Border control departing the USA — do we need it?
A debate is raging over whether exit controls are necessary for foreigners visiting the USA and even more importantly, who will will pay for establishing these exit control mechanisms — the airlines or the government.
Are hotel prices headed down?
The hotel sector of the travel industry has enjoyed a run of rising prices for about half a decade. With an airline industry in distress, hotels seemed to be a bright spot in the travel travel industry, but with the dramatic cutback in airline capacity coming this fall, things are changing.
Will high gas prices stop travel? Simply put, no
Clearly, energy prices are soaring. Americans are now paying a bit more than $4 a gallon for gasoline and it seems from media reports that gasoline is headed into the stratosphere. However other reports over the past few days seem to have gasoline prices dropping.
FAA, DOT and airlines battle over solutions to NY airspace crowding
The FAA and DOT are making proposals that will add market based auction and pricing solutions to the New York airspace crowding problems linked with capacity controls. The airlines continue to squeal but offer no new suggestions for immediate relief.
Are gas costs really strangling travel? No, and here’s why
There are lots of articles suggesting that travel habits are changing because of the high cost of gas. Some are even suggesting that our suburbs are going to become crumbling wastelands because of $4-a-gallon gasoline. I don’t think so.
Germany’s castle resorts
After living in Germany for a half-dozen years I will never forget the dramatic castles rising on mountain tops, presiding over riverbends and tucked between majestic mountains. Many of these castles have been restored and turned into luxury hotels that can fill any medieval or royal fantasy.
Warning: carry-on luggage cops are on patrol
Airlines are starting to aggressively enforce their own carry-on rules. On a recent trip through Boston’s Logan and New York’s JFK airports, the baggage gestapo was out in force at the Delta Air Lines terminals monitoring passengers going through the security line.
Chasing the early summer snow in Chile
While North America is sweltering in 80- and 90-degree temperatures, the bottom half of the world is descending into an early winter. Charlie Leocha is chasing the snow at Chile’s Valle Nevado resort.
Internal memo details American flight cuts at LaGuardia
After the vociferous objections to caps and slot auctions at JFK and Newark from airline organizations, American Airlines has announced a dramatic cut in their LaGuardia flights and called on the Transportation Department to limit flights at LaGuardia.
Congress sleeps while America’s passenger rail system crumbles
As gasoline prices steadily rise and airfares go up day by day, rail travel is looking more and more like a bargain. The only trouble is, the Amtrak system is literally crumbling and needs federal funding. Congress, who controls the purse strings is asleep at the switch.