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Airline flights are getting bumpier
- before they even leave the gate.
Oct. 11, 2006 - The number of people
involuntarily bumped off flights
bounced up more than 40 percent
to 185,368 in the second quarter,
compared with the same period in
2005, according to government data
Why
frequent-flyer plans keep you grounded
Oct. 11, 2006 - There are about
92 frequent-flyer programs in the
world. And the average active member
earns 11,364 miles a year. It is
estimated that some 307,000 frequent
flyers have earned at least one
million miles.
Passport
rules get more confusing
Oct. 11, 2006 - If you’re
planning a Caribbean cruise or Mexican
vacation this winter, you may be
able to take one thing off your
to-do list. Thanks to a last-minute
change in impending federal regulations,
you may not need to get a passport
after all.
There’s
Simply No Excuse for Being Bored
on a Trip
Oct. 11, 2006 - From time to time,
I hear business travelers complain
about how unexciting their trips
are. This is nonsense, for the most
part. Business travel can be great
adventure if you’re curious.
Airfares,
hotel fees have a double standard
The fact that flights and hotel
prices are up won't surprise frequent
travelers who've been experiencing
the increases first-hand. But what's
interesting about the rise is the
double standard that exists in how
airlines and hotels are allowed
to advertise their rates.
TSA
Rescinds $70 Registered Traveler
Screener Fee
Oct. 9, 2006 - After initial estimates
of up to $100 in government-imposed
charges for enrollment in Registered
Traveler programs, the Transportation
Security Administration late last
month outlined recalibrated costs
that bring the fee down to $30.
Delta
First U.S. Carrier to Announce True
Lie-Flat Seats in International
Business Class
Oct. 11, 2006 - Delta Air Lines
invites international customers
to stretch out and lie flat, as
the first U.S. airline to announce
fully-horizontal personal sleeper
suites in BusinessElite.
New
Aircraft Present Security Challenge
to Airports
Oct. 13, 2006 - Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) and Very Light Jets
(VLJs) will challenge FAA and airports
nationwide, according to House Aviation
Subcommittee witnesses.
More
Flight Restrictions Called for in
New York
Oct. 13, 2006 - A day after the
fiery plane crash into a Manhattan
high-rise building, politicians
expressed alarm that, five years
after Sept. 11, small aircraft are
still allowed to fly right up next
to the New York skyline.
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