Farewell,
Airline Ticket Taxes
Feb. 23, 2007 - Great news for frequent fliers: FAA
is planning to do away with the decades-old system of airline
ticket taxes. The bad news: The FAA wants
to replace these taxes with a more complicated combination
of user fees and taxes in order to upgrade the nation's aging
air traffic control system. And because the new system is
based on fluctuating costs, it is not known exactly how much
this would affect ticket prices.
Passport
Rules Eased For Kids
Feb. 23, 2007 - U.S. and Canadian children will be exempt
from new rules that will require travelers to show passports
when entering the U.S. at land or sea borders, a move the
Bush administration said Thursday is aimed at helping families
and school groups.
New
border measures will in fact make travel easier
Feb. 23, 2007 - Today, leaders from Canada, Mexico and the
United States are convening in Ottawa to discuss the progress
being made under the Security and Prosperity Partnership,
increase trade and travel, protect critical infrastructure,
and develop common protocols to ensure co-ordinated and effective
emergency response.
Seven
Situations In Which Hiring a Travel Agent Will Pay Off
Feb. 23, 2007 - If you want to take a trip these days, you
hardly need more than your computer and a credit card to make
your arrangements. Travel Web sites such as Orbitz, Travelocity
and CheapTickets.com give consumers the power and flexibility
to create and purchase their own trips, snagging deals and
discounts along the way.
So does it ever pay off to hire a travel agent anymore? "There
are lots of occasions when it's smart to use a travel agent,"
says Nancy Dunnan, editor of TravelSmartNewsletter.com. In
many circumstances, hiring a travel agent can save you both
time and money — not to mention hassle.
'Bill
of rights' for fliers questioned
Feb. 22, 2007 - Aviation experts warn that proposals for a
"bill of rights" for airline passengers could lead
to unwieldy regulations and could actually create more inconvenience
for travelers.
JetBlue
Says Delays Could Cost $30 Million
Feb. 22, 2007 - JetBlue said it would cost $30 million or
more to reimburse the 130,000 or so passengers affected by
canceled flights over the past six days and to meet extra
costs caused by the cancellations.
In-flight
cell phones called bad idea
Feb. 22, 2007 - We asked readers last week if passengers should
be allowed to use cell phones in-flight. The Federal Communications
Commission is reviewing its ban against in-flight cell phone
use.
Hard
landing cracks 737's fuselage; Indonesia grounds airline's
fleet
Feb. 22, 2007 - All seven Boeing 737-300 airplanes operated
by Indonesian budget airline Adam Air have been grounded by
the government after a plane buckled during a hard landing,
forcing a temporary airport closure.
Goldman
Sachs, British Airways Eyeing American Airlines
Feb. 23, 2007 - AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines,
might be a buyout target of a group including Goldman Sachs
(GS) and British Airways, according to the February 26 edition
of BusinessWeek magazine.
Quiet
Hotels Important to Business Travelers, Families
Jan. 3, 2007 - Some people travel for business and others
for pleasure. Whatever the reason for hitting the road, travelers
have increasingly sophisticated expectations when it comes
to the quality of a hotel. |
