Plan to Revamp Chicago’s Navy Pier Calls for New Hotel, Museum Expansion The sun sets behind Chicago's Navy Pier A new $155 million plan to revamp Chicago’s Navy Pier calls for the construction of a new boutique hotel at the pier’s east end as...
Virgin America and Google Team Up to Test Fly Chromebooks Google's cloud-based mobile device was unveiled in May Between July 1 and September 30, select Virgin America passengers will be able to test fly Google's new Chromebook mobile...
World’s Largest Bridge Over Water Opens in China The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge The bridge that took over four years to build and an estimated 81 million cubic feet of concrete opened Thursday in China. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26.4 miles long and connects...
Travel Shot: Independence Hall in Philadelphia Indendence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A red-brick Gregorian building constructed in 1732, Independence Hall is commonly referred to as the birthplace of American freedom. From 1775...
Vision Airlines to Drop Service to Five of its 24 Destinations Vision drops five cities Beginning July 17, Vision Airlines will cut five of its 24 travel destinations due to those cities not meeting their expectations. The cities...
Why Travel Insurance is Vital for all Kinds of Travelers Travelers come in all shapes and sizes. Some participate on familiar annual trips to Florida, while others may fancy bungee jumping off the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia. No matter why you choose to...
Texas Officials Now Holding TSA Agents Accountable for ‘Groping’ TSA Agents Now Need 'Reasonable Suspicion' Legislation to make intrusive pat-downs by TSA agents a crime in Texas was passed Monday by the Texas House and Senate. The law means a TSA agent...
Tips for Sleeping on Your Next Overseas Flight Zzzzz... Many people have a love/hate relationship with flying. They love the part of getting there, but often hate what it takes to get there, whether it's going through security,...
Malaysia Airlines Expands on Baby Ban No Babies Flying First Class Malaysia Airlines has decided to expand on its baby ban. Initially babies were banned from flying in first class in its entire Boeing 747 fleet, now its extending to...
Boeing Fined $1.05 Million by FAA Boeing Now Has 30 Days to Challenge Fine The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) served Boeing with a $1.05 million proposed fine on Monday. According to the USA Today report it was for...
Travel Disrupted as Greek Anti-Austerity Protests Turn Violent Greek protestors clash with crowd control police A 48-hour general strike is disrupting all aspects of life in Greece as protests against the government’s proposed austerity...
Man Busted after Impersonating Soldier to Receive First Class Upgrade Rock Diaz in his phony army fatigues A man who allegedly posed as a United States soldier in order to receive First Class treatment on a recent American Airlines flight was busted after...
Branson Begs Virgin Pilots not to Strike Virgin Atlantic pilots are not pleased with their latest deal and are planning to walk off the job. Sir Richard Branson is pleading with the pilots to not do so as it would leave "an indelible scar on...
Prompt Screening for Pilots Begins at O’Hare International Airport In an attempt to help passengers get on board quicker, O’Hare International Airport in Chicago has launched a quicker screening process for airline pilots. The program is called...
