In recent years, airlines have become addicted to fee revenue. When oil prices spiked in 2008, airlines began instituting fuel surcharges. These charges were a way for the airline to collect additional revenue per ticket without actually raising the fare. While simply raising fares would have been an honest, transparent response to higher fuel costs, airlines chose the low road, hiding these fees under labels like "YQ charge"...
Read More »It's easy to get spoiled as a frequent rental car customer. Rental agencies' preferred programs make renting incredibly simple. I walk off the plane, walk to my car, get in and drive away. Before last week, I hadn't rented a car the "traditional" way in several years. The differences make for an interesting comparison.
Read More »Late last week, United Airlines announced that change fees on discounted economy cabin tickets would rise from $150 to $200. So far United's competitors have not matched, but unless the traveling public forces United to roll back this change it's a safe bet that American, Delta and US Airways will soon match...
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TSA is playing hide the truth from the American public once again. Since the agency announced that it would swap out x-ray based backscatter machines for millimeter wave-based scanners, media outlets from around the country have screamed inaccurate headlines such as, "TSA Pulls Plug on Airport Nude Body Scanners". Once again, TSA's greatest achievement is duping the press and uncritical journalists.
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It's easy to get spoiled as a frequent rental car customer. Rental agencies' preferred programs make renting incredibly simple. I walk off the plane, walk to my car, get in and drive away. Before last week, I hadn't rented a car the "traditional" way in several years. The differences make for an interesting comparison.
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