Southwest's Boarding Fee Causes Uproar

Southwest's EarlyBird does not fly well with irate customers

Grabbing a good seat on Southwest Airlines always took some effort. You had to go online 24 hours before departure to snag a spot at the front of the boarding line.

May Be Concessioned To Chinese Consortium

Anger over government plans to privatize Entebbe Airport

Controversy broke out almost immediately when a local daily newspaper published a report alleging that the government was in the final stages of privatizing the country’s single international airpor

Denmark

Mermaid's trip to Shanghai irks Copenhagen tourists, lawmakers

Copenhagen's bronze mermaid, the 95- year-old national monument that's suffered graffiti, severed limbs and decapitation, is causing another fuss in Denmark.

New Zealand

IRD change angers tourism operators

Tourism operators say a policy change from the IRD (Inland Revenue Department) could force some operators to go overseas and others to go out of business.

When will enough be enough?

Airlines' rising fees confuse and anger their passengers

Rising airline fees reached new milestones last week with a charge for pillows and blankets and record charges for frequent-flier award tickets.

Eastern Europe's Food Fight

Croatia riles Czech tourists with food ban

Packing up the Skoda with the kids and heading for the Croatian coast has long been an established part of the Czech summer. And to equip a family with the right ingredients for the much-favoured low-budget self-catering break the car boot is invariably stuffed with plenteous supplies of Czech staples such as sausages, beer, bread, tinned meat ... read more

Oy Wey...

Israeli tourist strips naked in anger at New Zealand men's whistles

Wellington, New Zealand - An Israeli tourist who felt harassed when New Zealand road workers whistled at her Thursday stripped naked in response, police said.

Workmen in the small northern farming town of Kerikeri were repairing the main street when the young woman took offense at their attention.