I have written a book on travel etiquette, but unfortunately, many people have not read it, and many more people are not aware of the ABC's of travel....
Airlines: Stop forcing that default complimentary soda and snack on your economy passengers on domestic flights. Most of us don't want it, all of us can do without it and we all know you can't really afford it.
Are flight attendants behaving like petty tyrants on the plane, sometimes at the cost of our comfort, or are air travelers driving airline employees to it?
During a slow economic recovery, the flying public is being financially damaged by the airlines' refusal to post the hidden ancillary fees.
Passengers are often placated with vouchers for a free meal or a refreshment when they are legally entitled to more significant reimbursement.
I've always thought that right before the safety demo, airlines should do a courtesy demo. Wouldn't it make air travel better for everyone?
When I get a last minute phone call to fill in for a sick shipboard lecturer, I am slightly nervous: What if I bring some sort of new virus aboard? Or what if -- as seems a lot more likely -- I end up boring passengers to death?
NEW YORK — While American Airlines and US Airways have started merger discussions, it would be several months – if not years – befor...
"Our hydraulics are leaking and it wouldn't really be a good idea if we tried to fly that way. Not a good idea at all. I'm sure you'd all agree."
Two passengers got into a mid-air fight over a reclined seat aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai to Manchester, England January 10. The fight sta...
Window or aisle? Coffee or Coke? Choices for airline passengers are shrinking faster than the on-board snack. But there are some airlines that are sti...
If you've just flown across the country and it's late and your leg sockets are sore and your TylenolPM/gin situation makes the BART map look like a pretty spider, it's likely the first place you will go upon arriving in San Francisco is a taxi.
As workers battle catastrophe at stricken nuclear power plants spewing toxins into the environment a handful of modern-day Nobuo Nagano's stand against it, willing to sacrifice their lives in order to save the lives of countless others.
I have just returned from Antarctica, the loneliest, driest, most desolate place in the world. The only way to get there is by ship. So why go?
If airlines can decrease the distance between seats enough, they can install more seats, and the appalling discomfort of airline coach travel will soar to new heights.
My bag was packed. I was ready to go. For the first time I was flying solo. I was leaving on a jet plane, and though I knew when I'd be back again, oh, baby, I hated to go.
Why is it that we are so passive in our belief that we deserve no better than we are getting? We expect the worst from air travel and we are getting it.
Hopefully 2010 is the year that airlines focus more on passenger comfort and less on nickeling and diming us over pillows, blankets and baggage.
We are now at a critical crossroads for aviation security. The choices are simple: we can carry on as we are or we can face up to the difficult challenge of rethinking our approach.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than a million passengers in the past year, still the second-highest year in the ra...
AmSafe is supplying the product to most major U.S. airlines to help comply with a new government crash standard. The rule has been phased in slowly ov...
Northwest Airlines today unveiled a new corporate slogan, which "reflects our dedication to getting our passengers as close as possible to their intended destination."
Airlines are making creative attempts to win international travelers loyalty. They are constantly seeking out ways to gain a leg up on the competition...
