| How
Business Travelers Make The World A Better Place
Aug. 9, 2007 - It is easy to become discouraged and disillusioned by
all the violence and senseless killings that occur each day around the
world, dutifully documented in our evening newscasts. As business travelers
we are often caught in the crosshairs of all this insanity. Every time
we travel we are only too painfully aware of the ever-present threats
and dangers and the hassles we endure just trying to get safely through
our commercial rounds.
Business
Travel Woes Drive Interest in Luggage Shipping Services
Aug. 9, 2007 - In a summer travel season that has seen nearly a half-billion
travelers(1) but also a record number of flight delays(2), business
travelers continue to show interest in ways to get through airports
and to their destinations more quickly.
TSA
Alters Security Checkpoint Rules
Aug. 8, 2007 - The Transportation Security Administration implemented
several new airport security checkpoint procedures Aug. 4, including
new rules requiring passengers to remove full-sized video game consoles
and DVD players from their carry-on baggage.
Airlines,
Fliers Adjust, Ayear After Liquid Ban
Aug. 9, 2007 - Hairspray and hand lotion may still hold travelers up
at airport security checks, although U.S. airlines and their passengers
have generally adjusted to tighter rules enacted last year.
Earlier
Terrorist Screening to Begin for Flights Into U.S.
Aug. 10, 2007 - By early next year, passengers on flights bound for
the United States will have their names checked against terrorist watch
lists before departure, instead of after takeoff, Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Thursday.
DHS
Announces Predeparture Screening of International Passengers
Aug. 9, 2007 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced
today steps that will strengthen aviation security through uniform and
consistent passenger prescreening against government watch lists.
New
U.S. Security Rules May Disrupt Travel From Europe
Aug. 7, 2007 - European port officials and business lobbies say new
security rules designed to protect the U.S. against terrorist attacks
could mean heavy costs and time delays.
Travelers
From US Face EU Crackdown
Aug. 7, 2007 - US business travelers and tourists flying to the European
Union are facing the threat of the same laborious registration requirements
that Washington has demanded of Europeans in the latest US security
crackdown.
EU
Mulls E-Registry for U.S. Visitors
Aug. 7, 2007 - The EU is looking into introducing an electronic travel
authorisation system after a similar system was approved in the US last
week.
Southwest
Tries New Ways of Boarding Families
Aug. 9, 2007 - Families with young children are usually invited to board
their flights first, along with other special needs passengers. |
