Articles by Josh Lew
Over the past couple of years, airport security has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Rather than being praised for keeping fliers safe, the government-run TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has been criticized …
You only have to buy gas for your car or try to buy an airline ticket to see that travel is getting more and more expensive. As airfares continue to rise, along with gas prices, …
Passports have become more important for travelers from the U.S. Before 2009, travel to Canada, Mexico and some places in the Caribbean did not require a passport. Now U.S. Citizens are required to carry a …
In fifty years, people will most likely still be visiting popular destinations, like traveling to classic cities like Paris and Rome or seeking sun and sand in Florida and Hawaii. Sadly, however, some destinations will …
Everyone is quick to name their least favorite airport, but what about airports offering a positive experience? Yes, user-friendly airports do exist. Skytrax, a large and respected survey firm that ranks the world’s airports based …
The U.S. State Department has issued many travel alerts and travel warnings since 9/11. Right after the terrorist attacks in New York, people seemed to pay more attention to the State Department’s advice and avoided …
Business publication Forbes recently ranked the 10 most expensive American cities to spend the night. The good news is that it was cheaper to get a hotel room in 2010 than in 2009. The price …
San Francisco International Airport’s long awaited Terminal 2 opens for business this week, according to USA Today. Known as T2 in frequent flier lingo, the building is the product of a decade-long renovation project. Virgin …
The 2011 Airline Quality Rating report, based on U.S. Department of Transportation data, ranked low-cost-carrier AirTran as the best airline in the U.S. in terms of overall quality. The report, sponsored by the business schools …
Southwest Airlines made news recently when one of the older planes in its fleet suffered a serious in-flight mishap. A five foot long strip of the plane’s body in the upper part of the fuselage …
