Today on its blog, the TSA released stats for the full year of 2016, including how many people were screened, how many bags were screened, the number of firearms discovered and more. All in all, 20…
Obama – a great President for travel
I HAVE A TIP FOR INVESTORS: start buying stock in companies that make Canadian flag patches. Back when I first started traveling internationally, in 2003, these suckers were everywhere. The Iraq Wa…
Deal Alert: US to Spain and Portugal From $376 Round-Trip
Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, whi…
Beyond Petra: Jordan’s Ruins
But just as the Nabateans were far from the only Ancient World inhabitants of Jordan, so too is Petra not nearly the only awe-inspiring ruin in this small but history-packed country. The Greeks and…
Prepare to Pay for Drinks and Snacks on Short-Haul BA Flights — Even Tea Isn’t Free
Beginning last summer, British Airways revealed that a whole slew of cutbacks would be coming to in-flight service. First, the airline made cuts to the in-flight service in the business-class cabin…
AA Platinum Pro Doesn’t Include Same-Day Confirmed Flight Changes
Update 1/11/17 5:07pm: An American Airlines spokesperson has responded to our inquiry about this situation:The same-day flight change reference was an error on one of our aa.com pages. We will reac…
7 lessons I’ve learned as a hijabi traveler
Traveling solo as a Muslim girl with hijab can be a little scary and daunting these days. When the word “Islamophobia” is getting more fame for the last couple of years, I can totally r…
What you tell the immigration officer
The Canadian border agent hands me back our passports along with our custom declaration. Instead of telling us to proceed to baggage claim, he tells us to stop and see the immigration agent on our …
What motivate me most as a feminist
Photo by Tomohiko Nogi.“Equality has been achieved! Why do we even need feminism?”“But men suffer too! Don’t you care about that?”Would supporting an association that …
JetBlue’s Free Fly-Fi Is Now Available Fleet-Wide and Gate-to-Gate
Now you can stay connected every second of your onboard experience when you fly JetBlue. The airline has just completed a fleet-wide rollout of its free Fly-Fi, and the system operates gate-to-gate…