David Cooley, a gay businessman sat down in his premium seat on Alaska Airlines along with his travel companion, expecting to enjoy a great flight.
Instead, Cooley said, “he and his travel companion were subjected to humiliation instead“, according to NBC News. Continue reading Gay Couple Kicked Out Of Alaska Airlines Premium Seats For Straight Couple
Superstar actor Harrison Ford can’t seem to keep out of trouble when it comes to piloting his planes.
Back in 2015, Ford was seriously injured when he crashed his plane on a golf course. The crash wasn’t really his fault as it was attributed to mechanical problems.
Now the FAA is investigating Ford. Continue reading Harrison Ford Being Investigated By FAA
Travel warnings are issued for a variety of reasons.
We’ve seen USA travel warnings increasing recently and the CDC even issued one for Florida. A warning was issued by the US embassy for Bahamas travel. The State Department issued a travel alert for all of Europe back in March.
All of these travel warnings sound reasonable enough but imagine one being issued due to a piece of technology. Continue reading One of the Odder Travel Warnings Issued…
Booking a room through Airbnb is interesting. You don’t just go to the site and book a room on the spot. The host has the right to accept or decline bookings so they definitely have some control when it comes to who will be staying at their place.
Some reasons that a property might not be available could vary. Maybe the room’s owner will be away for the dates you need, maybe a long-term renter is there, who knows.
NBC News is reporting that some people hoping to rent a place might not get it due to discrimination. Continue reading Study Says That Airbnb Discriminates
NBC News reports that a male sex offender got past the TSA at Salt Lake City International Airport with a woman’s boarding pass on November 5.
Michael Reith Salata, a homeless man “was convicted of lewdness involving a child in Utah in 2012“. The 61-year-old man was arrested when he tried to board Southwest Flight 1760 which was flying from Salt Lake City to Oakland, California. Continue reading Sex Offender Gets Past TSA at Airport w/ Woman’s Boarding Pass
Nobody likes paying extra fees. Travel can be pricey enough unless you know the tricks to save on flights, hotels and other things…
When paying for that flight, there can now be many other extra fees involved. Don’t have status or the right credit card, you’ll pay a fee for checked bags. Want to pick your seat, that will cost you. Maybe you need to change your flight, yes chances are- it will cost you…
It would be nice to see these extra fees go away but one major US airline says the fees are here to stay. Continue reading United Airlines CEO: Extra Fees Here To Stay
Last week I wrote about a United Airlines flight which diverted to Goose Bay, Canada. The passengers got stuck for close to 24 hours and had to sleep in cold military barracks.
Now, just about a week later, a similar situation seems to have happened once again… Another United flight was diverted, this time due to an unruly passenger, leaving 269 passengers stuck for close to a full day. Continue reading United Flight Diverted, Passengers Sleep on Floor At Airport
