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Submit Your Best Travel Photos ... and You Could Win!
by Kate Hamman, SmarterTravel.com Staff
We want to see your best travel photos. We'll pick the top 10 photos from our readers and publish them in a special photo gallery on our website. If we pick your photo, you'll also receive a free TSA-compliant travel kit!
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British Airways to Lay Off Thousands
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
The struggling carrier, which has lost $485 million combined over the past two quarters, will lay off thousands in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
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Northwest Pilots Appeal License Suspension
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
The pilots who overshot Minneapolis airport by 150 miles will likely have to wait several months before the FAA decides what to do about their licenses. Unless it's an easy decision.
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Expedia Eliminates Phone Booking Fees
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Customers can now book with a real person, for free! Will Expedia's competitors in the online travel agency business follow suit?
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Man Denied First-Class Seat Due to Casual Clothes
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
United should get an award for "Most Bad Press" after allegedly denying a first-class upgrade to a passenger because his track suit was deemed too casual.
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Police Arrest Phoenix Pair Who Stole 1,000 Bags
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
A Phoenix man apparently made a routine of stealing bags from the luggage concourse in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. But are reduced security measures to blame?
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Can Someone Accompany Me to the Gate?
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
A reader says that after falling asleep due to anti-anxiety medicine and missing her flight, an airline employee told her she could have brought a non-ticketed friend to the gate. Really?
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'Holiday Surcharges' Get a Bump, But So What?
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Those $10 surcharges airlines put on several dates around the holidays are now $20 on some routes. But is it really a big deal?
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Lesson Not Learned: United Loses Musician's Bag
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
United managed to lose musician Dave Carroll's bags. Yes, that Dave Carroll, of "United Breaks Guitars" fame.
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Southwest Kicks Off Mom and Noisy Two-Year-Old
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Southwest booted a 'cranky' two-year-old and his mother last week, and has since apologized and reimbursed. But did the airline make the right choice in the first place?
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Iceland Express Comes to New York
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Next summer, travelers will have a new and potentially cheaper option when traveling to Iceland and the rest of Europe.
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Frequent Flyer Fees: The Ultimate Guide
by SmarterTravel.com Staff
Compare award fees from every major domestic airline in one place with new our Ultimate Guide to Frequent Flyer Fees, the new companion to our Ultimate Guide to Airline Fees.
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JetBlue Announces Major Expansion in Boston
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
The low-cost carrier is expanding its service from Boston by 30 percent, adding flights on routes served by a certain competing carrier.
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American Lays Off 700, Biz Travelers Get Ice Cream
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
That's not exactly what American said, of course, but trumpeting frivolous new perks (like free ice cream in business class) while announcing 700 layoffs sure doesn't send a good message.
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US Airways Announces Major Service Changes
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
US Airways is retreating to its hubs and downsizing major routes, including a 44 percent reduction of service to Las Vegas. The airline will also shed about 1,000 jobs.
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Travelocity Offers Refund If You Find a Cheaper Room
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Travelocity customers can now get a refund when they find a lower price on competing websites up until the day before check-in.
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Stuck In Customs and My Plane Is Leaving: Help!
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
A reader writes in to ask what recourse a traveler has, if any, when customs causes travelers to miss their flight. It turns out the key is preparedness. Our blogger explains.
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Delta Likely to Fire Pilots of Wandering Flight
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Delta announced it will likely terminate the pilots of Northwest Flight 188, but not just because they missed their destination by 150 miles.
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NTSB: Northwest Pilots Were Chatting, Using Laptops
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
Details from the NTSB's inquiry with the wandering Northwest pilots are out. It's the same story we've been hearing, but with a few new twists.
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Distracted Pilots Claim They Weren't Sleeping
by Carl Unger, SmarterTravel.com Staff
As the investigation into last week's bizarre incident deepens, the pilots involved continue to say they were awake. And many are beginning to believe them.
