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Over 80 Percent of the U.S. Population is Traveling This Summer; Here's Where They're Going

Nevin Spearman - May 17, 2017
Who's Traveling and How Are They Getting There?
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Warning: Passport Changes Are Coming (Video)

SmarterTravel.com Staff - May 16, 2017
If you plan on traveling in the near future, or if you're applying for a…
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United's New Policies Will Improve the Entire Airline Industry

George Hobica - April 27, 2017
United Airlines, in response to the reaction to the Flight 3411 incident, has come up…
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The Rise and Fall of the Airline Frequent Flier Program: A Timeline

Ramsey Qubein - April 25, 2017
This is the sad story of something that, for the last three decades, was obviously…
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Is It Time for Airlines to Stop Overselling Flights?

George Hobica - April 21, 2017
In April of 1972 consumer crusader Ralph Nader showed up for a flight at Washington’s…
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Will We See a Total Ban on Personal Electronics in Airline Cabins?

George Hobica - April 12, 2017
When the electronics ban was introduced recently for nonstop flights from various Middle Eastern countries…
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British Airways, Creator of Modern Lie-Flat Seat, Not Lying Down

George Hobica - April 12, 2017
The lie-flat airplane seat wasn’t exactly first invented by British Airways. Pan Am’s Boeing 314…
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How Much Would United Pay Today to Make It All Go Away?

George Hobica - April 11, 2017
Already this year we’ve had the Hawaiian Airlines “blanket” incident, the United Airlines “leggings” incident,…
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Why Do We Dress so Badly When We Fly?

George Hobica - March 27, 2017
Twitter exploded over the weekend with negative comments directed at United Airlines when a gate…
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How to Cope With the New In-Cabin Electronics Ban

George Hobica - March 22, 2017
Now that both the U.S. and the U.K. are prohibiting airline passengers from carrying larger…