Archive for March, 2011
Romantic Paris Vacations …With The Whole Family
Paris is famously the most romantic city in the world, but what happens when you throw a toddler into the mix? Margot Black attempts to get the best of both worlds on her family trip to Paris. What could be more romantic than spending four nights in Paris to celebrate a fifth wedding anniversary? Well, [...]
Birthing Tourism: Foreign Moms Using Travel To Gain American Citizenship For Newborns
Southern California lawmakers called for immigration law improvements on Thursday after a business catering to “birthing tourism” was shut down earlier this month. On March 8, officials closed down three townhouses in San Gabriel that were operating as maternity wards for foreign expectant mothers intent upon giving birth to their children in the United States. [...]
Travel Tip: Airline Innovations
Have you heard the news? Japanese airline ANA now has the world’s first in-flight rice steamer. Tasty? Sure. Useful? Not so much. But there are some other innovations in airlines that are worth noticing. Delta is embarking on a $1 billion investment to replace the seats inside its 747s. For starters, between summer 2011 and [...]
Eco-Travel: Casa Grande Mountain Retreat – Utuado, Puerto Rico
Dropping everything to move to the Caribbean and run a resort sounds like a dream come true. But in practice, that experience can be riddled with roadblocks and pitfalls. In her series of “Peer to Pier” interviews, Meg Pier sat down with Steven Weingarten, a New York attorney-turned-owner of Casa Grande Mountain Retreat in Puerto Rico. [...]
Washington’s Reagan National Airport Air Traffic Controller Allegedly Falls Asleep, Putting Planes At Risk
Two passenger planes landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were forced to land without assistance on Tuesday night after the sole air traffic controller on duty allegedly fell asleep during his shift. Both flights, an American Airlines flight and a United Airlines flight, were able to land safely. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) [...]
Radio Guests – Breezes Bahamas, Nassau – March 26, 2011
Frequent-fliers miles are notoriously hard to redeem, so the airlines are coming up with creative ways for you to spend your miles. Scott McCartney tells us about these new methods, including a way you can gamble with your miles. The tsunami that hit the coast of Japan has brought new awareness to the need for [...]
Travel Tip: Airport Museums
Next time you find yourself with a long layover or an unexpected delay, pay attention to the artwork on display at the airport. You might be surprised by what you see. San Francisco International Airport is the first airport museum to receive American Association of Museums Accreditation. You’ll find work on loan from other museums [...]
Japan Earthquake Aftershocks: Rebuilding Japanese Tourism
In the wake of the recent devastation in Japan, Peter sat down with USA Today‘s Ben Mutzabaugh to hash out the impact on short-term travel plans, and to discuss how the power of travel is so important to recovery efforts after major disasters. Peter Greenberg: We now have the State Department advising Americans to avoid [...]
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