Archive for Category: "TV/Videos"
Know Before You Go: How to Choose the Right Hotel
A hotel might look great online, but in real life it’s another story. Beyond the obvious problems like outdated features or poor location, there are also a few safety concerns that smart travelers should keep in mind. Away from home, hotel theft and other dangers do exist. Travel Correspondent Alyssa Caverley highlights the right questions [...]
FAA to Lift Ban on Electronic Gadgets? A CBS This Morning Report
Last year, the FAA allowed pilots to begin using iPads inside the cockpit. This opened up the question, if pilots are allowed to use these electronic devices, why are passengers required to turn them off upon takeoff and landing? In the last 25 years, both the FAA and outside labs have tested every electronic device [...]
Wi-Fi on Planes: International Wi-Fi & Improved Service
Right now, more than half of US carriers offer Wi-Fi on board. Wi-Fi service is growing, but the process is more complicated than you might expect. For United Airlines to install Wi-Fi on one of its 747s is a 15-day process that removes a plane completely from revenue service and can cost more than $200,000. [...]
The 5 Best Luggage Innovations of 2013
Last week was the 63rd annual Travel Goods Show. While a trade show about luggage might seem to be an industry-only story, we found real innovations that will matter to everyday travelers. And when a luggage innovation takes off, it can change the whole industry….did you know the Rollaboard suitcase is only 25 years old? [...]
How Airlines Are Preparing for the Sequester & What to Expect
Facing $600 million in budget cuts from the sequester, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood does not sugarcoat the message and warns that the cuts will be very painful for the flying public. The cuts will be tough for the country, but the impact might not be felt right away. To prepare the airlines are performing what [...]
Know Before You Go: How to Travel with Your Pet
Traveling with your pet can be stressful for both of you, but it doesn’t always have to be. Proper information and preparation can go along way toward having a seamless journey with your dog or cat. Know Before You Go Contributor Alyssa Caverley and her traveling dog, Benji, share their tips for traveling together. Watch [...]
Carnival Triumph: Passenger Rights & Cruise Industry Changes
Now that the passengers of the Carnival Triumph have reached land, stories about the conditions onboard are starting to hit the press. The experience has been compared to “Lord of the Flies,” “Survivor” and “The Hunger Games.” As compensation for the experience, Carnival initially offered a full refund of the cruise cost, the cost of [...]
Know Before You Go: How to Avoid Airline, Cruise & Hotel Fees
All too often, you come back home from a trip with a credit card bill that is much bigger than you expected. What’s to blame? Unanticipated fees and hidden costs. In 2012, airline fees alone generated $36 billion worldwide. And there are also hotel, cruise and international travel fees. This week, Correspondent Alyssa Caverley offers [...]
