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Tidbits for travelers: A travel job & offbeat travel insurance

02/25/09
Laid off or worried about getting laid off? In addition to JetBlue’s  promise to refund your airfare if you get laid off, here are two other travel-related outfits that want you to rest easy: In Park City, Utah the Washington School Inn’s “Pink Slip Protection” package promises to refund your deposit if you get laid […]

Planning a vacation? Start by unpacking.

08/14/08
Shifting rules and over-zealous staffers can trip up even the most checkpoint-savvy traveler. (Flip-flops on or off? Is mascara a liquid or a gel?) But it may not be the TSA you have to worry about; watch out for other travelers. So far in 2008, the TSA has discovered 519 guns – many of them […]

Starting Saturday: Leave your laptop in your bag at the airport

08/13/08
Beginning this Saturday, August 16th, you can leave your laptop in its travel case at the airport security checkpoint. That will save you time. But it’s may cost you money. That’s because you’re probably going to have to buy a new TSA-compliant, “checkpoint friendly” laptop case in order to take advantage of these new rules. […]

It would be funny if it wasn’t true

06/17/08
The Tonight Show is on way past my bedtime, so I’m really glad that Terry Maxon at the Airline Biz blog makes a point of posting the jokes and jabs Jay Leno makes about airports and air travel. All those extra charges and service cutbacks the airlines are announcing are making it way too easy […]

Don’t fire this Air Canada flight attendant

06/17/08
Like many other airlines grappling with record high fuel prices, Air Canada has announced flight and staffing cutbacks for the fall and winter. According to an airline press release, “This will result in a decrease in staff levels of up to 2,000 positions across all levels of the organization.” I hope one talented Air Canada […]

Crackdown on carry-on bags

06/17/08
United Airlines and US Airways recently announced they will join American Airlines and start charging passengers to check a first bag. That means a lot more people will start packing a lot more stuff into their carry-on bags. “Not so fast” say the airlines. They’re cracking down on over-sized carry-on bags by posting staff at […]
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