starting today, travelers can book travel to Europe on a new airline at prices that will make U.S.-based carriers cringe. The brand-new airline is LEVEL, a Barcelona-based discount carrier operated by… Continue Reading
2 Courts Put the Kibosh on Latest Trump Travel Ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the Trump administration’s revised travel ban just hours before it was to take effect. A second judge, in Maryland, followed suit. Of the two court orders, Hawaii’s… Continue Reading
Which Airline Has the Youngest Fleet? (Do You Care?)
In theory, I would choose to fly in a newer plane over an older one. It’s the obvious choice. By extension, it would seem to follow that I’d favor an airline with the younger aircraft fleet… Continue Reading
With Near-Empty Flights, Airlines Flee Cuba Market
Remember when Cuba was the “It” destination, atop everyone’s where-to-go list? The airlines do, and wish they hadn’t bought into the hype. Following a trickle of news regarding airlines cutting… Continue Reading
American Bringing Back Free Meals in Coach
Today’s announcement that American is bringing back free meals in coach on some flights offers a glimmer of hope that flying is becoming more hospitable, or is at least regaining some of its former… Continue Reading
Lawmakers Want to Outlaw Crusher Coach Seats
Got legroom? Or elbow room? Or any room at all? If you’re flying in coach, probably not. Travelers are getting taller, heavier, wider. Coach-class seats, on the other hand, are getting smaller and… Continue Reading