Travel Tips & Trends

New Orleans: The Magic Is Back

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EDT

The Big Easy made it look easy, successfully hosting two major medical conventions back-to-back in February and March. We're thrilled with the outcome, says Sue Sears Hamilton, senior director, Annual Scientific Summit and i2 Summit at the American College of Cardiology, Washington, D.C., which brought 26,253 attendees to New Orleans in March. It was the largest convention held in New Orleans since

World’s Biggest Cruise Ship--Again

Wed, 23 May 2007 15:56:00 EDT

Strolling Royal Caribbean’s enormous new ship, Liberty of the Seas, it’s easy to understand why the average age of the Royal Caribbean cruiser is only 42.

Wild Ride

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT

The skies were not friendly to travelers in 2006. And while they haven't been much kinder so far in 2007, some positive developments are in the air. Coming off a year of airline bankruptcies, slashed domestic routes, and airfares skyrocketing 10 percent to 18 percent, this year will show slight improvements. But capacity remains 18 percent to 20 percent less than pre-2001, and airfares are still expected

JetBlue Goes After the Meetings Market

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT

JetBlue Airways has launched a corporate meetings program, bucking a recent trend that has seen competitors including Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines completely do away with their meetings products. The program, CompanyBlue Meetings, is geared to planners who are booking flights for at least 15 travelers to the same destination. JetBlue has set up a dedicated meetings desk and will offer planners

New Site for No-Fly Hassles

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Through the Department of Homeland Security's new Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, or TRIP, travelers can access a DHS Web site to try to resolve watch list misidentification issues. According to DHS, TRIP lets travelers relay their watch list concerns with a single request. The information is sent to DHS, which, in turn, shares it with the applicable agencies, including the Transportation Security