Many people have been talking about this, and it has been all over TV and the internet. Although I recognize that this would have been distressing for some, I think the whole situation is hilarious. I considered about doing some commentary, but Stephen Colbert said everything way funnier than I ever could. So watch, and…
Travel News
Self-Boarding in Houston? Weird.
Another day, another interesting travel story. According to MSNBC Travel, Continental is going to start using “self-boarding” at some gates in Houston as a type of pilot program. The way it works is that there is a type of turnstile at the gate that can read your ticket and then open and let you through…
Some Random Travel-Related News Stories
There have been many travel-related stories in the various news outlets recently. Here are some of the most interesting……and gross. Apparently there is a country that works more hours than the US–Japan. They take even less vacation than we do. I can’t even think about this, it is so gross. I’m not normally a violent…
Green Travel News
In honor of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, all of my posts this week are going to focus on some aspect of traveling green. If you know of something I should write about, send me an email! RoadWarriorette@gmail.com Two great news stories so far this week for green traveling! I love it. First: Big…
Travel News for the Week
The last few days have given us some pretty crazy news stories, travel-wise. For those of you who don’t religiously follow the travel news blogs and tweets, here are the highlights. RyanAir to start charging for the loo. Seriously, I am not making that up. On flights less than an hour, RyanAir will start charging…
Good News, Bad News: Airlines
Welcome to the first edition of Good News, Bad News. Today we will be focused on airlines, specifically American and Continental. Good news: MSNBC is reporting that American Airlines is expanding its use of “mobile boarding passes” to 19 new airports. I have never used this service, but it sounds very cool, and incredibly convenient.…
