Archive for Category: "Safety & Security"
Travel Tip: Security Apps
Parents, I get it. You’ll do just about anything to protect your kids. And now there are solutions out there. The obvious choice to track your kid’s location is a GPS device. The Amber Alert device, for example, uses GPS and wireless cell phone technology to keep track of where they are. Of course, that [...]
Are the Skies Unfriendly & Unsafe? A CBS This Morning Report
Pilots at United Airlines have gone almost a decade without a formal agreement and last week they launched the Unfriendly Skies publicity campaign that alleges that not only is the airline mistreating their pilots, but its decisions are putting passengers at risk. Perhaps you thought that United is the only airline whose pilots are flying [...]
Travel Detective Blog: What the Foiled Underwear Bomb Plot Means for Our Security
With the most recent bomb plot splashed across the headlines, it’s important to look beyond the facts and see what we can take away from this episode. Are we safer now than we were in 2009? Is airport security sufficient? Peter turns to his Travel Detective blog to parse the lessons of this incident. It [...]
Recovery Spotlight: Sendai 14 Months After the Tsunami
More than a year after the tragic tsunami and earthquake in Japan, it may surprise you to see that there are still sobering reminders of the devastation. Peter recently traveled to Sendai, an area that was hit hard by the tsunami. Throughout Sendai, you can see evidence of the natural disaster. From the economic loss [...]
Icarus Award: You Don’t Have Ebola & Other Fake Threats
Last week, the Icarus Award was stalled at security and this week we’re not going much farther. Trouble remains at the airport and on the airplane. There are three high-profile issues of TSA misconduct, as well as some suspicious airport behavior. Lily J. Kosner rounds up the week in travel failures. And remember to vote [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: JEN in Tohoku, Japan
This week’s Voluntourism Spotlight is inspired by Peter’s trip to Sendai for the World Travel and Tourism Council’s annual summit. More than a year after the tragic tsunami in Japan, the devastation is still staggering. The picture on the left is taken on the outskirts of the city, where thousands of headstones and urns of [...]
The Top 5 Ways to Commemorate the Titanic’s 100th Anniversary
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. From a memorial cruise to a commemorative cocktail to a live twitter feed and a 3-D screening of the James Cameron epic, there are hundreds if not thousands of ways to mark the day. We asked Ben Moroski to round out the top [...]
Ask Peter: Scoring Last Minute Deals & Honeymoon Planning
Spring means planning summer travel and crossing summer travel road blocks. Wondering if you should book now or wait for a last minute deal? What should you consider when planning a honeymoon? What’s the easiest way to deal with European currency logistics? Ask Peter! The Travel Detective will be standing by to take your calls [...]
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