There’s so much to see and do in Washington, D.C., including loads of free museums, memorials and sightseeing tours. However, when you’re ready to get out of town, there’s even more to do within a two-hour drive in Virginia and Maryland. Here are our six favorite day trips from Washington, D.C. 1. Go Wine Tasting […]
Read MoreLos Angeles photographer Jason Travis asks travelers of every stripe—locomoting by plane, train and motorcycle—what’s in their bags in his regular Roam column Fellow Traveler. Find out what this week’s traveler, Bjorn Johnston, considers essential to a well-traveled life. Photograph by Jason Travis Photograph by Jason Travis You Are: Bjorn Johnston Profession: Skateboarder/Photographer Home Base: Sydney, Australia Where Were You Going and Why? […]
Read MoreSurveillance video shows 71 year old Ronald Tigne shoved to the ground by a United Airlines customer service agent. This happened in 2015 and the grandfather and frequent flyre is now suing the airline. He says he asked the employee “for a new boarding pass because the one he had was garbled” but that the […]
Read MoreEtihad launched San Francisco – Abu Dhabi in November 2014. They reduced frequency on the route to 3 times weekly back on February 1. Now they’re eliminating the route entirely October 29. The flight, which has been operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, has not yet been pulled from Etihad’s schedule. Air India’s San Francisco – […]
Read MoreYou know how some kids just have to touch the stove when their parents tell them it’s hot? Right after an announcement that passengers shouldn’t touch the emergency exit door unless it’s an emergency a passenger on Xiamen Airlines flight MF8118 on Monday opened an exit door deploying the slide. She faces detention and significant […]
Read MoreA week ago two passengers joined the Mile High Club in their seats on a Ryanair flight while onlooking passengers filmed it (and flight crew refused to get involved). Now we know, as they say, ‘the rest of the story’. The woman in the video is a 39 year old mother of three who says […]
Read MoreHyatt informed its hotel owners last week (subscription) that it intends to terminate its distribution agreement with Expedia. This is a negotiating tactic to drive down the commissions it pays. If they don’t reach a new agreement by July 31, then on August 1 we’ll see Hyatt properties disappear from Expedia and related brands (Hotels.com, […]
Read MoreOn Friday I reached out to American Airlines because they were collecting carrier-imposed surcharges when using AAdvantage miles for British Airways awards even on an itinerary where there are no such surcharges. View from Deck of London Heathrow Galleries First Lounge Hong Kong – London Heathrow fares do not include fuel surcharges (at least for […]
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Read MoreThe Chairman of China’s Anbang Insurage Group, which owns the Waldorf=Astoria New York and other hotels in the U.S. and which tried to buy Starwood ultimately being outbid by Marriott, has reportedly been detained. Waldorf=Astoria New York, Credit: Hilton Like many Chinese companies of its size, it’s both politically connected and opaque. Wu Xiaohui is […]
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