Archive for August, 2011
Family Fishing Trip: Ireland’s Rivers, Streams & Loughs
We’ve always said that it’s not the style, but the substance of any vacation that makes the real difference in any experience. Film producer Clara Bingham was heading to Ireland recently. Her official mission: to screen her documentary at the Galway Film festival. But the real reason was a special mother-son fishing trip. Even though [...]
America’s Most Delayed Airports & Flights: Why Newark?
You may have seen Peter Greenberg’s CBS Early Show report on the most delayed airport or read Scott McCartney’s Wall Street Journal article, now Peter and Scott join forces to figure out why Newark has chronically delayed fights. Leaving no stone in the travel industry unturned, their debate continues with FAA reimbursements and federal airline [...]
Travel Tip: Getting Around the 3-1-1 Rule
Believe it or not, the TSA has continued to implement the ridiculous liquid ban on airplanes. But with necessity being the mother of invention, manufacturers are coming up with creative ways to get around that 3-ounce rule. Ever heard of chewable toothpaste? A company called Lush Cosmetics makes a chewable tablet that not only saves [...]
East Coast Earthquake Damages Washington DC Icons
Tuesday’s unexpected earthquake in Virginia rattled the entire East Coast and forced the closure of several of Washington DC’s most popular tourist draws. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake, centered on Louisa County in central Virginia, about 85 miles (or 135km) southwest of the District of Columbia, has significantly damaged a handful of the nation’s best-known landmarks, [...]
Just a Drop’s Voluntourism and Water Conservation Efforts
Clean water is easy to take for granted until it’s no longer available. Peter sits down with Col. John Blashford-Snell, OBE, President of World Travel Market, to learn about his work with Just A Drop and their philanthropic efforts to make safe water available for all. Peter Greenberg: To start with a little bit of history, in 1968, [...]
Travel Tip: Online Newspapers Worldwide
I always recommend reading up on the local news in your destination, but that’s not always easy when traveling abroad. Fortunately, in today’s brave new world of information sharing, there are some helpful resources out there. The Web site Newspapermap.com lets you search for newspapers around the world, with the option of filtering only English-language [...]
DOT’s New Passenger Rights Rules Now In Effect
Put-upon airline passengers are in for some relief as new consumer protections from the Department of Transportation (DOT) go into effect today. While some of the tarmac delay rules have already been implemented, the bulk of the new rules that give passengers more rights and more leverage as customers are only now going into effect. [...]
Car-Free Martha’s Vineyard Vacation: Biking, Rowing, Beating Traffic
When a U.S. president travels, gridlock is almost guaranteed to precede the nation’s chief executive’s arrival and congestion seems to envelop that location. What happens when a U.S. president vacations? Some would claim it’s not much of a vacation for anyone else. This week, with the Obama family (and entourage) more or less taking over [...]
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