Say it isn't so! Southwest to charge for bags???
There are only two domestic airlines in the US that don't charge for checked bags -- Southwest and JetBlue. Will Southwest start charging a baggage fee? Click on this link to read more
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Ellis Island Finally Open a Year After Superstorm Sandy
Ellis Island is open to the public again ! READ MORE HERE...
Mega Cruise Ships: "Too Big to Sail?"
That's the question raised by a number of experts in an Oct. 27 article in the N.Y. Times, which pointed out that the largest of today's cruise ships are the size of the biggest aircraft carriers and carry over 8000 passengers and crew. The big...
Hotels.com: Most mobile bookings are last-minute
Hotels.com, one of the leading on-line bookers, reports that over 60% of its mobile app users are booking same-day. It also reports that mobile app users tend to shorter stays than traditional customers. CLICK HERE for more.
The World's Best Airlines
Conde Naste has published this year's Reader's Choice Awards, a broad range of awards but the one people most notice are the ranking of airlines. This year's top international airline, yet again, is Singapore Airlines. This year's top...
Have you a reservation, sir? Thailand considers selling tickets to country!
Thailand is considering charging a 30-baht daily fee for tourists, or 500-baht (about US $16) for stays longer than 3 days. The government believes it will bring in "better quality tourists," and deal with foreigners who overstay their visas,...
$240 NY-London, LA $320: Norwegian Air
Norwegian Air Shuttle, a low-cost carrier that has begun flying trans-Atlantic from Oslo now plans to offer service by this summer to NYC and LA from London Gatwick. The announced fares are $240 each way to NY and $320 to LA--less than half the cost...
Airline Seats Shrink While Passengers Expand
Airlines have recently begun replacing many of their seats with lighter, slimmer seats that allow them to either offer more legroom or...surprise!...jam in more seats. As this article from the Sydney Morning Herald points out, it's not just that space...
Greece's Airlines Merge (Sort Of)
Aegean and Olympic, Greece's two main airlines will be under joint ownership, but will continue to operate as two brands. Aegean's takeover of its rival has been approved by the European Commission and will take effect Oct. 18.Here's the press release...
Luxury Train Travel in Japan Increases as Yen has weakened
Tourists,an aging population, and business people give rise to Japan's luxury train travel. Read here, photo: hdwpapers.com
UK Passports #1 in Visa Free Travel
If you know people from countries such as India or Kenya,you will know the red tape needed by them for Travel Visas. Luckily UK Passports can go to 173 countries without a Visa.Here is the link to the story and list of top the top ten countries...
Regional Visa Agreements to Simplify Travel
A number of countries in areas including Southeast Asia and southern Africa are considering simplified regional visas, making travel easier for ...
Chinese cave so huge it makes its own weather
Massive beautiful newly explore cave. Click HERE for the link
Texas now supports AA merger; judge denies Justice Dept. request for trial delay
http://www.bostonglobe.com/bus...V3pxPFZCN/story.html
Venezuelan Currency Manipulators Clog Air Ticket System
http://skift.com/2013/09/25/ve...es-are-almost-empty/