Senators on Wednesday slammed increasing airline fees for baggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are looking for new ways to extract more money from passengers. saw Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, attack the carriers in a hearing with executives from American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier. … Read more
As the glitterati descend on Miami for Art Week, a number of luxury hotels have sprung up to cater to their eclectic tastes. Here are some of our new “and” updated favorites. Rooms at Moore Miami start at $800. Moore Miami Kudos to Dallas developer Brady Wood for reinventing the concept of a hotel. Housed … Read more
Budget carrier Frontier Airlines said Tuesday it will offer first-class seats to attract passengers willing to spend more. Frontier previously added more seats with extra legroom and business fares targeted at small companies. Other budget carriers have also targeted higher fares. In August, Spirit Airlines began offering intra-European-style business class seats with a guaranteed blocked … Read more
Airline passengers who display bad behavior are part of the crash, says this fed-up flight attendant. Between takeoff and landing, there is an unspoken code of conduct that frequent flyers must adhere to. But when common sense fails, cabin crew member Cher Killough wants the tactless travelers thrown in jail. Killough shared the top three … Read more
It’s the holiday season, which means people are traveling at higher rates – and paying a lot to do so. Luckily, Esther Sturrus, a flight attendant who shares her knowledge on TikTok, has revealed her top tips for scoring a cheaper flight during this busy season. Esther Sturrus, a flight attendant, shares her insights on … Read more
Bite or flight? A Jet2 flight was forced to turn back after a drunken passenger named Lewis Howarth staggered in the aisle and called a flight attendant a “d-kh-d” for telling him to fasten his seat belt, among other things. Details of the rampage emerged at a hearing at Manchester Royal Magistrates’ Court. “I will … Read more
Ah, the glamor of travel. An accomplished globetrotter, known for her sojourns to glam destinations, she sent fans into a tizzy when she revealed that one of her favorite meals in any country is one she cooks in her hotel room. Samantha Brown, host of PBS’s “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” made the modest admission … Read more
Furious passengers are staging a hunger strike on board a luxury cruise ship after an engine malfunction disrupted their trip to Antarctica. The SH Diana – a “boutique five-star” ship that was completed only last year – was en route to the South Pole when the maritime disaster occurred earlier this week. Passengers paid between … Read more
Most people come home from a Disney vacation with a pair of Mickey Mouse ears. Madalyn Monaghan returned home to death threats made by virtual vultures, who were outraged that the mother-of-two visited the Florida-based oasis without a brood. “I had people messaging me on Instagram saying really dark and mean things,” Monaghan, 30, a … Read more
United Airlines said Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” to travelers at its busy hub in Newark, N.J., outside New York City. The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows at Newark’s hub due to understaffing on 12 of the first 25 … Read more