New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport—which receives more international passenger traffic than any other in the US—is racing against the clock. Within a decade, the airport will reach full capacity, according to New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York has been waiting almost a century for the city’s Second Avenue subway line. And on Jan. 1, the dream officially became a reality.
The new year is a time when many of us set goals for the months ahead—and for a lot of people, those goals may include both travel and financial health. A look at the global currency markets offers some insight about where to travel in 2017 to get the most bang for your buck.
Passport? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Bat wrapped in barbed wire? Check.
The movie trailer starts innocently enough: A fresh-faced couple counts down to 2016 with friends. “New year, new house, new us!”
Flying during the holidays? You’re playing a game of musical chairs, and you may end up without a place to sit.
Starting in the late 19th century, commodities traders and brokers crammed each day into New York City’s trading pits, shouting, and signaling their way to a deal. They bought and sold contracts for raw materials and agricultural products like butter, sugar, cotton, cocoa beans, copper, and oil.
Pity the world’s tourism boards. Around the world, these agencies are tasked with summing up in just a few words and in several languages an entire country’s wonders.
Usually it’s the passengers who complain about air travel comfort, but flight attendants at the biggest US airline have a grievance of their own.
Name? Passport number? Twitter handle?
The US government does a good job of reminding passengers that their Second Amendment rights don’t fly on airplanes. But during this very tense election year, travelers got a reminder that some of their First Amendment rights may not either.
Disappointment tends to snowball for many airline passengers as they trudge down the aisle to their seats.
It should come as no surprise that US airports aren’t among the most loved in the world. Yet a poll of more than 36,000 travelers by J.D. Power and Associates resulted in the highest marks for North American airports—almost all of them in the US—in more than a decade. Even Newark Liberty International Airport improved, if slightly.
The hottest Airbnb deals are—surprise!—a little bit out of the way.
“Love” is a word rarely associated with commercial airlines, especially in the US. Consumers rank several carriers that dominate the American skies among the lowest in the world.
For years, airlines have asked manufacturers to cram ever more passengers into their planes. Some unholy suggestions have included backrest seats or stacked seating. They have wrung more money from economy class passengers by trimming perks and charging for basic amenities we once took for granted like checking a bag, choosing your seat, or using the overhead bin.
One of my most rewarding jobs was as a travel agent.
It’s no secret that the gap between the decked out front of the plane and where the rest of us sit and stew is growing.
While many flyers would prefer any airline feature over phone calls—smaller seats, a larger selection of $38 snack boxes, windows that open—the debate over sky-dialing is back. On Dec. 8, the US Department of Transportation opened the door to in-flight yakking by issuing a proposal that airlines inform passengers of their policy on phone calls in the air.
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet, has died at the age of 95.
Rio de Janeiro has a devastating crime problem, but the incoming mayor of the Cidade maravilhosa doesn’t want that to dissuade much-needed tourists from visiting. So, to shed its “negative image,” he said he wants to tax tourists and use the money to pay them back if they are robbed.
Chanel No. 5, a staple of vanities around the world for nearly a century, is in danger.
Donald Trump’s elite address on Fifth Avenue has become a headache for New Yorkers. Added security for Trump and the steady flow of high-profile visitors braving the crowds to get some facetime with the homebody president-elect has created pedestrian and vehicular bottlenecks, vexing commuters and retailers.
That’s it. Air travel is just too stressful. Pre-Check is for the birds. Even a brigade of cute therapy airport dogs won’t cut it anymore.
