Air Travel Tips

Making flying easier

Ever get thirsty during your flight and wish you didn’t have to wait an hour or so for the beverage cart to come down the aisle?

American Airlines

Court rules in favor of American Airlines skycaps

BOSTON — Massachusetts' highest court ruled in favor Tuesday of a group of American Airlines skycaps who won more than $325,000 in a lawsuit over tips they claimed they lost after the airline began

Travel Etiquette

To tip or not to tip?

A hotel room in Phoenix, Arizona, 7pm.

Popular — Yet Unfounded — Travel "Truisms"

Top travel myths

Myth: There are great deals at airport duty-free shops.

Travel Tips

Top travel secrets you need to know

1. Request extras with your room

AAA

AAA releases tips and trends for 2009 travel

Sure, the economy is struggling and most Americans are cutting back on their discretionary spending. But it's not all doom and gloom for travelers in 2009.

Travel Agents Anticipate Staffing Changes And Revenue Shortfall In 2009

ASTA offers tips for weathering economic downturn

ALEXANRIA, VA - A webinar held yesterday by ASTA to provide travel agents with tips and resources on weathering an economic downturn found, not surprisingly, that travel agents do not anticipate a qui

Obama's Inauguration

Tourist tips for Washington, D.C. during Barack Obama's inauguration

Cramming onto a 2.5-mile-long space with as many as 4 million other spectators to see Barack Obama's swearing-in might seem hard enough, but for visitors to Washington during the inauguration, that's

To Tip Or Not To Tip?

Tourists to tip less as they feel the squeeze

London, UK - Against the backdrop of rising inflation and living costs, UK tourists are now tightening their belts with 36 per cent (more than one in three) admitting they will not put their hands in

New York

Bruni readers to New York: Take it from tourists, end tipping

Frank Bruni riled his commenters on Diner's Journal yesterday when he called for solutions to the tourist tipping conundrum: What can a restaurant do when foreign tourists don't (or under) tip?

Washington, D.C.

10 tips for Washington, D.C., tourists

The ins and outs, quirks and curiosities of a city can take years to learn. If that doesn't quite fit into your time frame, you're in luck.

Travel Advice

Stretch your travel dollar

By gauging where the rapidly changing airline industry is headed, business travelers can map out their flight plans and find the best deals.

Pet Travel

Pet travel trend surges

In 2007, pet travel soared 33 percent to a record 20 million, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.

Top 10 security tips for travelers

'Thieves love tourists'

Breaking into hotel rooms is all in a day's work for Bill Stanton. Far from being a cat burglar, though, this former New York City cop has become a kind of Bob Vila of the security business.

Hong Kong Judge: Tips Are "Earnings"

Judge makes tips part of tour guides' salary

The Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday an appeal filed by Wing On Travel Service Limited against an earlier ruling that tips received by tour guides should be considered as part of their salary.

NYC Works Hard To Lure The Tourists

NYC tourism campaign expands with more tips

NEW YORK - New York City is expanding a welcome campaign for foreign travelers with more insider tips from celebrities and local experts.

Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, MTV fashion VJ Coltrane Curtis and musician Itzhak (itz-HAHK) Perlman are among the famous New Yorkers who have joined the effort.

Tips Will Be Tips

Airline interfered with tips, court says

BOSTON - American Airlines interfered with the tipping process by imposing a fee on curbside baggage, a federal jury in Boston ruled.

The airline imposed a $2 bag-check fee at the curbside two years ago, which skycaps, who are paid below minimum wage, were required to charge, USA Today reported.

San Francisco

Ten tips for San Francisco tourists

It happens every year: 16 million eager, wide-eyed tourists arrive at the Golden Gate—Tony Bennett crooning on their iPods, visions of Rice-a-Roni dancing in their heads, asking things like, "Which exit do I take to get to Alcatraz?" Never fear — the following tips will help you navigate Bay Area waters like a sourdough-eating, 38 ... read more

Boston

Ten tips for Boston tourists

When you're in Boston, it's tempting to test out the local-speak. But Bostonians strongly advise against it. Here are some other insider tips for making your visit as enjoyable as possible: