Diet Water, Melted Ice Cream, and Bison: The Weirdest Room Service Requests

  These are just some of the strange requests from travelers according to a recent study by online travel agency Hotels.com.   Casual Cuisine Leads In-Room Dining Despite Outlandish Requests In finding how hotel guests do in-room dining, Hotels.com surveyed 473 hotels throughout the month of April 2023 in the …

Former Southwest Employee Charged with Selling Fake Vouchers

  On Monday, June 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice indited 36-year-old Dajuan Martin on 12 counts of wire fraud and 46-year-old Ned Brooks on four counts of wire fraud for their part in the scheme.   Attorneys Allege Pair Created and Sold Fraudulent Travel Vouchers According to United …

Could Russia Create a Bigger Aviation Problem for U.S. Carriers?

  Airlines are now starting to wonder if the ongoing war will create even more problems for air travel in the future. The question was one of many addressed at the 79th International Air Transport Association Annual General Meeting in Istanbul.   Will Russian Aggression Drive Aviation Prices Higher? Prior …

IATA Calls for Wholesale Review of Consumer Protection Laws

  The call for reviews comes out of the organization’s 79th Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit, being held in Istanbul.   IATA Claims Current Laws Cost Customers More Over Long Run According to the group’s analysis, regulations designed to help travelers find their flights cancelled or delayed …

JetBlue Plans on Dumping Spirit’s LaGuardia Assets to Frontier

  JetBlue announced a plan to divest Spirit’s assets at the airport to the original carrier pursuing the low-cost carrier: Frontier Airlines.   Frontier to Get Six Gates, 22 Takeoff and Landing Slots Under the tentative agreement, Frontier will get all of Spirit’s current assets at LaGuardia. The package includes …

Which Airlines do Flyers Avoid the Most?

    New research by The Vacationer revealed that there are certain airlines that Americans do their best to avoid using – irrespective of attractive fare price, convenience of schedule or basically under any other circumstances.   Who Took the Infamous Top Spot? This anonymous survey – in which 1,021 adults aged …