Archive for March, 2007
Failure to Disclose
March 19, 2007 Recently, I flew to Phoenix for a business meeting, and needed a hotel room for just one night. I hadn’t bothered to make a reservation, and simply walked up to the front desk at a hotel called the “Tempe Mission Palms,” a building walking distance from the business meeting. I asked if [...]
Avoid Traffic with GPS
When you’re driving, there are now a number of new technologies that may help you avoid traffic jams. Real time traffic information may finally be coming to your dashboard. Traffic.com uses cameras and sensors to measure freeway speeds in cities around the country. It makes this information available to drivers with its new dashboard GPS [...]
Coups and You
Fiji and Thailand, two popular destinations, each recently suffered a coup. What has the effect been on tourism? Not a whole lot. Read on to find out how you might actually benefit from a government in turmoil. Would you flee at the first sign of instability? Today, a number of people are discovering that even [...]
Space Travel Today
Once just a fantasy of the Star Trek crowd, space travel for the masses has long seemed like a pipe dream. But guess what’s coming down that pipe now? You guessed it — private spaceships. A number of private companies are gearing up to offer travelers the chance to leave the Earth behind, with regularly [...]
Take it to the Top
Dear Peter, I loved the story [on your radio show the other day] about the fellow who found his camera that had been stolen from his checked luggage on eBay. He commented that he was willing to write a letter to the corporate office as suggested by the customer service department, but he couldn’t get [...]
Man Tracks Down and Gets Prosecuted Baggage Handler Who Stole His Camera
You may remember this headline from Consumerist.com, about Delta passenger Charles M. who had his camera stolen from his checked baggage, then found it on Ebay, and tracked the thief down. Originally, Delta refused to reimburse Charles for his ticket — and his troubles — however, find out what happened when Peter Greenberg got involved… [...]
Average After-Ticket Costs
Federal taxes, security taxes, baggage fees, airport landing fees — all of these are part of the costs of flying, but they’re rarely disclosed on your ticket price. But they add up. So what exactly are all these fees and taxes, and more importantly, how much are they going to cost you? For starters, there’s [...]
Luggage in the Wind
Dear Peter, I loved your article on how to avoid lost luggage, especially the part about how airlines are losing or damaging more bags than ever. I have to share an experience I had a little over a year ago on this subject.
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