What was Travel Weekly thinking when it called YTB a power player?
What’s wrong with Travel Weekly’s inclusion of YTB in its 2008 Power List? Maybe a better question is: What’s not wrong? Ned Levi has the answer.
US State Department issues Thailand travel alert
By now, you’ve probably heard about the anti-government protests in Thailand which have closed Bangkok’s airports. Yesterday the US State Department issued a Travel Alert for US citizens traveling or residing in Thailand, asking every citizen there to register with the State Department, or contact the US Embassy in Bangkok directly.
Philly International receives award as major airport improvements near completion
And the winner of best airport food goes to … Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). At least that’s the verdict of The Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA), which just awarded Best Food and Beverage Program to the Philadelphia Marketplace at PHL.
Rock slides force Yosemite officials to close 233 rooms
Yosemite National Park administrators have announced they will permanently close 233 cabins at Curry Village, which until last month had 600 units. Since 1996, two people have been killed, and almost two dozen injured by rockfalls in that area of the park.
Jellyfish alert: Honolulu Waikiki Beach closed
Some 2,300 jellyfish were estimated at Waikiki beaches on Saturday and another 1,000 at Ala Moana shores, according to local reports. More than 20 stings have been reported, and ambulances responded to two incidents.
How many hours of delay is too much for you, Senator?
A week ago I had to fly to West Palm Beach, Fla., from Philadelphia. Moments after leaving the gate, our captain told us there would be “at least a half hour” delay. Unknown to us, a few minutes before we left the gate, US Airways Express flight 4551 “successfully crashed” on runway 27L.
Are travel photos on your online photo site safe?
Are your travel photos on your online photo site safe? Maybe not. They weren’t for members of Digital Railroad, who learned on Oct. 29th that the site was going out of business and their photos would be lost forever if they didn’t act immediately.
10 travel photography to-do’s before you depart
After your plane has landed on Baltra Island, while waiting for the zodiac to take you to your boat, you see sea lions lounging on the dock. You pull out your camera, press the “on” button, and nothing happens. You forgot to charge the battery. Ned Levi has a great list of tips to do before you leave on your trip, so you’re prepared to take great travel photos.
Airlines, Boeing breathe sigh of relief as machinists strike ends
You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over the weekend by Boeing’s sales force and a few of their customers like ANA (All Nippon Airways), JAL (Japan Airlines), and Air India, who are all counting on receiving their first shipments of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner some time next year. As first reported in the Seattle Times, the Boeing strike is over.
Is United’s new door-to-door baggage service a good deal?
United Airlines is the first US airline to offer a luggage shipping service via an overnight courier. Passengers can use it to avoid lugging suitcases through airports, eliminate luggage missing connections, and reduce the odds of luggage becoming lost or stolen. While this may seem to be a great deal, as they say, the “devil’s in the details.”