Amtrak Twitter Page Introduced

Amtrak launches Twitter page

Amtrak has expanded its social media presence by launching its Twitter page. Travelers and rail enthusiasts can now check Amtrak news and events on Twitter at @Amtrak.

United Airlines

United Airlines offers overnight baggage shipping

United Airlines has announced a promotion whereby it will ship passengers' bags overnight to their destination at a cost lower than it would be to check the bags onto the plane.

Eurail Pass Passengers

Eurail sales down for 2009

There were 11.9 percent less Eurail pass passengers onboard in 2009, a modest dip according to the Eurail Group.

Airline Industry

IATA: January traffic up 5.7%

NEW YORK - An international airline group said Wednesday that airlines flew 5.7 percent more passengers in January than the same month a year earlier.

US Airways Passengers Become Sick

Nine passengers hospitalized after complaining about foul odor on plane

Nine people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after complaining of a foul odor aboard a US Airways flight in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the airline.

Crystal Cruises

Crystal Cruises bows to the times, introduces flexible dining

Crystal Cruises, one of the most traditional of cruising's luxury lines, announced today at the annual Cruise Shipping Miami convention that it would bow to the times and introduce Perfect Choice Dini

Air Travel

Passengers: Paying to pick seats loathsome

Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choose their seat.

BA Strike

British Airways will carry 60% passengers over strike period

LONDON - British Airway PLC, the U.K. flag carrier, said Monday it has put in place contingency plans to allow 60% of customers fly through Unite's strike period of Mar.

Airline Passenger Survey

Survey: What passengers want from airlines

Almost three of every four passengers surveyed said they think overweight passengers should be required to purchase two seats on their flights.

Continental To Charge For Meals

Continental Airlines is changing its tune on food

ATLANTA — Attention coach passengers.

Inflight Sales On The Rise

From Broadway tickets to duty-free perfume, airlines push inflight sales

Flyers are finding more products and services for sale on-board their flights now than at any other time in commercial aviation history as a small group of point-of-sale providers leads airlines into

Airline Industry

Airlines threaten to start canceling flights in response to new tarmac rule

Airlines are pushing back against new rules that give fliers more rights.

Arrivals Up Nearly 70 Percent In February

Sri Lanka tourism reaches dizzying heights last months

Tourist arrivals for February 2010 reached a high of 57,300, surpassing February 2009 arrivals by a resounding 67.7 percent.

Airline Fees

New airline charges taking off

Baggage fees, the golden goose for airlines desperate for more cash, are bringing in billions of dollars in revenues for U.S. airlines.

Air Travel

What to do if your flight is scrapped because of weather

AS thousands of passengers who were caught up in last month’s bout of snowstorms along the East Coast can attest, finding a new flight after a major weather cancellation is getting not only harder,

Virus Outbreaks On Cruise Ships

A bump in virus outbreaks on shore is likely to carry over to cruise ships

Suffering a bout of gastrointestinal illness in a cramped cruise ship cabin ranks pretty high on the scale of vacation nightmares.

Green America Report

Sorry state of recycling in the airline industry

Mark Ashley watches with a weary eye whenever flight attendants walk up and down the aisles of a plane to collect the trash on his flights.

Airline Policies

Airlines correct to vet passengers for excessive weight

Taking a commercial airline flight is, statistically speaking, the safest way to travel.

However, it can still be hazardous to your health.

Too wide for the sky

Overweight passengers should inquire about seat policies before booking flight

Each airline has its own guidelines on whether overweight passengers should buy more than one seat and how much it costs.

"Too wide for the sky?"

Celebrity Mercury

350 people sick on Caribbean cruise

CHARLESTON, S.C. — About 350 people were responding well to medicine after getting sick on a cruise to the Caribbean that departed from South Carolina, the cruise line said Tuesday.