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MarketWatch put it this way" "JetBlue may start putting customers second."   The thought, encouraged by the stock market, is that JetBlue which is doing quite well financially, thank you, could do even better by squeezing more revenue from...

As summer ends, airlines start posting sales for Fall and Winter.   Sometimes though as in this case with SAS ,the sale prices go all the way to late spring providing bargain fares for those who like to plan ahead. Here's one example for flights...

A really good sale from Qatar Airways from Washington DC,New York ,Chicago to select destinations throughout the Indian Subcontinent,The Middle East, and Africa. This sale ends August 22 and is for travel September 15 through November 30, 2014  ...

London and Manchester ,England have launched "Talking Statues" , where visitors swipe their smartphones  at the statue to get a call from that historical figure telling them more.   Read more:...

British hearing specialists have created a platform that adds sound to Google Street View . It’s called Sounds of Street View . What a great idea!   Read More:...

Don't panic, but keep alert if you have trans-Atlantic travel plans in the next few weeks. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has reported a sudden flurry of small earthquakes that could be a prelude to an eruption of Bardarbunga, one of the...

Ryanair, the low-fare airline that's been trying to change its poor-customer-service image by eliminating some fees and adding some benefits, has now teamed up with PayPal to make paying for tickets and fees easier--and it's reported to be working...

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is now a one-seat rail ride away from downtown with the opening of a 5-mile extension of the area's DART Orange Line to a new station at Terminal A, with elevators direct to arrival and departure areas....

Not a joke: British Airways has worked with Prof. Vincent Walsh, a brain researcher at University College London, on a series of strategies for better sleep in flight. Many of the suggestions are customized for particular situations (west-bound...

It's a bit far off, but research at the Salk Institute points a possible way to helping travelers overcome jet-lag, and helping shift workers and others overcome sleep disorders. Researchers have identified a gene that apparently controls circadian...

The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal.  At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days...

Starting in November, Delta's NY-Boston hourly shuttle operation is moving from the Marine Air Terminal, Laguardia's old terminal for the Pan Am flying boats of the 30s to Delta's main terminal at the far end of the field. It will no longer be able to...