Since no one is paying attention, might as well pay up
Memorial Day weekend is the ideal time to pay up for some embarrassing lapse in judgment. After all, no one’s looking.
Yes, we’ll travel more this summer! Yes, we’ll travel less! Yes, we have no idea!
If you’re confused by the silly headline-grabbing surveys about summer travel, take a number. So are the rest of us.
Lost luggage in Las Vegas
On a nonstop flight to Las Vegas, Spirit Airlines loses Michael Germano’s checked luggage. He files a missing luggage report and a lost luggage claim, but the airline is ignoring his requests for compensation. What’s going on, and how can Germano get Spirit to respond?
From our forums: charging $15 for the FIRST bag? Get used to it, babe
Word that American Airlines will charge $15 for the first checked bag has sparked quite a debate on our forums.
Who will be first to file? An airline bankruptcy oddsmaker
As the airline industry braces for the worst year in the history of modern aviation, it’s time to ask which of the major airlines will be the first to run to bankruptcy court. Airline deathwatches may be amusing, but let’s be honest — do you think the federal government will let a big airline die? Nah.
“If anyone is going to die tonight it’ll be you”
Krista Bauer finally had her day in court. The California woman who drunkenly assaulted a flight attendant while traveling to her sister’s funeral has been sentenced to time served and 200 hours of community service.
Help! Princess confiscated my Cognac
When Jerry Leonard and his wife transfer from their cruise ship to a train, they give Princess their luggage, which includes a bottle of Cognac. The luggage is lost and later found, but the cruise line confiscates the Cognac. Should it replace the bottle - or is he out of luck?
From our forums: time to re-regulate the airlines?
The TalkingTravelers forums are mulling the merits of re-regulating the airline industry. Recent comments from Robert Roach Jr., the general vice president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, triggered the debate.
From our forums: what ever happened to competition?
Our TalkingTravelers forums are on fire with a discussion about airline competition — specifically, the government’s granting of antitrust immunity to Skyteam.
Room with a wrong view
Bob Ledford is promised a room with a two-sided ocean view when he books through Expedia. But when he arrives, the view isn’t what he expected, the hotel doesn’t seem to care, and Expedia won’t post the negative review of the resort. What’s wrong with this picture?