Archive for Category: "Passports & Customs"
How to Renew or Apply for a US Passport
Need a passport? Turns out you’re not alone. In 2012, 64 percent of U.S. citizens did not have passports. But today is National Passport Day which means there’s no excuse to put off applying for or renewing your passport. You have to apply in person, unless you are renewing a recently expired document. If you [...]
Travel Tip: Lost ID? Don’t Worry.
Have you ever arrived at the airport only to realize you forgotten your ID? Don’t panic. There are actually some tricks to get through domestic security without it. As with many travel secrets, there’s often a gap between the rules in place and the rules enforced. If you forget your ID and time is of [...]
Growing U.S. Tourism & the Travel Hall of Leaders
Recently the Obama administration released a travel and tourism policy and a position paper that went a long way towards satisfying a lot of the issues that have been facing the industry. Peter sat down with Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, to check up on the progress that has been [...]
Travel Contest: What YOU Need on the Road, Week 3 Challenge
It’s the last week of the What YOU Need on the Road contest. We’ve covered flying etiquette, driving trips and this week we’re going abroad. Answer our travel process question for a chance to win some of our favorite travel gear. To see the winner of the etiquette challenge just sign up for our daily [...]
WTTC Spotlight: Reviving U.S. Tourism post 9/11
Did you know that in the last 10 years, the U.S. lost a third of its international long haul travel? This past week Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcast from the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit. Peter took time away from the conference to sit down with WTTC Executive Committee member and Hilton CEO Christopher [...]
The Travel Detective: Why U.S. Customs and Border Protection Needs to Change
The Obama administration is relaxing visa restrictions in an effort to attract more foreign visitors and boost the U.S. economy, but that is not enough. The Travel Detective lays out how U.S. Customs and Border Protection still needs to change in order for Obama’s plan to be successful. Every day people tell me about their [...]
How Americans Can Travel to Cuba: A CBS Early Show Report
For years Cuba has been a forbidden country for Americans, only assessable to travelers willing to risk losing their passport in the process. But this year, thanks to changes in policy implemented by the Obama Administration, the first group of Americans were able to travel legally to the country. On the CBS Early Show, Peter [...]
Icarus Award: X Marks the Gender, Dogs on the Runway & a Seat Belt Straitjacket
It doesn’t pay to mistreat a flight attendant, though you may win an Icarus award for doing so. Last week’s flight attendant biting incident beat out Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong’s baggy pants for an Icarus win. This week, flight attendants were manhandled and punched all in the course of becoming one of the week’s [...]
