May 17, 2012

Video: Missing Your Flight?

Sure, we’ve all cut it close getting to the airport.  I’ve done it too.  But this?  If you miss your flight, that’s bad.  But acting like this?  Even worse!   Share on Facebook

Poll: What’s Your Travel Experience Level

Time for a new poll, and the topic evolved out of some conversations with some other travel bloggers: What kind of traveler do you consider yourself to be?   Expert – My bag is always packed, I can be at the airport in half an hour, and will figure out plans on the fly. Advanced [...]

Back to Basics: Minimum Connection Time

With all the tools available for booking travel online, more and more people choose to do it themselves rather than use the services of a travel agent. I think the ability to research, sleuth out the best and perfect deal, and make reservations yourself is a wonderful thing.  BUT – it also means that you [...]

Back to Basics: The Low Stress Way to Get Through Airport Security

After all the preparation that you’ve gone through, from packing efficiently at home, making sure that you have the important things in your carry on, getting to the airport, and checking your bags, you still have the daunting task of getting through the security screening process. After you check your bags, take a deep breath, [...]

Back to Basics: 8 At-Home Tips to Make Getting Through Airport Security Easy

As we rapidly approach the busiest travel time of the year, I’ll be having some extra Back to Basics posts.  I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them every Wednesday, and that these Back to Basics Extra posts leading up to the holiday travel season that will make your travels a little easier. Today, I tackle the [...]

Back to Basics: 8 Ways to Get to the Airport on Time

With all the rushing around during the holiday season, one place you won’t want to be rushing to is the airport. While you can get away with being fashionably late to your office or party or neighborhood gift exchange, airport counters and security lines are not that forgiving. This will be a busy travel season, [...]

Back to Basics: Why You Have to Show ID AGAIN When You Go Through Security

With the Thanksgiving Travel Season on the verge on launching, I thought it would be a good time to review some basic travel information. One complaint that I hear is the people are forever having to show identification.  When you check your bags, when you check in for your flight, when you’re queuing up in [...]

Meet the Parents: Boarding Experience

Time to poke a little fun at travel. Here’s a clip from the movie, Meet the Parents:     Do you sometimes feel like what happens in  this episode is your travel status quo?   _________________________________________________ Share on Facebook

Flight Attendant Friday: Stuck at the Airport

Q.  What do you do when you have a delay and are stuck at an airport? A.  What a great question! No one likes a delay, least of all your flight crew, but they are rarely within our control.  So, we’re pretty much in the same boat as everyone else. What I do depends on [...]

Flight Delays Caused by FAA Communication Problem

CNN reports that communication problems at an FAA facility is causing flight delays at airports across the country. I’m not flying today – what’s it like out there? _________________________ Share on Facebook