Airlines Ditch Bag Fees for Troops after Viral Video Flap
Returning troops are greeted at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport American Airlines, United-Continental, and Delta are all revising their extra bag fee policies for United States...
Lufthansa Airlines Improves on May Passenger Traffic
Lufthansa Builds on May Passenger Traffic Lufthansa released its traffic numbers for May Friday, showcasing an 11.3 percent increase (up to six million) over May of last year. While the airline...
United Airlines Launches Hilo, Hawaii-Los Angeles Direct Flight
Hilo Bound United Airlines began its direct flights from Los Angeles to Hilo, Hawaii Thursday. The airline will deliver service once a week. They will be operated by Continental Airlines and is the...
Weird Travel News: Man Smuggles Himself Inside Suitcase
In another case of weird travel news, a man was caught and arrested after trying to smuggle himself inside a luggage case. According to the report by the BBC, he was doing so in an attempt to rob...
Four Planes Stuck on Tarmac in April for Over Three Hours
Four planes were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours in April, according to the latest report released by the government. U.S. Airlines also had some trouble overall getting passengers on time to...
Europe’s First Solar-powered Rail Tunnel Opens in Belgium
Belgium is now home to Europe’s first solar-powered rail tunnel. It’s a two-mile track that’s now covered in solar panels, which will generate enough energy to run all of the...
New York’s High Line Opens New Section
Parks Adds Half-mile NYC’s High Line park opened a new section Tuesday. It’s got a new half-mile that reaches from West 20th street to West 35th street. It offers a modern...
Spain Expecting More Tourist Arrivals in Summer 2011
Spain stands to see a 3.5 point increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2011 Through 2010, Spain hemorrhaged tourism dollars as places like Egypt saw an uptick in European travel....
London Set to Be World’s Most Visited Destination in 2011
London to Get Most International Visitors In research done by MasterCard, London is expected to land the most international tourists this year. The 2012 Olympic game host should have around a little...
Spirit Airlines Promo Cashes in on Anthony Weiner Scandal
Spirit is no stranger to controversial advertising The creative team at Spirit Airlines is at it once again. The low-cost carrier, which has been no stranger to controversial advertising in...
Chile LAN Cancels Flights Due to Volcanic Ash
The Ash Cloud Chilean Flagship airline, LAN Airlines cancelled numerous flights and delayed others due a 10-kilometer-high ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption. LAN has cancelled...
Singapore Airlines Inks Long Term Alliance with Virgin Australia
Singapore Airlines will soon begin code-sharing on international flights Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed a long-term code-share agreement which will soon allow the...
IATA Unveils New Airport Security Scanner
The Wave of the Future It appears that people’s protests with the intrusive TSA searches haven’t fallen on deaf ears. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently...
Travel Media Confesses: ‘Staycation’ a Fabricated Phenomenon
The travel media's coming clean: that whole staycation trend of the last couple of years? It was largely made up by bunk writers who needed to fill publications' travel sections at a time the economy...