Archive for May, 2011
Airlines, Online Ticket Sellers Probed In Justice Department Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department is currently investigating whether third-party online ticket sellers have violated antitrust law. The investigation targets Global Distribution Systems (GDS), which aggregate and repackage air travel inventory for travel agencies. Travelport, the parent company of Orbitz, and Sabre, which owns Travelocity, is the largest GDS in the U.S. On Friday, American Airlines [...]
Travel Tip: Hotel Credit-Card Fraud
Credit-card fraud is hardly a new phenomenon, but you might be surprised to learn 38 percent of credit-card hacking cases involved the hotel industry. Here’s how you can protect yourself…. That fact is, many hotels haven’t—and won’t—spent the money necessary to upgrade their computer systems to protect against hackers. So when they swipe your credit [...]
Eco-Travel And History In The Florida Keys
Best known for margaritas, music and deep sea fishing, the Florida Keys also have a rich historic past and natural experiences that many travelers don’t take the time to explore. Ann Cochran shares the side of the Florida Keys that first attracted Hemingway and his predecessors, and is still accessible for travelers today. Islamorada A [...]
Iceland Volcano Redux? Eruption Sends Ash Cloud Towards Europe, Affects Flights
Iceland is once again covered with a thick ash cloud following the eruption of the Grimsvötn volcano on Saturday, but it’s unlikely that the effects will be as far-reaching as last year’s volcanic event. The ash cloud from this weekend’s eruption will likely reach Scotland on Tuesday and will affect other parts of the UK [...]
Free Travel Videos: Musical Slideshow: The New Medellin, Colombia
Almost two decades after the death of Pablo Escobar, Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellin, is shedding its violent past and undergoing something of a renaissance. Get a glimpse of the new Medellin through the photos of an American expatriate and the music of local singer-songwriter Danny Polo. Photographer Noah Bleicher, who runs a Medellin bed & [...]
Travel Tip: Water Taxis
Looking for a way to avoid traffic jams and cab fees? Try a water taxi as an alternative way to travel from point A to point B. Boston’s City Water Taxi fleet takes travelers to and from several airport hotels, which are then a free shuttle ride away from Logan airport. The water taxi also [...]
Is Adventure Travel Right For You?
If your ideal vacation involves more than moving from one beach chair to the next, then adventure travel may be right for you. From culinary vacations to ski trips to bike tours, experiential adventures help you get more out of your destination. But before you think about booking your first adventure travel trip, there are [...]
Despite O’Hare Near-Miss, Airlines Balk At Paying For Air Traffic Upgrades
Just days after the Department of Transportation (DOT) investigator general admitted the agency isn’t sure why air traffic controller errors have soared in the past year, two planes nearly collided at a major airport. On Monday two passenger planes came within 300 feet of colliding at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. According to air traffic recordings, [...]
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